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UW committee assesses June bylaw changes

By Adelina Yankova THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Mary Burke, Scott Resnick and Chris Taylor meet with student Democrats to encourage early voting.

Mary Burke and other Dems meet students and cast early ballots

By Jane Roberts and Andrew Bahl THE DAILY CARDINAL

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke spoke at a rally on campus Monday to encourage students to cast their ballots early ahead of the Nov. 4 general election.

“If we turn people out on college campuses across this state, I will be the next governor of this great state of Wisconsin,” Burke said.

The rally, held at Memorial

Union, was organized by Badgers for Burke, a coalition between the UW-Madison Young Progressives and UW-Madison College Democrats.

Students listened as Burke spoke about her plans to increase the minimum wage, create jobs and provide more financial aid for students.

“The future of our state is at stake here and not only can we do better, but we must do better,”

Burke said. “We have to ensure that everyone has that fair shot to get ahead.”

Also speaking at the event was U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., who emphasized the importance of having a governor who invests in education.

“Scott Walker had the chance, the opportunity every governor in the country would jump at to apply

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Red duct tape labeled with the word “silenced” covered the mouths of three members of UW-Madison’s Student Labor Action Coalition as they lined the wall of a Labor Codes and Licensing Advisory Committee meeting Monday.

The SLAC members attended the meeting in protest of recent structural changes to the newly renamed LCLAC that they see as limiting of students’ voices.

Formerly the Labor Codes Licensing Compliance Committee, the group consists of the director of trademark licensing as well as three representatives from the student body, academic staff, faculty and classified staff.

Certain members of the LCLAC took particular concern with new bylaws approved in June 2014 requiring that the committee chair be a faculty member appointed by the chancellor, a change from the LCLCC’s tradition of electing a member from the group at large.

UW-Madison senior and member of SLAC and the LCLAC

Political experts debate gubernatorial poll results

By Annie Schoenfeldt THE DAILY CARDINAL

The gender gap, the recall election and the accuracy of recent gubernatorial polls were debated by a four-person panel made up of experts in political science Monday.

The panel was made up of Charles Franklin, the director of the Marquette Law School Poll, Michael Wagner, assistant professor in the UW-Madison School of Journalism, Paul Maslin, an associate of FM3, a public opinion research and strategy company, and Brad Jones, a PhD candidate at the UW-Madison Department of Political Science.

The panel fielded questions about the upcoming gubernatorial election with each expressing his perspective on recent polls. Maslin argued that even though current polls show Walker and Burke within a few percentage points of each other, the results of the reelection will not be as close as cur-

rent polls suggest.

“The fact is, there are people in Wisconsin that do change their minds—people that, even today are up for grabs,” Maslin said.

Both Wagner and Franklin disagreed with his position, citing the closeness of recent polls and the margin of error that can add unpredictability to the final result.

The panel also addressed the gender gap. Franklin said Burke has led among women by six to 14 points whereas Walker has led among men by 11 to 28 points.

Franklin pointed out that recent polls show a decrease in the gender gap, which he considers to be changeable.

“People think of the gender gap as a fixed thing, but it’s really not,” Franklin said.

The 2011 Walker recall effort was brought up as a potential factor in people’s political attitudes. Some vot-

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Melanie Meyer said Chancellor Rebecca Blank did not seek input from the committee before implementing the changes, which she explained have a significant impact on students’ influence on the committee.

“I really am against not only the specific changes that were made, but also the way that they were made and the motivations that I think were behind the changes,” Meyer said. “I believe that part of the reason for the changes being done over the summer and kind of in secret and the reason that we weren’t notified until after the fact is that it was known that those changes were going to be really upsetting to a lot of people.”

Speaking on behalf of the chancellor, Community Relations Director Everett Mitchell said Blank instituted the change to ensure the committee’s structure aligns with that of other advisory committees.

“The idea is to keep student voice at the vice chair level,” Mitchell said. “I think some of the frustrations that some-

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Coors Light to offer free rides for homecoming

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Coors Light announced in a press release Monday it will team up with Madison’s Metro Transit to provide free bus services to all riders 21 and older this Saturday, Oct. 25, along all Metro Transit routes.

The service will run from 3 to 11:30 p.m. and will utilize Metro buses. Service will not be limited to Madison but will also include Middleton and Fitchburg, according to the Metro Transit website.

While the service is in place to cater to the increased demand that comes with the homecoming football game, the program is not sponsored by UW-Madison, according to Coors Light Representative Cat Corrigan.

General Manager of Metro Transit Chuck Kamp commended the joint effort between the two parties as an important step in making sure everyone can enjoy the homecoming weekend safely in a press release.

Additional information can be found by calling 800-­373-­3743.

Rides can be scheduled starting Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m.

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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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Look at these legit pet ideas for college students

Everyone says dog is man’s best friend. But who says there can’t be other avenues for us to receive great pleasure from another being by only putting in effort when we feel like it?

