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‘I am Malala’ speaker visits UW-Madison

By Nicole Hurley THE DAILY CARDINAL

CEO and co-founder of the Malala Fund Shiza Shahid addressed a large audience of UW-Madison students and community members Monday to share the story and strength of Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Malala Yousafzai.

“I am Malala,” Yousafzai’s autobiographical memoir and the 2014-’15 selection for UW-Madison’s common book program Go Big Read, outlines the young author’s struggles following a 2012 Taliban assault.

During her lecture, Shahid played a video clip from a 2009 CNN report that featured young girls with larger-than-life ambitions from Islamabad, Pakistan.

“I want to become president and [change] this country in a positive way,” a 12-yearold Pakistani girl told the CNN reporter in the video footage.

The young president-hopeful

in the video was no other than Yousafzai, just three years before she was shot multiple times at point-blank range for speaking out in favor of Pakistani girls’ right to formal education. She was riding a bus home from school when the gunmen ordered the bus to stop so they could seek her out.

Many believed the gunshots would be fatal, but Yousafzai found the will to stay strong and stay alive so that she could share her story with others.

The Chancellor’s Convocation in late August distributed 5,000 copies of Yousafzai’s book to UW-Madison’s 2014 incoming freshman class. The book has since been used in courses campus-wide, ranging from anthropology to nursing.

Freshman Collin Ludwig is one of the several students on campus required to study “I Am Malala” in a course.

“I originally had to come to this [event] for my communica-

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Shiza Shahid spoke Monday to students and community members about ‘I am Malala,’ this year’s Go Big Read book. tion arts class,” Ludwig said.

“But halfway into [the lecture] I got inspired to speak out on education myself and follow in Malala’s footsteps.”

Shahid centered her speech around four main ideas: the journey of growth and discovery, the power to create change, living a life of passion and constantly creating. Above

all, Shahid encouraged the audience members to emulate Yousafzai by never forgetting their own personal strength.

“We [all] have our struggles.

We [all] have our fears,” Shahid said. “By saying ‘I am Malala,’ we promise to try and be stronger than those fears, than whatever is holding us back. I want you to remember, you are Malala.”

Candidates in both the gubernatorial election and the attorney general race released their latest campaign finance numbers Monday.

According to the Government Accountability Board, incumbent Gov. Scott Walker raised $10.4 million in the last three months, putting his total for the past year at $19.8 million. Walker has spent $21.5 million on his campaign in the last year, $14.5 million of that coming in this last period from July 29 to Oct. 20.

Democratic challenger Mary Burke raised $10.2 million in the last period, reporting that $5 million of that came from her own personal funds, according to the Associated Press.

In the contest to fill the open attorney general seat, Democrat Susan Happ has outraised Republican Brad Schimel $640,881 to $580,508 in the last three months, according to the Government Accountability Board. However, according to the Associated Press, Schimel has raised a total of $1 million in the past year compared to Happ’s $720,399.

Potential Tiki Shack owner may see issues after felony charge

By Patricia Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Warmer days are leaving Bascom Hill was full of leaves and people Monday as many students came to enjoy the warm October day before the cooler Halloween weekend ahead. + Photo by Thomas Yonash

The Tiki Shack may have issues with a potential change in ownership after one of the managers planning on taking over the bar was charged with a felony for substantial battery Monday.

Caleb Percevecz, a 26-year-old Madison man, was taunted with derogatory names by two 18-yearold Madison men Saturday afternoon before he punched one and shoved the other to the ground, according to Joel DeSpain, Madison Police Department spokesperson.

One of the victims sustained a chipped tooth after the punch and then held Percevecz down with the help of the other victim until he was detained by police

at the corner of South Randall Avenue and Mound Street, according to DeSpain.

John Markson, a Dane County Circuit Court judge, charged Percevecz with the felony for the battery and a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.

Percevecz appeared before the Alcohol License Review Committee Oct. 15 with another Tiki Shack manager seeking a recommendation for approval of a liquor license after the current owner, Joe Vale, offered to sell the bar to them. The two managers have plans to open the Tiki Shack as a restaurant with island-themed cuisine.

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Hawk’s Bar and Grill patron arrested for disorderly conduct after pulling out a concealed weapon After being denied a seat at their table, a Menomonie man pulled a knife on a group of young women and one of their boyfriends early Sunday morning before he was arrested for

disorderly conduct at Hawk’s Bar and Grill.

Joel DeSpain, the Madison Police Department spokesperson, said 21-year-old Ryan Ellwanger attempted to sit with

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a group of mostly women and fist bump them at the bar located at 425 State St. One woman’s boyfriend asked Ellwanger to leave before Ellwanger revealed the knife he had.

Police did not confirm that Ellwanger threatened the group with the knife, but the boyfriend told police he feared for his and the women’s safety.

Ellwanger was arrested for

disorderly conduct while armed and carrying a concealed weapon at approximately 1:11 a.m.

