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Undocumented students face challenges without in-state tuition eligibility Story by Andrew Bahl and Jake Skubish UW-Madison undergraduate Selina Armenta has lived in Wisconsin for most of her life after moving with family from Mexico during her childhood. She has experienced frigid Midwest winters, Packers football and the typical challenges of life as an American teenager.

But Armenta is not from Wisconsin, at least not in the eyes of the state. Her family is undocumented, and undocumented students are ineligible for in-state tuition at any Wisconsin public universities, despite otherwise meeting residency requirements.

Laura P. Minero, an undocumented immigrant and doctoral student in clinical psychology at UW-Madison, said this is not surprising.

“In comparison to other states, I think Wisconsin does very little to support undocumented students,” Minero said. “Undocumented stu-

dents here navigate K-12 without a problem, like in any other state. But they face this big roadblock when they move on to college.”

The state briefly provided instate tuition to undocumented students after then-Gov. Jim Doyle approved the action in 2009. The policy was short-lived, however, as Gov. Scott Walker ended it in 2011.

“Individuals who do not reside in our state legally should not be getting taxpayer subsidized tuition,” a spokesperson for Walker said in 2011.

While it was unclear how much the program cost the state, a 2011 report by the Wisconsin State Journal found that only 100 students used the reduced tuition rate at UW System schools. And for students who do need the program, its absence can be especially burdensome.

“There was no way I was going to be able to come up with the $30,000 to pay for this school,” undergraduate student Jazmin Vargas said. “It was very stressful on my parents because our income is so low.”

Activists and Democratic lawmakers lobbied to reinstitute the policy in 2014 under a bill authored

by state Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa.

Voices de la Frontera and Youth Empowered in the Struggle, both Milwaukee-based advocacy groups, organized more than 100 students to march from the Capitol to UW-Madison to support the bill.

“They want to pay in-state tuition if they’ve lived here for three years and graduated from one of our Wisconsin high schools,” Zamarripa said of the students on the Assembly floor. “They want a fair shot, not a free ride.”

If the law is changed, Wisconsin would join 16 other states who offer undocumented students resident tuition. Six states also offer undocumented students access to financial aid, a boost for young people who may not have a Social Security number to apply for federal financial aid or who are at a disadvantage for receiving private loans.

Minero, a California native, said her home state is at the forefront of offering resources for undocumented students.

The California DREAM Act, which took effect in 2013, allows undocumented students to apply

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Lumen House is at the center of the housing discrimination claim.

Student files housing discrimination charge

By Miller Jozwiak THE DAILY CARDINAL

A complaint filed by a UW-Madison student alleges that Lumen House is operating discriminatory rental practices against renters who are not practicing Catholics.

St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic congregation owns Lumen House, while Forward Management manages the property.

The complainant, UW-Madison student and president of the student organization Atheists, Humanists

& Agnostics Nicole Niebler, has filed an Equal Opportunities Commission complaint against the owners and managers of the apartment Lumen House, which is a former Catholic school.

If Lumen House residents receive approval by Father Eric Nielsen of participation in “Roman Catholic Church religious programming,” they pay $100 less per month in rent, the discrimination complaint alleges.

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Three victims accuse student of sexual assault

By Sammy Gibbons THE DAILY CARDINAL

STATE CAPITOL

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Three victims have come forward in the last week to report Alec R. Cook, a UW-Madison senior, of sexual assault.

There are currently two cases against Cook and he is facing six counts of second-degree sexual assault, one third-degree sexual assault, three counts of battery and one of both false imprisonment and strangulation.

MPD detectives will recommend that Cook face additional charges of second-degree sexual assault and false imprisonment following the third victim’s report, according to a Madison Police incident report.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam addressed the situation in a statement Friday.“Sexual violence is unacceptable in our campus and community.

As dean of students, I’m absolutely committed to the safety and wellbeing of our students, as well as transparency and communication about these topics,” Berquam said.

Cook is already prohibited from

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campus grounds. He is also now under emergency suspension from UW-Madison because of “the severity of the allegations and the potential impact on the campus community,” Berquam said Friday.

The third-reported victim, a 20-year-old woman, said Cook assaulted her in a downtown apartment in 2015. The new report came shortly after a second victim came forward to report the suspect of sexually assaulting her last February. “I saw the news story and was empowered by another girl being able to tell

what happened to her, that I thought I could now finally tell,” she told a detective, according to the report.

Cook turned himself in following the second report.He was initially arrested Monday after a different 20-year-old female contacted MPD to report that he assaulted her in his North Henry Street apartment.

The three victims are all UW-Madison students.

Cook has also been separated from his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, according to a statement released by the organization. The statement said, “The Wisconsin Alpha chapter does not condone any behavior that is disrespectful to women, and violates the principles and values of Phi Delta Theta.”The fraternity is working with alumni to “navigate” the situation.

MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said the investigation is ongoing and individuals are asked to call the Madison Area Crime Stoppers line at 608-266-6014 with information.

A court date for the first case against Cook has been set for Nov. 7 at the Dane County Circuit Court.

“…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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The yellow bumblebee, seen here gathering nectar on St. John’s Wort, is one of 12 bumblebee species found in the UW-Madison Arboretum.