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Pikachu Woah! Can you imagine how great it would be to have one of these around the house? Your electronics will always be charged when this cool mouse is hanging out.

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Dick Cheney Former Veep and crimelord Duck Dynasty Cheney would look right at home snuggled up next to the television, chewing a slobbery rawhide bone upright between his paws. Just lay down some newspaper so he can go wee-wee.

Worms!

Worms! Worms! Worms! They’re the hottest new pet trend among 20-somethings. You NEED to get in on this before they go totally mainstream.

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Pet Rock The pet rock was a major fad of the mid-seventies. Pick one up and you might finally have something to talk about with your parents.

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Black Mold All it takes for black mold to flourish is an over-moist bathroom and extreme neglect. Many of you might already have black mold living in your apartment!

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Everyone needs a home away from home. This includes the Athenians who traversed dangerous Atlantic waters to become champions in Bucky’s image.

Djinn Here’s one for the more experienced pet owner. These unwieldy demon-like creatures can be a lot to handle, but add some spice to the day.

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SSFC passes Badger Catholic 2016 budget, ALPS presents

By Dana Kampa THE DAILY CARDINAL

Badger Catholic continued its “history of making fiscally responsible decisions” while Adventure Learning Programs made plans to improve program safety in a Student Services Finances Committee meeting Monday, according to Secretary Brett DuCharme.

Badger Catholic presented its 2016 fiscal year budget of $90,890.75 to the committee Thursday. Vice President Peter Cooney said this budget supports the group’s main mission on campus of deepening discussion.

SSFC approved the budget but made some amendments, per the request of members. DuCharme moved to cut two pastoral intern positions and add one peer mentor. Pastoral interns oversee peer mentors, while peer mentors work directly with students.

Next, ALPS, a student group

committee from page 1 times happen in this very passionate environment is just making sure that information that the chancellor receives that she can ultimately trust is giving her the most objective and reasonable perspective at that time, and so by looking at a faculty member I think she sees that as being consistent with the ability to do that.”

Mitchell also pointed to the fact that, since its inception in 1999, the committee has always been structured as an advisory committee, though it may have functioned “in the spirit of a shared governance committee.”

Madison to be featured on C-SPAN project Madison will be a part of C-SPAN’s nationwide project to discover select cities’ literary and historic values and discuss the television program’s mission to cover public affairs with local experts for the week of Oct. 20, according to a press release.

The television network, in partnership with Charter Communications, will reach out to the Madison community for one week using local film crews to record segments with city experts in various fields. C-SPAN plans to interview historians, authors, civic leaders, teachers and elected officials who can contribute to the project goals.

Mayor Paul Soglin and Charter Communications will welcome C-SPAN representatives to the Monona Terrace Tuesday for a kick-off visit before recordings begin. City representatives will listen to the stories and segments the network has planned to cover during the week.

The local segments will air Nov. 15 and 16 on Book TV and American History TV channels.

challenging people through adventure-based learning with team-building workshops, presented its budget to SSFC. “We have a high and a low ropes course that we take students to, and they go through communication, team building and trust activities to get to know about themselves and each other,” UW-Madison junior Sam Toppe, an ALPS facilitator and coordinator, said.

ALPS increased its 2016 budget fiscal to $155,839.58.

UW-Madison senior Maty Merkatoris, also a facilitator and summer coordinator, said ALPS hasn’t previously had many issues getting similar programs approved.

Many of the increases within the budget aim to improve training and facility safety. Merkatoris said some of the renovation funding will go toward improving the low ropes ground workshops by

tightening the cables.

“Right now, if you stand on them, you hit the ground,” she said.

However, when SSFC Rep. Todd Garon asked about the current safety of the course, ALPS members assured him most of the funding will go toward employee salaries and the program budget, all to improve course safety.

Several new programs fund training and conferences to give facilitators new activities, techniques and approaches to bring back to students.

“We have some things to touch up at the next meeting, but I think we did a good job,” Toppe said.

SSFC Vice President Thuy Pham said she thought SSFC’s thorough questioning about staffing and and training following ALPS’ presentation was healthy and productive.

SSFC will decide ALPS’ budget Oct. 23.

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Student Services Finance Committee Secretary Brett DuCharme said Badger Catholic has been financially sound.

East Mifflin Street fire leaves tenants temporarily homeless A fire that started in an apartment building on the 2400 block of East Mifflin Street Sunday sent one tenant to the hospital and left thousands of dollars in damages.

The second floor apartment was inhabited by a 32-yearold woman, according to Fire Department Spokesperson Bernadette Galvez. The fire, which started in the kitchen

at 7:30 a.m., injured the tenant before she was transported to Meriter Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The woman fled her apartment and told her neighbor about the incident, according to Galvez.

The apartment was severely damaged, suggesting a long repair period to follow, according to Galvez. The actual timeline of the repairs is still uncer-

tain. The unit sustained around $30,000 in structural damages and additional $10,000 in other internal damages.