Sunday. DeSpain said Ellwanger had a blood alcohol content of 0.25 at the time of the arrest.

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If you don’t want to get sick, drastically change your diet With flu and general sickness season upon us, it is imperative we all take extra steps to protect ourselves from contracting some kind of unwanted illness. While sanitation and exercise can help out, nothing staves off those little bugs crawling beneath your skin better than a healthy diet. So here you go Almaniacs, take these little tips from our health gurus and see yourself blossom during this cold, dark and depressing winter ahead.

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Water “But this stuff tastes like nothing!!” We know, we know, with no artificial sweeteners or colors, water seems like an odd choice for this list. Believe it or not, our bodies are mostly water, so drinking a lot of it actually helps your body function and keeps you “hydrated.”

You knew it made your lips less dry in the winter, but did you know that lip balm is also full of vitamin C, which is important for staying healthy? #chapstrong

Ice I know it seems similar to water since ice is just frozen water, but their respective health benefits are unique. Boost your metabolism, get cut muscle!

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Blood

Every drop of blood is precious, which is why you should never let it go to waste. If you see someone with a juicy scab, rip that shit off and suck. Blood is the elixir of life.

Without copious amounts of it, you will shrivel up into something that looks like a leaky ballsack. courtesy of creative commons

Feces

It’s important, if you’re eating feces, to not go for human stuff. That’s how you get yourself killed. Bovine and goat waste is the best (and tastiest), go for that.

Cocaine juice Similar to Coca-Cola or Pepsi, just without the sugar, cocaine juice will give you insane energy to get through the day. Just make sure you put aside a good 18-hour block of time dedicated to deep sleep for after you stay up for three days when you drink one of these.

Grass Deer and dogs eat it, so it’s good enough for you. Next time mom tells you to eat your greens, go outside and put your face to the turf.

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Cacti

The spines are there because no good things can come without a little bit of hard work. The cactus is ripe in vitamins and minerals that are key to keeping you from staying home from work.

Plus, once in a while you’ll get one that makes you feel kind of trippy.

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SSFC approves student worker group’s ad, technology budget

By Maija Inveiss THE DAILY CARDINAL

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SPILL President Natalie Goniu (left) said she thinks the proposed budget will allow the group to successfully grow.

The Working Class Student Union received a higher budget from the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee Monday that will be used to increase the president’s salary and improve the group’s computers and software.

WCSU supports first-generation, non-traditional, transfer and working class students through peer counseling, educational workshops, educational events and advocacy, according to its website.

SSFC representatives increased both items in the budget. Rep. James Ng said the computer and software line needed an increase if the organization wanted to purchase the least expensive laptop at DoIT Tech Store.

“The group agreed that this increase is necessary,” Vice Chair

Thuy Pham said. “It would be for the good of the group.”

Many representatives also expressed concern with WCSU’s use of advertising because the group utilizes the Madison Metro bus advertisements as their main marketing technique.

However, Rep. Dylan Fiedler did not have a problem with WCSU’s use of advertising.

“I think they know how to spend their advertising money the best,” Fiedler said.

WCSU Finance Director Hong Trinh said the group wants to use the bus ads to target students who use the buses to commute to campus because most working class students live far off campus.

SSFC passed the group’s 2015’16 budget of $49,610.87.

Supporting Peers in Laidback Listening also gave a budget presentation requesting $40,731.50, which is a decrease from the group’s current budget.

SPILL is an anonymous, peerbased online support organization for UW-Madison students.

Students receive unbiased feedback and resources from student responders within 24 hours, according to its website.

Last year, SPILL encountered problems with their software, which caused issues communicating with students. President Natalie Goniu said it only affected last year’s budget, and she does not anticipate further problems.

The group requested $10,000 for advertising. Goniu said she noticed an increase in “spills,” or online vents with students, which corresponded with a larger budget for promotional items.

“I feel that this proposed budget will allow SPILL to successfully grow on campus and provide as many students as possible with a safe and honest place to vent about any and all of their problems,” Goniu said.

Scott Walker downplays minimum wage lawsuit Gov. Scott Walker dismissed a lawsuit filed by a labor advocacy group Monday involving Wisconsin’s minimum wage law.

Wisconsin Jobs Now filed a complaint in the Dane County Circuit Court that the Wisconsin minimum wage, currently set at $7.25 per hour, does not constitute a living wage as defined by state law.

Wisconsin’s current minimum wage is based on a 101 year old law, according to a Wisconsin Jobs Now press release. A living wage, defined under the law, must provide “reasonable comfort, reasonable physical well-being, decency, and moral well-being.”

The lawsuit requests that either a judge open a state investigation or issue a standing on the legality of the state’s current minimum wage law.