Rare bees find home at UW Arboretum

By Sarah Bishop the daily cardinal

The University of WisconsinMadison Arboretum has provided a natural home, full of rich resources and desirable terrain for the rusty-patched bumblebee, that was discovered at the Arboretum in 2010 and is now proposed for the Endangered Species List by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been focusing their resources at the Arboretum to study the rusty-patched bumblebee, which has become a rarity in places it was once abundant.

“We didn’t know the rustypatched bumblebee was here, originally,” Susan Carpenter, the native plant gardener at the UW-Madison Arboretum, said.

A “bee expert” from California brought the Arboretum’s attention to the rusty-patched bumblebee presence in the Arboretum in 2010, Carpenter said. That is when the Arboretum started to monitor the bee species.

“That was really when we started looking for [the rustypatched bumblebee]. We started taking pictures of them, and having volunteers trained and tak-

ing pictures. We didn’t want to just look for one bumblebee, so we started taking pictures of all the bumblebees we have here at the Arboretum,” said Carpenter.

The monitoring project showed the Arboretum that there were 12 kinds of bumblebees confirmed on the property, according to Carpenter. She added that is about the number of bumblebees found in southern Wisconsin.

“If the characteristics are showing well enough, you can see what kind of bee it is,” Carpenter said, showing the different characteristics the bees are identified by in their monitoring photographs.

The Arboretum’s monitoring project encompasses photographing bees, fostering their habitat, helping them continue on after winter, despite their lack of knowledge on nesting habits and public outreach, which is a primary role of the Arboretum, Carpenter said.

According to Carpenter, the rusty-patched bumblebee’s decline has been accredited to four main factors: habitat loss, climate change and extreme weather, pathogens and parasites and pesticide and insecticide use.

The reason the Arboretum seems to have kept the bumblebee is simply due to the Arboretum’s mission of maintaining a natural and native environment. The Arboretum does not use pesticides or insecticides that could harm the bee population. They maintain habitats suitable for not only the rusty-patched, but all bumblebees. They maintain native flower gardens, a perfect food source for bees, as well as native prairies, that provide suitable landscapes for bumblebees.

Bees are a vital part of the ecosystem, pollinating crops like tomatoes, cranberries and apples. As their population dwindles, conservation efforts rise. Anyone interested in helping to protect bee species should visit the Xerces Society website (www.xerces.org), which shares conservation information about pollinators and explains what you can do at home to help.

For more information or how to volunteer with the pollinator monitoring project at the UW-Madison Arboretum, contact Susan Carpenter at susan. carpenter@wisc.edu or email info@arboretum.wisc.edu.

Battery technology aims to store the sun

By Rachael Andrew the daily cardinal

Every day, the Earth is bombarded by energy from a source more powerful than humanity could ever replicate: the sun.

But this power is not so kind as to be easily harnessed. Even with the wealth of solar technology available and in development, problems persist.

Sunlight is a fickle resource, unable to be collected at night or when the weather is cloudy.

Because of this inconsistency in production, solar energy’s main sticking point is storage.

If solar power can be stored efficiently when the sun is shining, it can be dispersed at any given time.

Song Jin, a professor in the chemistry department at UW-Madison, is looking into this area.

Jin and his team are cur-

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rently developing a battery with the capacity to change the game of solar storage. Two key components make the design unique.

First, the battery is charged directly by the solar energy collected, rather than there being intermittent steps in the process as there are with traditional designs.

“We have one integrated device — it’s simpler,” Wenji Li, a graduate student working closely on the project, explained.

In comparison to current battery solutions, which are made of metallic compounds that are more expensive, the project’s design also uses a cheaper liquid electrolyte, its second unique aspect.

According to Li, the current experiments are being run with solar cells that are approximately 7cm long and UW-Madison geoscientist Shanan Peters, in collaboration with Patrick Mclaughlin, developed a new app to help professional geologists and amateur rock enthu-

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This solar-charged battery, developed at UW-Madison, stores the sun’s energy. have a volume of 20 mL of electrolyte—very small scale in comparison to the end goal of the project.

“This system is good for large scale, we can enlarge the tanks [of electrolyte] easily,” Li said.

Currently, the electrolyte is too heavy to be implemented in cell phones or personal technology.

Jin and his team are trying to change this.

Although the project is currently in small-scale research, it could potentially have a very big impact on the way solar power can be utilized. siasts alike share their knowledge.

Rockd is available on the App Store.

The university is getting a new electron beam lithography system that will benefit all involved in

Dear Ms. Scientist, Does smoking marijuana kill brain cells?

Ben G. Everyone knows long-term alcohol use kills brain cells, but what about marijuana? The short answer is no. Technically, continued use affects the receptors in the brain cells but does not decrease the actual number of them. These receptors can be dulled over time, causing an increase in marijuana use that leads to tolerance.

Tolerance means that more marijuana is needed to produce the same effects. Marijuana also has a proven effect on short term memory that happens through a process of internalization to the N-methylD-aspartate receptor of NMDA. This is a complicated way of saying that this receptor, which helps the flow of short term memory, retreats into the brain after coming in contact with marijuana receptors. This makes the receptor not as accessible, causing you to forget short term events. Overall, occasional use of marijuana has minimal proven negative effects and some benefits. Constant and heavy use can lead to tolerance, brain fog and other complications—but not dead brain cells.

Dear Ms. Scientist, Why is yawning so contagious?