The tenant is currently housed with short-term relief handled by the American Red Cross. Galvez said a long-term solution is still unknown.

The first floor apartment was inhabited by another resident, but he was not home at

the time of the fire. This apartment was also affected by the fire, but most damages were purely water damage. Galvez said the lower level is functional, but the gas and electric has not been turned on since the incident.

Neither of the residents were students at UW-Madison, according to Galvez.

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state economy.

“The role of universities as economic hubs are important throughout the state if we want a leading economy,” she said.

Burke also highlighted her “Invest for Success” jobs plan, which would allow students who remain in the state after graduation to refinance their student loans.

“Too many people are priced out of higher education,” she said.

“We need to change tuition tax deductibility and create a refinancing authority to bring down interest rates and debt.”

Higher education is expected to be a key issue in the elec-

tion, which a recent Marquette University Law School poll has shown is neck and neck.

the proposed freeze given the fiscal resources on hand.

“Another tuition freeze without addressing underlying issues at each UW campus concerns me,” Burke said. “Without reserves to offset [the freeze] I’m worried about having to cut programs and staff.”

Burke also attacked Walker over what she considers fiscal irresponsibility regarding higher education.

“Are we going to prioritize education in the state budget? Because right now we spend more on corrections,” she said. “I want to make education a budget priority.”

for up to $60 million for our preschools, and Scott Walker failed to apply for that money,” Pocan said.

Freshman and elementary education major Hayley Ormson said she was voting because, as a student, she would be heavily affected by the outcome of the gubernatorial race.

“As [I am a] future teacher, Mary Burke is the only option,” Ormson said.

Later that day, Burke addressed her plans for higher education in a teleconference, emphasizing the role the UW system plays in the

“The future of our state is at stake here and not only can we do better, but we must do better.”

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Walker has touted his promise to keep a two-year tuition freeze in place, but Burke has doubts about

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Charles Franklin (middle), director of the Marquette Law School Poll, analyzes poll results.

ers, Wagner explained, might have voted for Walker in the recall election because they were against recalls but may not vote for him again in a regular election.

Maslin also addressed the problem with telephone polls, acknowledging that less than 10 percent of people called actually respond. Maslin said the 10 percent had been relatively representative of the entire population in the past, but at some point could be an issue for pollsters.

“Some election is going to happen where that response rate is going to create a situation, where the people who respond are different from the ones that don’t and someone’s going to miss it,” Maslin said.

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Don’t call me, beep me if you want to reach me: More than 50 percent of the people in the world have never made or received a phone call.

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Today’s Sudoku

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 Minor quarrel 5 Killed, as a dragon 9 River deposits 14 Abbr. at the end of a list 15 Scrabble piece 16 Baby berths?

17 Ranch unit 18 Go through volumes 19 Acted the maniac 20 Get going in the morning 23 Ensured, as victory 24 “Hold it!”

25 Assault on Everest 29 Abet’s partner?

30 Some gas stations 33 Spring bloomer 34 Edible root of the taro 36 Lip balm ingredient 37 Tell it to the judge 40 Lift a weight 41 Change, often 42 Broadcast 43 Picnic pest 44 Auto grille covering 45 Milk suppliers 46 “The ___ of All Fears” (Clancy novel)

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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

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47 Rani’s wraparound 49 Places for knickknacks 57 Standard 58 Sorvino of films 59 Iridescent stone 60 ___-cochere (covered driveway) 61 ___ Rapids, Minnesota 62 Despicable 63 February forecast, perhaps 64 Writer Rice 65 Got 100 on, as a test DOWN 1 Earl Grey, for one 2 Rash reaction?

3 Casino card game 4 Took a jet 5 Uncompromising 6 Feudal subject 7 Spiral-horned antelope 8 Says “I do” 9 Rode the waves 10 Boot-shaped land 11 Name on many jeans’ labels 12 Like pork and shellfish, to some 13 “Them” or “us” 21 “___ when?”

22 School in Athens,

briefly 5 First of the Greeks?

2 26 Outdoor warning 27 Chin crease 28 It may be due 29 Commotions 30 Be loud, as a radio 31 Difficult question 32 What navel oranges lack 34 Anagram for “ante” 35 Blonde’s secret, sometimes 36 Battery contents 38 ___ Jean (Marilyn’s birth name) 39 Bicycle spokes, e.g.

44 “Faster than a speeding ___!”

45 Polished and suave 46 Excessive amount 47 Shoot cut for grafting 48 Brother of Moses 49 Ice cream cone units 50 Golden calf, for one 51 Sun-cracked 52 Pantomimed disco hit 53 Exploding star 54 Long, sweeping story 55 Fireside yarn 56 Go downhill, in winter

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Chris D’Elia rests on his laurels for set

By Samuel Johnson The Daily Cardinal

In support of the first annual Madison Comedy Festival on his “Under No Influence” tour, comic Chris D’Elia performed in front of a packed crowd of college-aged fans who eagerly anticipated his material. D’Elia’s set pandered mainly to the Dane Cook repertoire of sex jokes, gender and race observations and wild movement.