Speaking in response to the lawsuit at an optics plant Monday, Walker said, “It’s simple. It’s a

political stunt. If they were serious about that, they would have done it six months ago,” according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The lawsuit comes in response to an Oct. 6 report by the Department of Workforce Development dismissing previous certified complaints filed on behalf of workers by Wisconsin Jobs Now. “Wisconsin law clearly states that the minimum wage should be no less than a living wage, and underpaid workers deserve full consideration of the merits of their complaint as the law requires” Peter Rickerman of Wisconsin Jobs Now said, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Minimum wage has become a focal point in the gubernatorial race between Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke, who supports raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.

—Eric Cummings

Police still investigating mass bike theft at East Wilson Street apartment The resident of an East Wilson Street apartment who reported his missing bike to the Madison Police Department is one of many residents who lost their bicycles in a massive theft Friday.

Joel DeSpain, the MPD spokesperson, said a maintenance worker who left the apartment on the 20 block of East Wilson Street noticed the basement was full of bicycles when he ended his shift Friday night.

The maintenance worker noticed approximately 10 to 20

bicycles missing from the basement Saturday morning after a resident reported his $1,200 Cannondale bike missing.

Police do not have an estimate for the cost of stolen bikes since some victims are not yet aware of the theft.

There was no sign of forced entry, according to DeSpain, and police currently do not have any suspects in custody.

Police are still investigating the theft and trying to track down victims who stored their bikes in the basement.

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Caleb Percevecz (left) appeared before the ALRC to receive approval of a recommendation for a liquor license to turn the Tiki Shack bar into a restaurant weeks before his felony.

tiki from page 1 issues for the licensing process, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.

“The timing is not good from a business perspective in that the Tiki Shack liquor licence applica-

tion is still pending in city hall,” Verveer said. “I could foresee this incident having ramifications for the liquor license application.”

The liquor license will be considered by the City Council at their Nov. 18 meeting, but Verveer predicts the license will

either be referred back to the ALRC for further review or the MPD will need to be consulted in case their recommendation for approval changes, given the nature of the incident.

Caleb Percevecz could not be reached for comment.

System names UW Colleges, UW-Extension chancellor The UW System Board of Regents approved Cathy Sandeen as the new chancellor of UW Colleges and UW-Extension Tuesday, according to a release.

Sandeen, vice president for Education Attainment and Innovation at the American Council on Education, oversees ACE’s agenda for postsecondary education in the U.S. She also leads major grant

programs, federal contracts, service activities, partnerships and initiative development for the Center for Education Attainment and Innovation.

UW System President Ray Cross said in the release he knows firsthand the position’s opportunities and challenges.

“Dr. Sandeen’s experience and expertise at the national level, her clear grasp of what quality and access mean for

our UW Colleges and statewide Extension, and her excellent communication skills make her uniquely qualified to lead these institutions to a bright future,” Cross said in the release.

Sandeen said in the release she looks forward to working with faculty to embody the Wisconsin Idea.

She will take her new position Dec. 15.

Rock County Judge James Daley announces run for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice position Rock County Circuit Court Judge James Daley announced Monday his intention to run for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court in the April 2015 election.

Justice Ann Walsh Bradley,

who currently holds the seat, was elected in 1995.

Daley, who has nearly 30 years of experience on the bench, hopes to be “an independent voice focused on applying the rule of law,”

according to a statement.

Before being appointed as a circuit court judge in 1989 by former Gov. Tommy Thompson, Daley served one term as the Rock County district attorney.

Daley has been the presid-

ing judge in Rock County since 1998. In 2013, the Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed Daley chief judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit.

The Rock County circuit court judge played an impor-

tant role setting up three specialized courts, including a drug, OWI and veterans court.

Though Wisconsin Supreme Court races are officially non-partisan, political groups have recently spent heavily on the races.

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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Today’s Sudoku

ACROSS 1 Nile reptiles 5 Hit hard 10 They’re found within minutes 14 Pipe problem 15 Chopper blade 16 “That was close!”

17 What results may do 19 “Que ___?”

20 Kind of recording 21 In generous amounts 23 Buddhist who has attained nirvana 26 Astronaut’s beverage 27 Almond-flavored cordial 30 Big test 33 Polio-vaccine discoverer 34 Hair piece 36 It’s fit to be tied 37 Singles and doubles 38 Late columnist Landers 39 “Terrible” despot 40 Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.

41 Compound of a certain acid 44 Splinter group 45 One was given on the mount

47 49 50 51 54 58 59 62 63 64 65 66 67

Confusion “Peter Pan” pooch Ancient Roman port Exchange Highly skilled people “Pro” follower Give new life to Nuclear energy source Clear, as a disk Muslim chief A ___ pittance College housing units Agra garment

DOWN 1 Edison’s middle name 2 Astin of “Lord of the Rings” 3 “Legal” prefix 4 High-flying songbirds 5 Pioneer pilots 6 Coal carrier 7 Absorbed, as a loss 8 Soft-drink choice 9 Doomed fictional planet 10 Add 11 Workplace activity, sometimes 12 Makeup or screen, e.g.