Jennifer L. To be quite honest, we don’t really know. Some scientists think that the contagious effects are because of our mirror neurons, which are a special type of neuron in the brain that helps us mimic the behavior of others. This mirror-neuron theory states that when someone yawns, our mirror neurons start firing, causing us to mimic the act of yawning. This effect can be so strong that even other animals can catch the yawn contagion.

Mirror neurons are thought to be important for the process of learning new skills, as well as the basis for the development of empathy in humans. Still, no one has found a strong link as to why yawning happens in the first place; the theories range from tiredness, boredom, brain temperature regulation or even a way to maintain the “herd mentality” by bringing everyone to the same mood through yawning.

Ask Ms. Scientist is written by Maggie Liu and Jordan Gaal.

Burning science question? science@dailycardinal.com nanotechnology research. Led by professor Mark Eriksson, the EBL system has potential to develop computer chip prototypes, catalyst materials and much more.

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Expert discusses rise in student debt at tech schools

By Madeline Heim THE DAILY CARDINAL

Student debt is on the minds of college students across Wisconsin, including those attending technical colleges, who are also seeing rising costs to attend school.

UW-Madison assistant professor Nicholas Hillman spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio hosts last

week to outline the issues facing technical college students when it comes to the price of their degrees.

“The average loan, at least with the most recent data, is about $4,700, and that’s for one year of school,” Hillman explained. “The average tuition is about $4,300.”

Although that might seem sufficient to cover tuition, Hillman

Former dean from College of Engineering passes away Former Dean of the UW-Madison College of Engineering, Paul Peercy, passed away Thursday at age 75.

Peercy served as dean of the university from 1999 until 2013.

During his time on campus, Peercy focused on ways to expand engineering education.

He founded the Engineering Undergraduate Learning Center to provide additional help for undergraduate students.

Prior to being a faculty member for UW-Madison, Peercy spent 27 years in New Mexico working at the Sandia National Laboratories with microelectronics and photonics and established a national presence in engineering.

He served as chairman for the American Society for Engineering Education and remained an active member beyond his retirement.

Peercy and his wife, Cathy, started the Dean Emeritus Paul S. and Catherine B. Peercy Undergraduate Tutoring Fund which provides $5,000 to an outstanding tutor in the Engineering Undergraduate Learning Center.

“Engineering is where science meets society,” Peercy once said.

He encouraged innovative and diverse teaching techniques to educate students’ technical experience to better prepare them as engineers in the real world.

—Hannah Malone

UW’s Faculty Senate approves minor changes to school’s academic calendar Changes to UW-Madison’s Academic Calendar were approved by the Faculty Senate, resulting in no exams being held on Commencement Day, among other small amendments.

These changes, taking effect in 2017, coincide with those made last October. The 2015 changes included a reset to the beginning of the spring semester by working back from commencement—always held the second Saturday in May. New adjustments also include eliminating a Friday start day for the fall semester, as well as professors’ four-week overlap between the spring and summer semesters.

Under these new changes, Wednesday will always be the first day of the fall semester and Tuesday the first day of the spring semester. Semesters end sooner, resulting in a larger time frame between the final fall exam and winter break. The larger gap between fall and spring semesters will allow professors and TAs more time to process and grade exams.

The calendar adjustment came from the suggestions of two working groups, Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf and the Faculty Senate.

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said the loans are also meant to cover non-tuition expenses like housing, food and separate school fees, the costs of which are also climbing.

And while the public perception is that students with the highest debt are the ones who tend to default on their loans, Hillman said it is actually those with lower

tuition from page 1 for state-level grant programs, and undocumented students are eligible for in-state tuition. All University of California System schools also provide access to legal advocacy to better inform undocumented students of their options under the law.

“That’s really changed the landscape in terms of how far people can go,” Minero said.

In areas where state resources may be lacking, students and administrators are stepping in to fill the void. Joe Maldonado, Student Services coordinator at UW-Madison, is part of a task force attempting to make the campus more supportive of undocumented students.

“Say if there was a student that needed help navigating the system, we could sort of wrap our arms around them and help them figure it out,” Maldonado said.

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One project the task force has been working on is to create resources for undocumented students, including a webpage which will be attached to the Multicultural Student Center’s website.

However, the importance of in-state tuition and financial aid programs is not lost on Maldonado, who said his group was working to push university administration and the state on those issues; he acknowledged the current political climate could pose some barriers.

“Within the UW System, different campuses make different decisions on what they’ll do, and I think because our campus, as the flagship, is under such harsh scrutiny from the state, the administration has decided we will follow the letter of the law,” Maldonado said. “We want any student to come in and have some sort of a pathway to make college more doable for them.”

increasingly scared off by the sticker shock of loans.

“I get worried about some of the talk that we hear about giant debt loads burdening people and preventing people to be independent in the economy, because just the opposite story is also true,” Hillman said. “Loans can help people invest in themselves.”

While bringing back in-state tuition may be difficult given the opposition of Walker and the Republican-controlled state Legislature, Minero said it would be a much needed step in the right direction.

“It would be ideal if that could exist once again,” Minero said.

“That would open up the doors for these people who are highly intelligent, very civically engaged and give back to their communities and are just here to make a difference … People don’t really have a good reason for why we can’t have this.”

Beyond the access to higher education in-state tuition can help provide, Armenta says it is part of a larger issue: the lack of recognition for undocumented students.

“I feel like there is a lot more that could be done [by UW-Madison] for undocumented students,” Armenta said. “I kind of get the feeling that people think we’re not here, and we are.”