D’Elia had a loose, carefree feel throughout his set, complimentary to his casual, conversational voice.

This tone was evident every time he referred to the crowd as “dude” or “man.” Audience members leaned forward to intently listen when they weren’t uncontrollably laughing at D’Elia’s frank, honest opinion on dividing issues.

After performing a tight hour of material, D’Elia left after a standing ovation by his satisfied fan base.

He started on his strongest joke of the night, a brief history on why

he is so thankful to his fans that he no longer has to play dingy bars and open mics filled with little to no people and can finally perform in a full theater. The combined heartfelt and self-deprecating emotions behind the hilariously awkward anecdotes were missed from the rest of the set. D’Elia opted to have a more absurd, critical voice as if he was dared to go on stage and didn’t care how he came across.

Topics D’Elia covered included the underlying sexual motives men have in doing anything, communication between couples and why he doesn’t understand the point of professional sports. A heavy chunk of his set consisted of breaking down the theory that everything men do in life, they do to have sex with women. Drawing parallels such as buying cars, getting a job and going out on dates had the majority of the young, male audience in stitches.

D’Elia displaced himself from the Spike TV-esque brand when he made fun of professional sport culture by calling the ultimate point of controlling a ball and scoring points stupid and the fan-culture embarrassing. For example, he admitted that wearing jerseys makes no sense and deserves let-

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Chris D’Elia, famous for his roles on “Undateable” and “Workaholics,” brought a bevy of jokes concerning masculinity and the lengths men go for sexual intercourse to the Orpheum Theater. ting that athlete have sex with the person sporting the jersey.

Much of his set relied heavily on prepared material for his upcoming special and involved little to no crowd work. The only time D’Elia would improvise a bit would be when an audience member would

yell out or make a strange sound.

Many fans came to see his popular crowd work capabilities in action, but instead they received the same, relaxed vibe matched with written jokes this time.

After performing a tight hour of material, D’Elia left after a standing

Relishing the delicacy of real life horror stories Maham Hasan lit columnist

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he only thing more terrifying than the most chilling story you may have heard, seen or read is knowing the story truly happened.

Reality has a strange way of being far more petrifying than fiction can ever be. The horrors that plague the world that we live in have the ethereal quality of being able to shake us to our very core.

Stephen King once said that we make up horrors just so we can cope with the real ones.

It is a curious thing to wonder about, perhaps the reasons behind it stem from the fact that even when we’re being scared out of our wits by a truly frightening tale, we still know somewhere inside of us—where it can bring us comfort—that it is not real. This horror is not possible.

However, with tales inspired by true events of fear and horror, we lose that illusion and the comfort it brings. To my sheer and gleeful delight, I have the great honor of shattering that illusion for you this week by listing excellent tales of horror based on true events.

Reincarnation is an intriguing subject. Perhaps more immediately interesting or entertaining than actually scary, it is one that nevertheless has a foothold in the horror genre as well as

real life beliefs. But imagine for an instant, that your child—actually start by imagining that you even have a child—began exhibiting behavior or traits that in no way he or she should have. Traits that, in no probable way, could be attributed to who you know your child to be. Unless, your child is not who you thought they were. A story such as this may gave you reason to pause at this instance, except if you were told that the story was real. I imagine the prospect wouldn’t be so entertaining anymore.

Frank De Felitta’s “Audrey Rose” is based on his own son who, at the age of six, began exhibiting sudden talents and abilities he had never been previously exposed to. Labelled as an “incarnation leak” by an occultist, the book recounts the events with the protagonist’s daughter manifesting innate memories from previous lives.

“To the extent that I can verify them, all the events in this book are true.” Jay Anson said this about his penning of one of the most iconic and widely publicized tales of horror of all time, “The Amityville Horror.”

The house that was the scene of mass family slaughter, by that very family’s son, would for quite obvious reasons be haunted in one way or another, be it actual malicious spirits or just the remnants of such a heinous act.

However, the events experienced by the Lutz family in that home, which were later documented in Anson’s book and even adapted into a movie—albeit with a little fabrication—were nothing short of being actually stared in the face by supernatural evil. The extent to which this novel will scare you depends a lot on whether you choose to believe in its fctuality or not. But

then again, where is the fun in not believing?

While there will always be cynics who doubt the validity of horror stories claiming to be based on true events—myself included and at the forefront of that list—when nine priests and 39 other witnesses claim someone is possessed, I will toss them a crumb or two.

William Peter Blatty’s “The Exorcist” is loosely based on what transpired in the life of Roland Doe (a pseudonym anointed by the Catholic Church) that led to his possession by the devil. Even setting aside for a minute that the book itself is a literary masterpiece and the movie that followed a true horror classic, knowing its events were inspired by the 30 exorcisms performed on Doe over the course of several weeks is an awe and fearinspiring fact.