13 18 22 24 25 27 28 29 31 32 35 39 41 42 43 46 48 51 52 53 55 56 57 60 61

On the road Modeled Cook’s canful Floral fragrance Transport to Oz Contents of some urns Acadia National Park locale Dodge Charger charger Philippine banana tree Like a dryer trap Con men?

Netanyahu’s people Top-drawer Not broadcast Subjects of wills Female honorific (Var.) Verdi masterpiece Alpine transport Miles per hour, e.g.

One of Seneca’s students Cotton fabric Bygone Russian leader (Var.) Eighteen-wheeler Alt. spelling An end to alcohol?

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

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

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Twillerama set to showcase great films

By Sean Reichard The Daily Cardinal

The phrase “adult animation” may or may not have a specific connotation for you, whether you’re thinking of “American Dad!” or something… different.

Whatever the case may be, the phrase “adult animation” should bring to mind, well, adult topics.

And not even necessarily anything raunchy—although that is plenty adult, in the context of “adult animation”—but rather, topics that are too nuanced or too graphic or too discomforting for something termed “young person animation” I guess. Topics like diaspora and sexual politics and gigantic cocks doing pushups in a squeaking gymnasium (but more on that later).

Coming to the High Noon Saloon Oct. 28, “Twillerama” is your chance to see some of the best “adult animation” all in one sitting. The brainchild of Morgan Miller (who directed, produced and animated the feature) and Josh Kleefeld, “Twillerama” seeks to showcase this variety of cartooning in all its unadulterated glory. This isn’t the kind of show you’d want to take your kid to, or your impressionable younger sibling; tickets are $5 and you have to be at least 21 to attend.

And granted, it isn’t the kind of show you’d want to take your kid to, anyway. It’s graphic, raunchy, a little off-color, a little despondent and heavy on the phalluses: It’s all pretty great.

And (best of all) it’s got a fantastic conceit to go with it: “Twillerama” is itself hosted by a pair of animated adults, webcasting live from the “Slushenburg Garbage Park.” Amid flurries of seagulls, Jeff Twiller (Miller) and Randy J. Johnson (Kleefeld) recline in lawn chairs, lording as hosts and curators of the event.

Twiller (a stertorous, goateed man porting a “My Other Ride Is Your Mom” t-shirt) and Johnson (sporting a thick caterpillar moustache and mullet, habitu-

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ally pounding a beer) engage in numerous hilarious exchanges as they introduce each film.

Johnson, in particular, feels the need to give every film a “Best” award, even if it’s something he’s already given out before. Prizes include plaques, trophies and a bottle of Twiller’s lubricant.

As with any good webcast made from a city garbage dump, they take some time to showcase their parcour videos, at the behest of Todd Hanson, former The Onion writer and voice of Dan Halen on “Squidbillies.” If you’re wondering what his character is, that’s it. Todd Hanson shows up as Todd Hanson. Or does he? You’ll have to go to the show to find out.

Adamantly blue-collar, Twiller and Johnson bring a charming verve to “Twillerama,” as they introduce films that range from the steadfastly serious to the uproariously comic. Sex is a common denominator of “Twillerama,” and sees itself subject to both seri-

ousness and comedy.

The fox watches the man, since she knows the mice will emerge from their hole whenever the berryladen trees are felled.

On the serious side, Celia Bullwinkel’s “Sidewalk” sees an unnamed white-haired heroine navigating the vagaries of aging. As the camera scrolls right and she walks on, she finds her body changing with every hopscotch square she jumps and every tree and lamp pole she walks past. We see the whole of her life, from childhood to old age, alternately uplifting and disheartening. There is comedy, but it’s a subdued variety.

“The Club” by George Griffin, on the other hand, is nothing short of hilarious. A rare short dating from 1975, the premise

of “The Club” is simple: There’s this club, see, a men’s club.

And by men, we mean penises.

Everyone is a penis, with short hands, sipping from wine glasses and reading from the morning paper (“The Chanticleer,” maybe?), sleeping in armchairs or doing pushups in the gym.

They watch other penises on the evening news, humming weirdly throughout. It’s a strange time.

And for the record, they’re all circumcised, something Johnson is quick to note.

“Teat Beat of Sex,” in contrast to “Sidewalk” and “The Club,” strikes a happy medium between serious and funny. Narrated by creator Signe Baumane, “Teat Beat” sees the animator discussing her preferred penis size.

Spoiler alert: She’s not looking for any squash-sized monstrosity. Using humor, innuendo and visual puns, Brumane frankly walks the audience through a facet of her sexual history.

It’s not all sex, of course.

There’s other stuff, like horror!

Pure, unmitigated horror! Take, for instance, Brian and Kevin Lonano’s live action “Martian Precursor.” Want homeless men vomiting blood and white stuff?