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Activists for immigrant rights have called for in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students.

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No exams will be held on Commencement Day, among other minor changes to the academic calendar approved by the Faculty Senate.

debt who find themselves there.

“They’re struggling with relatively small loans because they don’t have that credential that helps them earn higher earnings in the labor market,” he said.

Technical colleges are often marketed as a more affordable option to earn a degree, but Hillman said students could be

According to the complaint, Niebler is being represented

by Patrick Elliott and Andrew Seidel of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

“Ms. Niebler understands that the Lumen House offers a $100 monthly discount to students who are approved by St. Paul University Catholic Center,” Elliott and Seidel wrote in the complaint. “Ms. Niebler is an atheist and is unwilling to attend religious worship services of the Roman Catholic Church or to participate in Catholic Church programs. Ms. Niebler is unwilling to apply for reduced rent by submitting a request to a Catholic priest.”

Niebler said a friend notified her of the scholarship, whom she referred to FFRF. But that friend did not want her name attached to the complaint. Elliott then emailed Niebler asking if anyone in AHA was upset about the practice, and she said she was. “[Elliott asked me] ‘Are you mad enough to file a complaint?’” Niebler said. “‘I’m like, ‘Yes, how do I do that?’ I didn’t even know that was an option, but I am really upset. And then he gave me the resources to file

a complaint and that’s what I did.”

Niebler is earning a degree in dietetics and global health, and plans on graduating in May 2017.

She said she wasn’t interested in renting at Lumen House until her friend brought her attention to the rent scholarship.

“I didn’t even start looking for housing until my friend said, ‘Hey, I don’t even know if we can live here because we’re not Catholic,’” she said.

FFRF is a Madison-based nonprofit. Its purposes “are to promote the constitutional principle of separation of state and church, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism,” according to its bylaws.

The Lumen House page on the Forward Property management website does say there are “optional spiritual programs” organized by the St. Paul University Catholic Center, which are offered to residents.“These programs, activities, and services are available to residents to foster community and support spiritual, emotional, and intellectual growth,” the website reads.

The discrimination complaint uses the Lumen House rent application as evidence, which does men-

tion the $100 “Rent Scholarships” for those who are “active at St. Paul’s.”

The complaint also alleges discrimination against non-students, arguing that Lumen House has a quota of 10 percent or less for nonstudents. Forward Management asks prospective renters about their student status and stops renting to non-students once the quota is reached, the complaint alleges.

FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor said “many current and previous renters” are owed a refund. Patrick Elliott said because he represents Niebler in the ongoing complaint with the City of Madison, he is limited in what he can say about the case.

“It disallows me from feeling welcome in a place of housing near campus, which housing is already sparse for students at UW-Madison,” Niebler said. “And knowing I wouldn’t feel welcome at an entire entity of apartments is not fair to me as a person who’s not Catholic. And not just for people who are non-religious, but Muslim people or people who are Buddhist, would not attend Catholic services.

So it’s not fair to anybody to offer a discount to people just because you’re Catholic.”

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I was at the Ohio State football game last week and this asshole of an animal, the Gerenuk, was just blatantly blocking my view. I tried to get him to move, but this big-necked prick just turned around, chewed some leaves and dropped a big poop on my bench. “Jump Around” was difficult to say the least…

I’ve followed this beast for the past year in an attempt to put a face to the phrase “This is why we can’t have nice things.” As you can see, my review of this animal is completely unbiased and a great example of phenomenal journalistic integrity.

The Gerenuk is an antelope found in the African Great Lakes, the secondbest of the world’s great lakes, according to “E!” network.

It’s able to reproduce at the age of one but only lives for eight years on average in the wild. That means this animal was low-

key a player with kids when he was like two... I think I learned how to walk around then so who’s the real winner here?

The gerenuk has very large ears, which it claims to use to dissipate heat, but everyone who is anyone knows that’s bullshit, and it actually uses them to listen in on honest, hardworking antelopes that don’t have giraffe necks.

The scientific name of the gerenuk is Litocranius walleri, in case any of you cared at all. If you do care about that kinda thing, then you’re probably kinda weird dude. Not super creepy or anything, but ya know, the kind where you don’t really want to sit next to in class. Unless it’s a biology class, and you happen to have a test today.

0.29/10.

That’s what I’m gonna give this scourge of humanity. Guess what? I’m not even gonna tell you why.

I’m done with this.

FINAL SCORE: 0.29/10

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

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 ___ sapiens 5 Applaud 9 Asparagus unit 14 Homecoming guest, briefly 15 Make over 16 Prefix for “sonic” or “violet” 17 Part of a Monopoly set 18 Bun warmer 19 Maple bar or apple fritter 20 President who was the son of a president 23 Break bread 24 Ages and ages 25 What a pilot might announce, briefly 28 Classroom assistant 31 Rub the wrong way 36 Drop, to an editor 38 Congers 40 Police car’s alarm 41 President on the $1,000 bill 44 Like a vampire’s face, stereotypically 45 Sky box?

46 Dietary, in ads 47 Supplies with better weapons 49 Dress in India 51 Affirmative action?

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52 When dark comes o’er the land 54 Museum exhibit 56 President associated with peanuts 65 Dickens’ Heep 66 Eight, on a sundial 67 Jason’s mythical ship 68 Chop finely 69 Occasional needle point?