It makes the memory seeing the movie for the first time when I was eight through a hole in a blanket while I was supposed to be sleeping, then reading the book just a couple years later so much sweeter.

Reality has a strange way of being far more petrifying than fiction can ever be.

I held a late night viewing of “The Conjuring” in my dorm room last semester, much to the chagrin of my neighbors, that resulted in bouts of shrieks and screaming at almost three in the morning; none of them were from me, might I add. Had I

known though at that point that the events in the movie were inspired from a book written about those true events, I might have acted a tad differently.

ovation by his satisfied fan base. He performed using the similar male fan-geared presence seen in comics like Nick Swardson and Dane Cook, one that does and always will crush in a crowd of mostly young couples from the eighteen to thirty-five demographic.

PLAYLIST You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll mostly laugh with these funny songs!

Middle Brother “Middle Brother”

“To the extent that I can verify them, all the events in this book are true.”

Jay Anton writer “The Amityville Horror”

The story of the Perron family from 1970, who moved into a new home only to find themselves at the mercy of a vicious haunting and malevolent spirits, was recorded into a book by their eldest daughter of five, Andrea Perron, in “House of Darkness House of Light: The True Story.” With a multitude of spirits forever present in the house, it was a portal to the past and future.

But what truly shattered the relative normalcy of the presence of those spirits was the unleashing of a godforsaken soul during a seance gone wrong. What transpired then were the family’s greatest nightmares being played out in front of them.

Stephen King once said that we make up horrors just so we can cope with the real ones.

Knowing that these renowned tales of terror were inspired by events that might have actually taken place at some point makes you want to give a second thought to every absent shadow and every silent whisper at night.

Have any horrifying experiences you think should be made into a book or movie?

Send your stories to Maham at mhasan4@wisc.edu.

“I know my days are numbered but I’m bad at math.”

Black Flag “TV Party” “TV PARTY TONIGHT/ TV PARTY TONIGHT.”

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks “Cinnamon and Lesbians” “I’ve been tripping my face off since breakfast.”

Johnny Cash “A Boy Named Sue” This song was a given, as I’m sure you well know.

Elvis Costello & The Attractions “Radio Radio” “Radio is cleaning up the nation.”

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Alex G outshines Gardens & Villa at Der Rathskeller

By Jacob Witz THE DAILY CARDINAL

Oct. 17 at 9 p.m., it was hard to tell the casual food munchers apart from the eager concertgoers at Der Rathskeller. Both groups were ordering food that looked way tastier on the menu than in reality, but regardless they went with their empty gut and took the plunge to order.

After the inevitable culinary disappointment settled, the rustic tables and stools were parted to make way for around twenty-five ragtag flannel-wearers eagerly anticipating the performance of Alex G. Alex G began as most indie cult bands do these days. They gained traction on the Internet after recording six albums from their shared apartment in Philadelphia. Alex Giannascoli, a Temple University student and the band’s frontman/namesake, writes the songs which he plays with his fellow classmates.

Due to the dreamy and crisp production, you could hardly tell their songs were recorded at a bedroom desk with a ducttaped microphone hanging over a Macbook.

As they made their way to

the stage, Alex G looked like they should’ve been anywhere other than a German beer hall homage. Their long sleeved Gap shirts and blue jeans gave off the vibe of a group of teens entering their high school’s battle of the bands with nothing under their belt but Nirvana covers and cracked vocals.

Giannascoli himself. It’s worth mentioning that his guitar still had the $199 price taped to its neck, the first indicator that he would be anything other than a typical performer.

Giannascoli proceeded to entertain himself and the audience by strutting like a penguin and flicking his tongue like some sort of devil reincarnate. The rest of the band observed from a distance with a look that indicated this was typical behavior for the 21-yearold songwriter. At the end of Alex G’s last song, “Hollow,” Giannascoli threw his meager body into the his drummer’s 3-piece set, signaling the beautifully unceremonious end of the opening act.

Never before had I seen a headliner’s crowd vary so much from their opener’s. In the time it took Alex G to break down, the audience had transformed from eager college kids to sharply-dressed thirty somethings. Gardens & Villa certainly did their best to fit in with this new group, as each member looked like they walked out of a separate page of the AskMen’s Fashion Column.

“You can jump the course on Rainbow Road.”

Alex Giannascoli frontman Alex G

Their talent, however, was light-years ahead of what their appearance would have you believe. They put the audience through a wash cycle of delicately plucked dream-pop guitars alternating with cacophonous eardrum-ripping solos, which sounded like the uberindie love child of Built to Spill and Modest Mouse.

The show stealer, however, was none other than

They had a bright and breezy sound that resembled their hometown of Santa Barbara.

The synthpop group has found themselves in the midst of a synthpop renaissance, with similar bands like Twin Shadow, Holy Ghost! and Cut Copy all attempting to bring back pure unadulterated ’80s pop.

Alex G began as most indie cult bands do these days.