Strange, luminescent alien faces?

Lo-fi Mars? This is for you!

Or take “Down to the Bone,”

by Peter Ahern. Centering on a disaffected babysitter and Michael, her allergy-prone charge, things quickly escalate as the babysitter attempts to bring him out of his comfort zone (i.e. somewhere where she doesn’t have to watch him) and cause things to go… down to the bone.

Whimsically enough, this whole piece is underpinned by somnolent, calming tunes from Georges Bizet, Ludwig van Beethoven and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Naturally, sex and horror aren’t the only topics these films cover. Some of the films are sweetly melancholic or charmingly somber. Take “Moons” by Liesje Kraai a film about Laika.

Scrolling upward, we follow the famous Russian space dog on her journey out of the atmosphere, ending with a quote from Oleg Gazenko (lead scientist of the Soviet space program) lamenting the needless death of Laika.

Clean and geometric, this is a serious highlight.

In a similar vein, “Mountain Ash” by Jake Armstrong and Erin Kilkenny (my favorite from the screener) unfolds over the course of several winter days, as a hirsute mountain man goes out to cut firewood. The fox watches the man, since she knows the mice emerge from their hole whenever the berry-laden trees are felled.

The days progress, important changes occur and by the end the forest runs with ghosts. It’s a beautiful, poignant piece.

If you can stomach the show’s raunchier or cringe-inducing moments—or hold back the tears when the emotional stuff hits—then “Twillerama” is sure to delight.

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Run The Jewels revel and carouse with guests on self-titled sequel ALBUM REVIEW

Run The Jewels 2 Run The Jewels

By Brandon Danial The Daily Cardinal

After several collaborations between the two, the forming of Run The Jewels by rappers Killer Mike and El-P wasn’t as much a surprise as was the acclaim that followed their debut. Their first release, Run The Jewels, features a barrage of aggressively intricate bars, anti-establishment backtalk and background production

that will blow out your speakers if played too recklessly. Run The Jewels 2 packs just as much punch as its predecessor, but also enhances many aspects, proving the pair’s commitment to their project is higher than ever.

“Jeopardy” kicks off with a glimpse into the proud bromance between Jaime Meline (El-P) and Michael Render (Killer Mike), as Mike establishes them as “The Jewel Runners, best tag team for two summers.” The next three songs, all released as singles, follow the typical Run The Jewels formula: heavy hitting beats and obscenely goofy lyrics, as well as missives against political, social and theological corruption. The last point is heavily addressed in “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck),” which features a very fitting feature from Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine.

The second half of the album tones down the speed and intensity, which allows for a better appreciation of El-P’s effort in the background. This is his finest work to date, shifting his role (as producer) from simply laying down complementary beats to making the music a supplementary piece of the atmosphere, as exemplified by the dark eerie beat of “Lie Cheat Steal” or the twisted playfulness of “Love Again.”

After only releasing their second album, this group already feels like an experienced duo. Run The Jewels 2 is packed full of self-awareness and sly criticisms, presenting itself through back-and-forth wordplay that is smoother than ever. The Jewel Runners have made their return, and they’ve brought their shiniest diamond.

Rating: A

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Following the development of horror over time Maham hasan Lit columnist

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live Barker once said that horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.

It’s a curious thing to say, but it makes you wonder. Where did the need to scare come from?

What caused the birth of horror literature? What would induce someone to wake up one day and concoct a milieu of elements designed to do nothing but inspire the existence of fear within the imagination of those who cross paths with it?

It is singlehandedly a testament and proof of the brain’s ability to be magnificently brilliant and twisted all at the same time. And something worth tipping our hats to, so to speak, is the last horror literatureinspired penning of my thoughts for the month of Halloween.

Traveling through the cobbled paths of history, we can find the birth of horror literature somewhere around 1235.

This is when the Vatican developed an obsession of sorts with eliminating witchcraft and establishing the orthodox version of faith. This craze with the existence, fear and hunt for witches would then bleed over all the way on to the 17th century. But it was enough to pique the literary curious minds of many. Come 1307, and people were introduced to Dante’s

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“Inferno” full of tales of Satan and his own journey through Hell. This resulted in horror literature being heavily influenced by religion for a very long time.

However, at this time, the world was darker than anything literature could concoct.

However, enter the 1580s and the fixation of horror as it pertained to witchcraft and religion saw the addition of gruesome plays written in that era.

From William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus,” “Hamlet” and “Macbeth” to “The Spanish Tragedy” by Thomas Kyd to John Webster’s “The Duchess of Malfi,” all these literary masterpieces were rife with death and murder and splattered with blood from beginning to end.

These plays successfully left the first marks of the terror death and murder can cause within the realms of horror literature, seen through the tapestry of this genre’s history.