70 Barristers’ accoutrements 71 Walkways 72 Dispatch, as a dragon 73 Misplace DOWN 1 Muslim pilgrimage 2 Varied assortment 3 Scads 4 Signs of things to come 5 Raker of chips 6 Jeans name 7 Yemeni port 8 Explorer ___ de Leon 9 Ethiopian’s neighbor 10 Fail to tread lightly 11 Volcano in Sicily 12 Calla lily family 13 Things to exterminate, to

many 21 Sine ___ non 22 Hither companion 25 Painter Degas 26 Far from long-winded 27 Hello or goodbye 29 Dealer’s handful 30 Clothing designer Perry 32 Place for dead presidents?\ 33 Coach 34 Slow, musically 35 Broke off 37 “Be it ___ so humble ...”

39 Words before “date” or “trap” 42 Entangles, as in a net 43 Truthfulness 48 Observe 50 Nest egg feature 53 Church parts 55 It’s a drag in fishing circles 56 Checkers maneuver 57 Opera highlight 58 After-dinner confection 59 A head 60 100 dinars 61 “Mona ___” 62 Small band 63 Baker’s dozen?

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Autograf reminds me of the selfpreservation that comes with making and crafting an exquisite piece of work. Their music is much more than instrumental; something about their music touches the soul.

Autograf’s music is precise.

Wednesday’s show didn’t begin until the midnight hour, but the wait in itself was worth the while. Goldroom opened the show around 10:30 p.m. and they did it on a humble note.

Their music was raw with intimate electronic pop, while their connection to each other on stage was evident. One thing that hasn’t changed from Goldroom’s show in Atlanta to Madison is their passion for music.

Lead singer, Josh Legg stated at the beginning of the show, “We don’t care if we’re playing for 20,000 or 20 people. It’s about the music.”

There’s something very tangible about the way Goldroom’s music

transcends levels. With a few wine glasses on stage and a building tempo, Goldroom opened their show with “Silhouette,” an upbeat groove about love and neglect. Goldroom’s high energy and constant delivery kept the crowd intimate and full. “Underwater,” is a reflective escape with powerful vocals. The chorus catches waves on “Back To You,” a lively return to the innerself. Goldroom is a guided sound of strength in, “Teenage Waste,” a heavy-based ballad. “Spread Love” is an exclusive for the night and creates unity on and off the stage.

The night was light, but the music didn’t leave; Autograf was up next. “Future Soup,” their latest EP release, features five new tracks and visual pieces. As the stage emptied and new instruments were brought on, the late hour didn’t seem to put any strain on the crowd or Autograf.

The music flowed effortlessly from beginning to end. “Don’t Worry,” has become a signature hit for the trio band and it carries a message everywhere. Taking into consideration how difficult it has become to trust or exist in our country, “Don’t Worry” reminded me and the rest of the audience to let it all go, at least for

the moment.

As I looked around and distantly connected myself to the audience, I realized the generation of the future is here, in this moment, in this concert or the next. “Slow Burn,” a personal favorite and repeated track, is millennial and a constant shift. Like Autograf, it’s never the same and it’s enlightening. The search for love is a quick breath after the first kiss on “Metaphysical,” a vocally and musically dense track that fills the dance floor with the bass alone. The crowd drew in closer as their set came to a close. Autograf proclaimed their admiration and appreciation for their fans, ending on a high note.

The night featured a strong lineup of two electronic bands with a bright future ahead. Goldroom and Autograf successfully brought the basis of music and artistry back together, even to areas like Madison, Wis. Autograf brings the process back to the artwork. Their approach on music and visual art is piercing and comes alive on stage. Needless to say, Autograf will continue to impact the world, by simply being themselves and leaving their mark on the world, while changing the electronic music scene in the best possible way.

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Woody Allen creates comical 60s western series for Amazon.

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Autograf and Goldroom energize Madison with popular electronic music.

Union hosts dogs and desires in art exhibit

By Erin Guarnieri THE DAILY CARDINAL

Fall is upon us and we are surrounded by rusty oranges, flaming reds, subtle yellows and chocolatey browns. While I adore fall, it still leaves me wanting the luscious color of green. Green is my favorite color in all shades and kinds: olive, sage, kelly, hunter and especially grassy green after a nice rain. I was excited and surprised to find that exact grassy green in an art exhibit. Located in the Class of 1925 gallery in Memorial Union, the grand opening of “Naturealism” was Oct. 21.

This exhibit focuses on domestic space, particularly the vibrancy of the backyard. The artist, Rebecca Hamlin Green, (with such an ironically appropriate name) is an art professor at Brescia University in Kentucky.

Her main focus is on ceramics, but she also works with watercolor, found objects, drawing, collages and printmaking. In this particular exhibit, she used her wide array of skills to incorporate live grass, porcelain, found objects, lights and heirloom rugs into quite a presentation.

I had the opportunity to meet Green and discuss the motives

behind her work. In explaining a particular piece, she stated, “A recurring theme in my work is to use dogs as surrogates for myself and my emotions.” This piece has two dogs, each of which is on their own 5”x5” square of grass resting on a large rug. This piece was one of my favorites as it made me laugh.