The group has significantly more fame than their basement-dwelling openers, yet they amassed a similarly sized crowd. Whereas attendees of Alex G sang along and swayed to their nostalgic-sounding melodies, listeners of Gardens & Villa did the exact opposite of what the groovy danceable music commanded them to do. Despite one slightly tipsy attendee busting a half-move, most people just bobbed their

heads with such subtlety and lack of enthusiasm that it barely registered on the crowd participation seismic scale.

Gardens & Villa did little to accelerate the action. G&V were strictly business with an audience that practically begging to be messed with. To be fair, it’s difficult to get a lot of energy out of a genre like synthpop, which sounds like it was generated by futuristic robots. One high note of the performance was lead singer Chris Lynch’s vocals.

His excellent singing brought a tint of emotion to an otherwise tedious set. Overall, Alex G had their audience howling with the freezing winds whipping over the nearby Mendota, while the strained looks of Gardens & Villa indicated that they wanted to be back in sunny Santa Barbara.

As a closing note, I got a chance to ask Giannascoli of Alex G some of his favorite things. His favorite superhero is Batman, his favorite pizza topping is anchovies, his favorite disease is rabies and his favorite version of Mario Kart is Mario Kart 64 because, as Giannascoli states, “You can jump the course on Rainbow Road.”

First Wave showcases young poets at The Wisconsin Book Festival

By Jessica Dorsky THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin Book Festival brought a diverse array of discussions and events to Madison, taking place mainly from Oct. 16 through Oct. 19 with some further programming to take place in the weeks to come. I

had the pleasure of attending two spoken word performances held by UW-Madison’s First Wave at the Overture Center for the Arts.

The first performance, entitled “Passing The Mic / All Elements Hip Hop Art Showcase” took place Oct. 16

at 5:00 pm. It was part of the 10-year-old “Protect the Mic” initiative, which aims to raise recognition and respect for hiphop in the Madison community. The goal is to end hip-hop disenfranchisement and teach people how varied and beautiful of an art form it is.

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Hodge is an accomplished poet and writer whose work has been featured in Newsweek, San Francisco Magazine, the Believer Magazine, PBS, NPR, CNN, C-Span. Gaines has published four poetry books and been nominated for both a Tony Award and a Grammy Award.

Performers came from high schools in St. Louis, the Twin Cities, Milwaukee, Madison, Indianapolis and Chicago. All of the performers are part of youth teams in their respective cities and are candidates for the First Wave arts scholarship program at UW-Madison.

The poetry from these young artists was raw and powerful, though sometimes stammered through. When a performer paused or forgot words, the crowd clapped and shouted encouragement, often along the lines of “you got this!”

Audience response was, at both of the events I attended, highly encouraged and participated in.

Performances were done by individuals as well as small groups. Themes included race, gender identity, poverty, body image, mental illness and general internal struggle.

The second event I attended took place Oct. 17 at 5 p.m.. Three First Wave poets spoke on the theme of racial inequality. This theme was chosen in part due to the Race to Equity Report, which exposed profound disparity in Dane Country regarding incarceration rates, poverty, and achievement gap issues between African-Americans and whites.

The performers were Joseph Verge, Sean Medlin and Melana Bass. After each poem, two acclaimed respondents critiqued and analyzed the poem.

High praises for Verge came

from gaines, who said Verge’s poem “became part of [his] DNA.” Gaines also said that when speaking on subjects as well-covered as the black struggle, you need to say something truly brilliant if you want anyone to pay attention to you.

Verge accomplished this.

Chinaka Hodge and reg e gaines hosted the event.

Medlin’s poem touched on his life experience and his fear of turning out like the murdered African-American teenagers.

One commentator mentioned that when all of our energy goes into what we don’t want to be, we have no room to dream. Also, that “when driving black, no one sees your resume.” Racism is still alive, it affects everyone and Medlin’s powerful insight brought this to light.

Bass’ poem touched on her deep love for her brother, who has a learning disability, and her fear for him and black men in general. She compared living as a minority to being on a rollercoaster ride, and used the refrain “hands up is not enough.” Hodge suggested that she break her poem into two separate poems, and that she hopes to one day read Bass’ anthology.

The night ended with the First Wave poets answering audience questions, and a final chilling group performance of spoken word and song about racism in Dane County.

It was a pleasure to hear from all of the accomplished artists, seasoned and new, about such prevalent and essential themes.

opinion Writer’s block has positive elements LILLY HANSON Opinion Columnist

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riter’s block. The Me r r i a m-We b s t e r dictionary defines it as “the problem of not being able to think of something to write about or not being able to finish writing a story, poem, etc.”

A more reliable source, Urban Dictionary, defines writer’s block as “when a writer runs out of bullshit to use in their writings.” Ask any writer or college student and they will say writer’s block is the kiss of death to any written work.