Moving forward to 1714, we saw the emergence of the Graveyard Poets or the Churchyard poets, with a predilection toward death and mortality that later contributed to the birth of the Gothic novel. Notables names here included those such as Thomas Parnell (with his classic poem “A Night-Piece on Death”), Oliver Goldsmith and Robert Blair,

among others.

Although their efforts are eclipsed by the emergence of the Gothic novel, they nevertheless still paved a path for its birth.

However, it was 16 years later that an incident of mass hysteria in an Australian village gave life to the chronicling of vampires and mankind’s (sometimes unhealthy) obsession with our favorite blood-sucking leeches.

The first iteration of the Gothic novel in 1764 (Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto”) made an impact on many influential literary figures, some whose names and work are legendary even today.

This included Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott.

But what gave an interesting twist to this sub-genre of horror is a shared cabin in Lake Geneva, the imbibing of an alcohol and opium cocktail and the idea for a ghost story writing contest. Byron, Percy Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, and Dr. John Polidori’s wild night lead to Shelley’s (and the world’s) beloved “Frankenstein” and the birth of science fiction with horror as well as Dr. Pildori’s eerie tale “The Vampyre.”

But it was none other than the emergence of Edgar Allan Poe—ultimate archangel of horror—that brought the genre to America, with the publication of “MS. Found In A Bottle” in 1833. In the decades that followed, themes of horror spilled over and spread with their leathery dark wings into every form and facet of literary writings. The first sighting of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm’s

tales happened in 1832, but they weren’t the sanitized and watered-down, age appropriate version that we know today.

Their tales were some of the most gruesome, violent and gorily terrorizing of all time and (in their original, unexpurgated brilliance) still are.

Where did the need to scare come from?

A little bit down the road (in 1865 and 1872) we encounter Lewis Caroll’s literary genius within the manic worlds of “Alice In Wonderland” and “Through The Looking Glass.” Although, admittedly, these aren’t tales of horror, they surely inspired more than their fair share in all the years to come, especially in “The Jabberwocky.”

Later, when the Industrial Revolution came and people began to get bored of their idyllic, stepford lives, they began to crave chaos and terrifying oblivion, and the literary masterminds of that age were more than willing to provide. Thomas Prest (in his novel “A String of Pearls: A Romance”) brought us Sweeney Todd, the demon barber. “Varney the Vampire” was brought forward by James Malcolm Rymer, which later also lead to Bran Stoker’s “Dracula”, and George Reynold contributed to horror literature with

“Wagner the Werewolf.”

As the times of society swung back to individual themes again and those of man’s own struggle with evil and darkness, Robert Louis Stevenson presented to the world (with impeccable timing, in 1886) “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” However, at this time, the world was darker than anything literature could still concoct, since Jack the Ripper would his bloody mark on London only two years later.

This gave birth to an insurmountable tide of ideas, inspirations and influences. Writers are nothing but mercenary on the true real horrors of life, after all.

Then began the slow transition to modern horror, with the likes of HG Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” in 1898 and the first publication of a horror magazine in American in 1923 that went on to publishhorror masterpieces by the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury. What came next was a litany of excellent stories that we are very familiar with: Richard Matheson’s “I Am Legend,” Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House,” Ira Levin’s “Rosemary’s Baby,” Robert Bloch’s “Psycho,” Thomas Harris’s “Hannibal Lector,” and so on. What remained true and constant through out that, though, is mankind’s unconditional love for horror, terror and fear.

Is there anything missing from Maham’s history of horror? Send some missing links to mhasan4@wisc.edu.

Looking back at favorite bands from the tween years brian weidy weidying out the noise

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n the late ’90s, I wasn’t old enough to use a second hand to count my age.

With that being said, you may be wondering why that era’s rock music brings me back to my tweenage years. It all starts at camp, the place where my musical horizons expanded beyond the purview of 50 Cent and everyone else that can be generously lumped into the category of party rap.

The first year I went to camp, I was 10. With a CD player and two-dozen CDs—this was a land before iPods, something that may shock the younger readers of this column—I found myself totally immersed in my own music before I went to bed each night.

But music was a big part of our day-to-day camp experience, with speakers blaring out my counselor’s choice of music throughout the day. Instead of being inundated with “In Da Club,” I became exposed to bands like Something Corporate, Dispatch, O.A.R. and Dave Matthews Band.

And while later in my camp experience, Something Corporate and O.A.R. were tossed by the wayside in

favor of bands like Phish and Grateful Dead, there is something about those two bands that has remained indelible in my mind, despite the fact that as a Phish fan, I should be rejecting all four of the aforementioned bands to keep up the appearance of a “true Phan.”

For those of you who don’t know Something Corporate, they were (from what I’ve gathered) a big deal in the early aughts, with their lead singer Andrew McMahon splintering off to form Jack’s Mannequin before going fully solo.

But don’t overlook O.A.R.; their lyrics are shockingly poignant and relatable.

Two of their songs stick out in my mind as songs I’ve likely listened to 1,000 times, all thanks to my camp experience.