Anyone who has owned a dog has come home to find a surprise on the floor, at least once, which is often followed by swearing and a gross cleanup. To have the dogs both on the rug, but floating on their very own island of grass was hilarious. At the same time, she enveloped meaning into each dog’s space within the home. Each dog’s face was covered with a lamp shade spotlighting what they desired; one looked at a framed portion of grass on the wall while the other looked at a separate framed piece of carpet far from him. They both were seeking more, even though they were close enough to have all they wanted either under their feet or a step away.

This made me reflect upon my own life and wonder whether I am blind to many of the gifts in my life that I am surrounded by,

but don’t recognize.

Green was very clear that her ultimate goal is to “evaluate how we form our identities with what items we surround ourselves with.” The dogs were surrounded with good fortune, carpet and grass close enough to fulfill any need, but still looked beyond for more. It is unique that a piece of art can make me chuckle while in such deep thought.

While I was impressed by Green’s thought behind the piece, I was less impressed with the execution. The element of light that targeted the desires of each dog was a nice touch, but I was distracted and frustrated by the crisscrossing of power cords littered around the floor and on top of the art. I acknowledge that working in a gallery setting often has its limitations, but I would have liked to see more care and attention to detail.

At the very least, I would have appreciated more concealing of the wires when resting on top of the art pieces. This took away from the show as a whole, but I nonetheless still encourage students to see the gallery and take time to reflect upon the gifts in their own lives.

“Crisis in Six Scenes” is the result of Woody Allen awkwardly attempting to take a stab at television. The very short miniseries (six half-hour episodes or “scenes”) was released Sept. 30 on Amazon Prime’s growing streaming network.

The series further emphasizes the shift from Hollywood’s best uprooting from their conventional film brand to experiment with television. After much bribery on Amazon’s part, Allen agreed to take on the project and quickly produced the show. Unfortunately, this perfunctory inception is apparent in the finished product. “Crisis in Six Scenes” has all the charm of a Woody Allen piece, but without the heart.

The historical comedy takes place during the riotous time of the 1960s, following elderly husband and wife Kay and Sidney Munsinger (Woody Allen) as their quiet suburban lives are turned upside-down when revolutionary fugitive activist Lennie Dale seeks refuge in their home. Lennie Dale, played by Miley Cyrus believe it or not, infectiously charms and influences the surrounding characters with her rebellious political philosophies; everyone, except stick-in-themud Sidney, who would rather draw within the lines of the law and not stir up trouble.

Woody Allen traditionally plays characters that are similar archetypes to his true self, with “Crisis in Six Scenes” being no exception. In the opening scene, Sidney, an acclaimed

author, explains to his barber that he is going into television writing. The statement is a clear reference to Allen’s attempt at the fairly new series.

The barber warns him about public critics and scrutiny.

Allen most likely wrote in this conversation to show his anticipation that the show will garner mixed reviews, ultimately giving reason to believe that he knew this was not his best work. Miley Cyrus, donning a long blonde wig once again, is sadly incorporated as cohesively into a Woody Allen project as you would expect— not very well. Cyrus’s acting is pretty weak and unconvincing. Her unnaturally spoken lines blaringly accentuate that the series does not fit her. Player Elaine May is delightfully quirky as Sidney’s wife, Kay, and shares in some classic Woody Allen banter that shines through the lackluster narrative. The plot is no more than ho-hum, with a cheesy ending that feels lazy and falls flat on providing narrative closure.

Alas, “Crisis in Six Scenes” feels as if Woody Allen cut and pasted his signature lovable, quirky dialogue into a 1960sera setting, without adding much else. The bland series does not have that certain spark that gives Allen’s films such an enchanting appeal. Woody Allen is regarded as one of the greatest cinematic artists alive and, because of his popularity, it is even clearer that “Crisis in Six Scenes” does not live up to his standard. Allen’s films have become so iconic and his brand so recognizable, that it is hard to see originality in this piece, rather than him falling into his own cliché.

Did you get a chance to watch “Crisis in Six Scenes?”

Let us know what you think about the new series at arts@ dailycardinal.com.

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Gender and women’s studies should be UW graduation requirement LEILA AHMAD opinion columnist

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House Speaker Paul Ryan is one of many Republicans to announce that they will no longer support Donald Trump.

GOP enduring state of self-caused crisis THOMAS RADEMACHER opinion columnist

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he Republican Party is in shambles and party officials have no one to blame but themselves. Donald Trump has emerged from years of fear-mongering and conspiratorial thinking within the party. From the birther movement and outrageous accusations leveled at Planned Parenthood to beliefs that elections are rigged, the Republican Party has harbored conspiratorial thinkers for years.

The history can even be stretched back to the Sen. Joseph McCarthy era, in which McCarthy led a crusade against alleged communists who had supposedly taken over the State Department. The result was a spread of paranoia throughout factions of the party and the rise of the extremist group the John Birch Society. For years, Republican leaders were largely able to contain the extremists that they housed within their party. However, they no longer can.

Trump’s sudden and unexpected rise to the top of the Republican Party has left its leaders in an uncomfortable position. The party’s darker side has emerged into the mainstream for all to see. Party officials are being forced to either endorse Trump and risk being associated with his disparaging rhetoric aimed at women, immigrants and refugees, or go against him and break party tradition.

Either way, Republican politicians risk losing voters and respect from their constituents.

Trump also could negatively affect Republicans in races for both the House and Senate, further weakening the Republican Party.

Trump certainly is not doing much to help relieve Republicans of the position he put them in.

His fundraising from July for the Republican National Committee was less than half as much as Mitt Romney’s from four years ago, and in many instances he has actively attacked the committee,

rather than supporting them.