The reason why writer’s block is so deadly is because we view it as such a negative thing. We look at difficulty in coming up with original ideas and unable to produce a work for extended periods of time as a concern. In actuality, writer’s block is a positive thing.

Without writer’s block one would not have time to step back and gain new inspiration, stimulate creativity and view their piece as a whole.

As one might have guessed, I am suffering from writer’s block.

It is not as if events have stopped happening within the world or that I have less aspiration for giving my opinion. The problem has simply happened. Desperate for a cure, I looked to WebMD to find treatment for this disease. While I found results for writer’s cramp

and blogarrhea (you don’t even want to know), there was no such thing as this so-called writer’s block we view as a plague.

Continuing my Internet search I googled “advantages of writer’s block.” No results. Then I googled “writer’s block benefits.” Again, no results. I finally cut straight to the point and searched “is there anything good about writer’s block?” I was not surprised when my search garnered no results.

Writer’s block is viewed so negatively within our society and academic universe because it connects to the thought of “I will never write again.” When one has writer’s block they view themselves as a failure for not coming up with ideas quick enough. I think the main issue with writer’s block is the idea of perfectionism. As college students, we strive for the perfect paper, essay or story. We hope by staring at a blank screen, the perfect words will magically appear. While I’m not saying that you should strive for average, what I am saying is that society’s push for perfectionism has led to students scrapping work deemed “not good enough.”

Since there are no articles, journals or blogposts on the advantages of writer’s block, I will give my opinion on what I believe to be the benefits of writer’s block. Instead of closing yourself within your room and fuming at the thought of your lack of creativity, allow writer’s block to offer you a reasonable

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excuse to daydream, take a break and let your mind wander.

Writer’s block isn’t fun; it makes it easy to get caught up by the fear that we just aren’t good enough. The “disease” feeds the deepest insecurity in ourselves and encourages us to believe we must try harder. We hold ourselves to an impossible standard

of perfection. As college students, our lives break down in pursuit of the perfect assignment and our overall search of becoming the perfect student.

What we really need to do at the University of WisconsinMadison is step back andh embrace imperfections. Embrace writer’s block and the opportuni-

ty to gain more inspiration from the world around us. And with that, I think my writer’s block is cured and I have a topic for next week’s article.

Lilly is a freshman opinion columnist for The Daily Cardinal.

Tell us how you feel and please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

Ebola spread prevention needs to be an apolitical issue MILLER JOZWIAK Opinion Columnist

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lorida Senator Marco Rubio announced his intentions to introduce a bill in November banning the ability of nationals from three African countries to obtain a United States visa, Monday. Rubio is calling for travel bans for the countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Should Rubio successfully campaign and have the bill signed by the president, it will go into effect immediately.

The bans will prevent citizens of those three countries from entering the US, including those who are traveling for prevention and treatment of the disease. Rubio argues by containing the disease at its source, containment of the disease will be easier.

President Obama has publically disagreed with this

approach. He argues that if the U.S. restricts travel from the most infected countries, those citizens will try to enter the U.S. through other countries.

This would make containing of the disease even harder, and could increase the spread of the disease in the U.S.

Restricting those who can come into the country will do little to prevent the spread of the disease. In fact, this will only make it more difficult for the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control to track the spread of it.

The president’s argument is correct. He is supporting a more sensible idea of containing the disease once it is in the U.S. and ensuring the World Health

Organization will be able to track those who are infected.

For evidence that this method of prevention is effective look to Nigeria. Africa’s most populous country saw its first infection in July due to an air traveler. Thanks to an aggressive government response of containment and treatment, the country only saw 19 cases and seven deaths. The World Health Organization even commented, “This is a spectacular success story that shows that Ebola can be contained,” and went on to say, “Many wealthy countries, with outstanding health systems, may have something to learn”. For an outbreak to officially be ruled over Nigeria had to go 42 days, twice the incubation period, without having any new cases reported.

There is a lesson the U.S. and Senator Rubio can learn from the example set in Nigeria.

While Ebola is an incredibly infectious disease, it cannot be spread through food, air or

water. Ebola is spread exclusively through bodily fluids.

Restricting those who can come into the country will do little to prevent the spread of the disease. This will only make it more difficult for the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control to track the spread of it.

Ebola is a deadly virus that needs to be handled with the proper strategy. That strategy needs to be determined by scientists, not politicians.

Senator Rubio is trying to make Ebola a political issue. He could be doing this for campaigning purposes in 2016 or perhaps just to contrast the president’s current strategy.

Whatever the reason may be, he is making a mistake on behalf of the United States.

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Center for Disease Control has said a travel ban could even hurt the U.S. A travel ban on specific countries has never been put in place by the U.S. and would be a kneejerk reaction. The last time the U.S. enacted a travel ban was in 1987 on all those outside the U.S. diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. This was clearly not effective, and would be no more effective today. Ebola is a deadly virus that needs to be handled with the proper strategy. That strategy needs to be determined by scientists, not politicians.

Miller is a freshman opinion columnist for The Daily Cardinal.