The first is “I Woke Up in a Car,” the third song off their 2002 album, Leaving Through the Window . A perfectly formed pop-rock song, there is nothing particularly distinctive about the song other than the fact that this particular song marks a shift in my own musical tastes from “In Da Club” to

what I listen to today.

But the song that sticks out in my mind that still gets (probably too much) continued play is the next song on the album “If You C Jordan.” I first heard “If You C Jordan” in my first year at camp. That year, and the ensuing six years, I had a bunkmate named Jordan, which makes the lyrics of “If You C Jordan” that much better.

While I won’t list off all the lyrics to the song—they’re readily available on the Internet— let’s just say that the final chorus of the song introduced a new word to my vocabulary that has weaseled its way into my everyday vernacular ever since, for better or worse.

The other band from this era that I (somewhat embarrassingly) listen to is O.A.R. I say somewhat embarrassingly because I probably should be embarrassed to listen to them; however, they are the oftoverlooked musical cousin of Dave Matthews Band and other bands that fit into this genre of frat-rock—or whatever you want to call it. Once upon a time, I happily paid money to see them in concert… twice.

O.A.R. is the kiddie-pool version of a jam band, which allowed me to dip my toe in the water of double-digit minute-long songs— listen to “That Was a Crazy Game of Poker” as an example. While no one would call O.A.R. a jam

band, their penchant for instrumental improvisation and lead singer Marc Roberge’s love of scatting and creating lyrics on the fly certainly put listeners in that direction.

It’s likely O.A.R. will never be someone’s favorite band, as anyone who listens to the band is likely a fan of the aforementioned Dave Matthews Band or cites Dispatch as their favorite band. But don’t overlook O.A.R.; their lyrics are shockingly poignant and relatable.

Just the other night, a set of song lyrics popped into my head. As I racked my brain to put a name on the song, I realized it was an O.A.R. song, which perfectly summed up my thoughts from the day. The next night, while lying in bed, a different O.A.R. song popped into my head.

To sum all of this up, while we may outgrow music we listened to a decade ago, becoming too cool to listen to them any more (you know the next time “In Da Club” comes on at a party you’re at or “Black Rock” starts playing out of a dorm room down the hall) you’ll look back with love and memories of a simpler time, sitting in your own bunk bed.

Do you have any music you loved listening to at summer camp? Send Brian a playlist of campground favorites at weidy@wisc.edu

opinion Cartoon inspires viewer critical thinking

MILLER JOZWIAK Opinion Columnist

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ick and Morty” is a new and popular show from Adult Swim that real cartoon and science fans should view. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has already rated it a 9.2 and ranked it as the 11th- best TV show of all time, putting it in the company of “Breaking Bad” and “The Sopranos.” All this success has come after only one season, which aired its pilot in December 2013.

The show is an animated comedy that follows alcoholic scientist Rick Sanchez, and his grandson, Morty Smith, on their various futuristic adventures. In addition to the playful humor, creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon satirically critique different cultural ele-

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ments involving ambiguity seen in America today.

The show pokes fun at topics such as religion, politics, corporate influence, philosophy, life’s meaning, love, sex and, of course, drugs.

The series has a message of promoting the exactness of science and randomness of social sciences and religion.

No topic seems to be off—limits for Roiland and Harmon.

The show pokes fun at topics such as religion, politics, corporate influence, philosophy, life’s meaning, love, sex, and of course, drugs.

In the first minute of the pilot episode, Rick’s granddaughter Summer says, “Oh

my God my parents are so loud I want to die.” Rick responds, “Mm, there is no God, Summer, got to rip that Band-Aid off now, you’ll thank me later.” He then proceeds to critique modern traditional schooling techniques.

Rick’s occasional one liner that critique one subject or another are foiled by his son in law Jerry Smith, a failed ad agency worker who studied civics in college. Jerry’s stupidity is often highlighted by his comments he makes such as “Sometimes science is about conviction,” or his commonly repeated phrase, “I don’t get it, and I don’t need to.” Jerry being illustrated as a less intelligent character who went to college for government illustrates one overarching theme of the show, which is advocating for scientific progress supported by facts, rather than vague stagnation supported by opinions.

The show also incorporates a literary and pop culture theme.

Multiple titles of the episodes are puns based off the names of books, such as “Something Ricked this Way Comes” (based off of the 1962 Ray Bradbury novel, “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” and movies, such as“Ricksy Business.”

With American education in rapid decline according to international rankings, perhaps a cartoon that entertains viewers while forcing them to think is needed to spur action.

The show takes has a nihilistic tone. This is epitomized in one of the show’s most popular quotes. “Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere.

We are all going to die. Come watch

TV?” Despite this pessimism, the show applies to all audiences and all audiences should watch this show. Rick and Morty touches on themes that are thought provoking while including a bit of obscene humor. The show captures that combination so well it can provide the viewer with entertainment and perspective at the same time. This is something not done by many other of the popular cartoons on adult television.