Trump recently tweeted “Disloyal [Republicans] are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides,” “Our very weak and ineffective leader, Paul Ryan, had a bad conference call where his members went wild at his disloyalty” and finally, “It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to.”

These tweets came after a conference call between House Speaker Paul Ryan and fellow Republicans, where Ryan explained he would no longer campaign or defend Trump.

Rather than unifying the GOP as its presidential nominee should, Trump has further divided it and left it in shambles.

Although Ryan will no longer defend Trump’s actions, he has not reversed his endorsement. Fellow Wisconsinites, Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., continue to endorse Trump as well.

Donald Trump has emerged from years of fear-mongering and conspiratorial thinking within the party.

Other Republicans have taken a different path. Former presidential nominee Mitt Romney explained that he could not vote for Trump or Clinton as “a matter of personal conscience.” Another former Presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., retracted his support following Trump’s recent degrading remarks about women. In total, over 160 Republican leaders have declared they cannot support Donald Trump. Many of these people have even stated they will vote for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Perhaps one of the strongest indicators of the Republican Party’s current disastrous state is the The Arizona Republic’s

endorsement of Hillary Clinton. In more than 125 years, The Arizona Republic had never endorsed a Democrat for president—until this election. Mi-Ai Parrish, the president and publisher of The Arizona Republic, explained that “We chose patriotism over party.

We endorsed the Democrat.”

The fallout from this endorsement was telling. The paper has since faced death threats, claims that it should be burned down and remarks that the paper is “un-American.” All because they endorsed a Democrat for president.

Generally a Republican stronghold, Arizona may actually swing in favor of Clinton this election cycle.

As I see it, the Republican Party is deeply divided and in shambles. Leading in numerous national polls, Clinton is on track to become America’s next president.

Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign is threatening Republicans in many House and Senate races across the country. With a presidential nominee like Trump, it could be hard to vote for a candidate associated with such a controversial and polarizing figure to win their own race.

I do not identify as a Republican or a Democrat, and I wonder what it must feel like to have your political party taken over by a man who disparages women, spreads remarks that damage American national security and attacks the very people who he should be uniting. It probably does not feel very good.

I do not feel bad for the Republican establishment though.

They did this to themselves. By failing to unite against Trump to prevent him from being nominated in the first place and for housing conspiracy theorists and extremists within their party for years, they have no one to blame for their devastating presidential nominee but themselves.

Thomas is a senior majoring in history and psychology. Do you think that Trump is to blame for the troubles the Republican Party is currently facing? Let us know at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

s a new undergraduate student a year ago, I was looking forward to exploring various disciplines since I had not decided on a major.

Being in the College of Letters and Science, I was required to take quite a few prerequisite classes since L&S focused on a liberal arts background.

Yes, I know that a majority of students despise these classes.

However, I believe these courses are advantageous. Unfortunately, the current prerequisite curriculums at most undergraduate institutions are flawed, as they leave out many fields of study that current undergraduates need in order to improve their common knowledge.

A prerequisite education should concentrate on learning that cultivates broad intellectual skill, rather than technical or professional skills.

There are a copious number of disciplines that deserve to be emphasized more. However, I believe one to be more important than the others: gender and women’s studies.

I have taken three gender and women’s studies courses thus far in my undergraduate career, and each class has subsequently made me more aware and grounded. I have learned about a multitude of issues and historical events, as well as about people that have successfully shaped our world.

Some of the topics covered in these courses include the complex details of women’s reproductive anatomy, various misconceptions regarding women’s reproductive structure and the concept of masculinity. These are just a few of the noteworthy topics discussed in gender and women’s studies courses.

Ultimately, the sad reality is that the average college student won’t be educated about any of these subjects. Sure, the average undergraduate will know a thing or two about calculus, American History and Spanish or French, but they will lack knowledge on a number of other relevant topics. For example, when asked about certain important figures and concepts that fall into the breadth of gender and women’s studies, most people will have absolutely nothing to tell you.

Many people believe that this field of study is trivial and irrelevant to what they want to pursue in their future. They think that they are wasting their time by taking a class that won’t help them in any substantial way.

Those who never attempt to open their minds to a new field of study just out of pure curiosity, are, in my eyes, at a disadvantage.

Most employers prefer applicants who are well-rounded and cosmopolitan. When someone tells me that they find all disciplines of study worthy and that they have made an effort to learn more about them, I consider them admirable.

I strongly believe that any wise employer would see these qualities in a similar light. I understand that people come to college to focus on their intended major or passion, but I believe that a gender and women’s studies course should be a requirement for everyone at a university.

Calculus and biology are no more important than how gender, race, sexuality, ability, age and class affect our everyday lives.

Here at UW-Madison, all students have to take courses in communications, quantitative reasoning, a variety of sciences, ethnic studies and many other subject matters. With so many classes available to freshmen, it is easy for students to avoid topics that might be more difficult or less desirable for them to understand. For this reason, I believe that it is the university’s duty to make students step out of their comfort zones. Making a gender and women’s studies course mandatory to all students can be the first step the university takes to make its students more well-rounded.

Calculus and biology are no more important than how gender, race, sexuality, ability, age and class affect our everyday lives. I find these issues quite relevant to the comprehension of a society that I interact with daily, and you should too. I challenge you to take a chance and enroll in a gender and women’s studies course, you certainly won’t regret it. It changed my perspective on so many pertinent issues, and I believe that is what receiving a rigorous and substantial education from an institution like the UW-Madison is all about.