What do you think is the best approach for containing Ebola?

Has this issue become too political or do we have to start taking drastic measures, like Senator Rubio’s proposal? Do you think that countries like the United States are at risk of an Ebola outbreak or will our exisiting medical infrastructure be able to prevent an outbreak? Tell us how you feel and please send all of your feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Badgers working way through Big Ten

By David Gwidt the daily cardinal

Football

Amidst a slew of controversy and criticism regarding the handling of the quarterback position, head coach Gary Andersen remained steadfast in his belief of the two-quarterback system.

He announced in his weekly press conference Monday that junior quarterbacks Joel Stave and Tanner McEvoy will continue to share snaps for the Badgers (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) in their upcoming conference matchup against Maryland this Saturday.

“We’ll continue to progress forward. And the good thing is Joel and Tanner understand,” Andersen said. “I think they get it. They’re competitors. Would they like to take every snap?

Yes, but they also understand where they sit and they’re working to get better just like we’re trying to help them get better as coaches and put the offense around them to give them the best chance to be successful.”

Speaking to Maryland’s success this season, Andersen acknowledged that Maryland’s offensive game plan typically features formations which are meant to trick and deceive opponents, so the Badgers’ defense

will have to expect the unexpected on Saturday.

“I’m not going to sit back and say it’s an offense that’s designed to just trick you,” Andersen said. “It’s not, but they do a lot of things. There’s a lot of formations. There’s a lot of different parts to it.”

As the Badgers have reached the halfway point of the season, Andersen was asked to reflect on any concerns that he still has about his team. He identified the teams’ passing offense, turnover margin, ability to capitalize inside the red zone and big play prevention on defense all as facets of the game where he would like to see improvement.

On the injury front, Andersen expressed optimism that redshirt senior nose tackle Warren Herring, redshirt junior fullback Derek Watt, senior linebacker Derek Landisch, and redshirt senior linebacker Marcus Trotter will all be healthy and ready to play this week.

Volleyball

After a sweep of conference rival Minnesota in a series that visited both campuses over a single week, head coach Kelly Sheffield told the media that he was impressed with the way the team (7-1 Big Ten, 16-2 overall)

beat the same opponent twice in one week.

We’re just getting back from an interesting week playing the same opponent twice,” Sheffield said. “You know, being able to sweep a really good team in six games, I think we were certainly happy to see that.”

Sheffield then moved forward to discuss the Badgers’ home match against Iowa Wednesday night. Although they finished with a subpar record last season, Sheffield admits the 2014 Hawkeyes are much improved.

“They’ve got to be feeling really good about themselves.

They look really good on film.

Certainly a lot better than what we’ve seen a year ago.”

With such a star-studded roster, some see the task of finding minutes for everyone on a team with so much depth as a challenge. Sheffield brushed off this notion however.

“I don’t know if I’m trying to find anybody time,” Sheffield said. “I think everybody’s time is in practice. We start everything in practice. And the people that are getting it done on a consistent basis in practice, they’re going to find a way in the lineup.”

As a result of sustaining a dominant level of play over the last few seasons, attendance

at UW volleyball matches has risen remarkably. In fact, the Badgers held their third sellout match of the season over the weekend, prompting the potential opening of the upper deck in the field house for the upcoming contest.

In regards to the remarkable amount of fanfare surrounding this team, Sheffield said, “It’s great. It’s cool. It’s starting to become a hard ticket. What I was real excited about this past weekend not only selling out but the student support there.”

After hosting the Hawkeyes on Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Badgers will welcome the Nebraska Cornhuskers to the UW field house this Friday at 4 p.m.

Women’s Soccer

Coming off of a trumping of Minnesota, head coach Paula Wilkins expressed delight in the way in which her team (7-2-1 Big Ten, 13-2-1 overall) performed over the weekend. Wilkins felt her team played well, especially considering that the game was on the road.

“I thought our team responded really well to the things we asked them to do in the second half against a very good Minnesota team in a very tough place to play,” Wilkins stated.

She praised sophomore midfielder Rose Lavelle as well as senior forward Cara Walls for playing instrumental roles in the victory. Redshirt senior midfielder Kodee Williams has scored 11 goals on just 13 shots this season. According to Wilkins, the coaching staff has tried to urge her to take more shots on goal when she has the ball in her control.

Transitioning to the upcoming game with Rutgers, Wilkins suggested that the Scarlet Knights play a stingy of brand of defense and the Badgers will have to remain persistent in their pursuit to score. Furthermore, she believes that the additions of Rutgers and Maryland will make the Big Ten a stronger conference and is looking forward to coaching against both programs for years to come.

When asked about the impact that the seniors have had this season, Wilkins told the media that while the contributions they have made on the field have been phenomenal, the impressions they have left off of the field are greater. “They have changed the program,” she said.

The Badgers will host Rutgers on Friday at 7 p.m., and then the team will play Maryland on senior day at 1 p.m.

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