Leila is a sophomore. Do you agree with her that the university should require students to take a gender and women’s studies class in order to graduate? Let us know at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Flourishing freshmen: Young Badgers excel under bright national spotlight Sheffield, unafraid to play his freshmen, instills confidence in Wisconsin’s first-year athletes Libero Dodge has had to get Story by accustomed to the variety of challenges within college volleyball as David Gwidt well, but she feels she continues to

For a typical student-athlete, the transition to the collegiate level can be a long and tiresome process. It is a journey which often requires prolonged patience and eternal optimism, as some athletes spend their first year at a college program relegated into a reserve role or toiling away on the bench.

At times, inexperience can act as a deterrent to opportunity, with some coaches believing that it is best for freshmen to gain initial exposure to college sports in small, constrained increments.

Coach Kelly Sheffield, however, has opted for a far less conservative approach. In 2016, he has given his freshmen volleyball players a chance to vie for prominent roles on the team, demonstrating that he is not afraid to depend on them to succeed in crucial moments.

“The better players are gonna play, regardless of age,” Sheffield said. “I don’t care how old somebody is. If you’re getting it done, you’ll be on the court. I don’t have any reservations whatsoever about putting players in, especially if they’re proving themselves everyday in the gym.”

“When we came into the season we just sat down and talked about how we don’t wanna be treated like freshmen.”

Molly Haggerty outside hitter Women’s volleyball

Every coach has their own method, but the unwavering confidence Sheffield has shown in his freshmen has paid huge dividends for the Badgers this season.

Currently, No. 4 Wisconsin (8-2 Big Ten, 16-3 overall) is off to one of its best starts in program history, and

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Molly Haggerty, pictured on the left, continues to be a force at the net, leading the team in kills. that success is due in no small part to excellent play from this year’s freshman class.

Out of the four freshmen who began their Wisconsin careers this season, each one of them has shown themselves to be capable contributors at the college level by finding ways to make an immediate impact.

Among them, outside hitter Molly Haggerty, who boasts a team-high 183 kills this season, is making a strong bid for National Freshman of the Year. Defensive specialist/libero M.E. Dodge, who was penciled into the starting lineup due to an injury early in the season, has also proven her value, ranking fifth amongst Big Ten freshmen in digs per set.

Additionally, Sarah Dodd has played in all 19 matches so far, primarily as a serving specialist.

Setter Mallory Dixon has played in just two matches, but did record a service ace in a winning effort against Texas A&M University—

Corpus Christi.

Realizing they would be held to a high standard right away, the Badgers’ freshmen quickly adopted a collective mentality that encouraged them to rise above the stigma attached to their age.

“When we came into the season we just sat down and talked about how we don’t wanna be treated like freshmen, and how we needed to earn that respect right away,” Molly Haggerty explained. “We just try to listen to every little detail and try to absorb it right away.”

“Everyday in practice, we’re just sitting and watching the upperclassmen and reflecting on what they’re doing and what we need to do better.”

In accordance with that mantra, the freshmen seem to carry themselves with a poise far beyond their years, even in the face of the mounting attention that comes with playing for an elite program.

“I really like the pressure,”

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M.E. Dodge, a product of East Troy, Wis., is a crucial part of the Badgers’ back row, as she places fifth in Big Ten freshmen in digs. She became a starter after an early season injury.

Haggerty said. “I’ve just always been that kind of player that’s used to carrying a big load and a big role, so I just think it’s been great.”

With two National Player of the Week awards and a school record for kills in a match already on her resume, Haggerty has made the transition to college about as seamlessly as possible. But even Haggerty, just like any other freshman, has had to come face-to-face with her weaknesses and adjust her game to acclimate to collegiatelevel volleyball.

“The biggest thing I’ve been trying to do in practice and in games is working on different shots and really working on stuff in the front row,” Haggerty said.

“It was harder in the beginning because if I had a tough match, I’d have to come back the next day and face a better block, so I really had to adjust to that. It’s been really hard to watch myself make stupid errors on film, but it has been a big reason for my growth.”

develop as the year progresses.

“I was very nervous when I first got here because I didn’t know anyone and I didn’t know their style of play,” Dodge said.

“Being with the upperclassmen and the sophomores has really helped me transition well and I think that my confidence has gone up. I’m a lot more vocal and aggressive on the court.”

Even more important than the success on the court, the response the freshmen have had in times of adversity is what really catches Sheffield’s eye.

“At this level people are gonna block you, they’re gonna send tough serves at you and there’s gonna be some balls that you’ve felt you could have dug that you didn’t,” Sheffield said. “It’s important that you move onto that next play quickly and that you don’t spend your time thinking about what just happened, or what should’ve happened. Our players have done a really good job of being open to learning and staying resilient.”

“The better players are gonna play, regardless of age. I don’t care how old somebody is. ” Kelly Sheffield head coach Women’s Volleyball

No matter how the rest of the season unfolds, these freshmen have given both players and coaches tremendous hope for what lies ahead.

“Our ceiling is limitless,” Dodge said. “I think we can keep getting better every single day and just grow on the court and also as people.”

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Sarah Dodd has been a key role player for Wisconsin, playing in all 19 matches. She has been a productive serving specialist.