In addition, the promotion of scientific fact over politicized opinion is a long overdue lesson that must be delivered to Americans. With American education in rapid decline according to international rankings, perhaps a cartoon that entertains viewers while forcing them to think is needed to spur action.

What are some other current shows that you feel are worth watching? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Tasteful complaining can improve our everyday interactions LILLY HANSON Opinion Columnist

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t is the start of another week. You groan as you crawl out of your bed and moan as you slide into your first lecture of the week, which happens to be an 8 a.m. As you attempt to stimulate conversation with the other “Monday haters” around, you word vomit all the complaints in your head.

You hate your roommate, you are tired from walking around campus, you don’t like the professor and you can’t believe you actually like the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Okay, maybe you don’t go that far.

My point is, we use complaints as icebreakers in conversations nowadays. We start a conversation with a negative observation because we know that will get us a bigger response than saying

something positive would.

But if you really need to complain, go ahead.

For most of us, behind the grousing is the basic human need of finding a personal connection.

As strange as it sounds, sometimes complaining is good.

To be completely honest, I am a huge advocate of complaining and ranting about the day.

Expressive complaints let you get something off your chest and can be healthy, provided you feel better once you get the complaint out. But the downside is some people abuse expressive complaining to grumble incessantly with no real interest in dialogue, problem solving or human connection.

At a large school, venting helps us feel less alone and less guilty

about the issues and situation we go through every day. But it also shapes how others perceive us.

When your lab partner moans about their 12 plus hours of homework the night before they might be trying to convince you that they are important and want to be valued.

In our society, we’re supposed to smile and have a nice day and pretend that everything’s okay, even when in reality, that could be very far from the truth. It is important to tell your friends and the people around you when you’re upset or unhappy—if you don’t, you end up alone with confused friends who don’t know why you are upset. But like most everything in life, you don’t want to lean towards the other side and become “the complainer” of your friend group.

Bad complainers are annoying at best, depressing at worst. They spread negativity and give griping a bad name.

But if you really need to

complain, go ahead. For most of us, behind the grousing is the basic human need of finding a personal connection.

With that being said, I still will complain about my 8 a.m. on Mondays and how Dejope doesn’t serve food till midnight, and how I will avoid walking up Bascom at all costs.

It seems ironic that I am complaining about people complaining too much. This weekend I was given a wakeup call when my friends visited from my hometown. While it was easy to give all the reasons why Madison is the best college, I found myself giving little side comments how this or that “sucked”. It wasn’t until I saw my friends in awe over all the opportunities possible

on campus that I realized how great I have it. Even the food at Dejope was given high praise and appreciation.

What I don’t understand is how it took people who don’t go to Madison to tell me how lucky I am to go to Madison. As a freshman, I am told by upperclassmen how I am lucky to begin my four year journey at this university, and I am finally beginning to realize how great my love is for Madison.

With that being said, I still will complain about my 8 a.m. on Mondays and how Dejope doesn’t serve food till midnight, and how I will avoid walking up Bascom at all costs. But, I will take the time to appreciate everything the University of WisconsinMadison has to offer, even if the winter does totally suck.

Lilly is freshman opinion columnist for The Daily Cardinal. Tell us how you feel and please send all of your feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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Press Conference

Wisconsin gears up for home stretch

By Jacob Hams the daily cardinal

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After the blowout win Saturday against Maryland, head coach Gary Andersen praised his players before this weekend’s game against Rutgers (1-3 Big Ten, 5-3 overall).

“We are proud of the improvement and proud of the effort,” Andersen said.

Scarlet Knights’ starting quarterback Gary Nova may not be able to suit up for the game against Wisconsin this weekend because of a knee injury.

When asked if he thinks Rutgers will do things differently with their backup quarterback, Andersen brushed off that notion.

“I don’t think they’ll change their offense, if any, very little, for this game,” Andersen said.

“Regardless of the quarterback.”

Andersen was also asked about someone on the Big Ten Network stating that the

Badgers would be making a decision on quarterback after the Maryland game.

“That’s never been the plan and I don’t expect it at present to be the plan,” said Andersen.

This upcoming game will be only the second true road game for the Badgers so far this season.

“The key for us is to have the ability to prepare correctly,” said Andersen when asked if there are any drawbacks to not having many road games. “I think we prepared very well for the road games before.”

Rutgers has had a couple of tough road losses recently against good teams. This brought up the question of what the plan is for preparing for a Rutgers team that does not have an outstanding record.

“Doesn’t matter what the record is,” Andersen said. “You’re going to put everything you’ve got into it.”

Volleyball

With the win over No. 14

Nebraska, their first in over 30 years, the Badgers were able to extend their winning streak to nine matches. Head coach Kelly Sheffield was proud of his team’s performance against Nebraska.

“I’m awfully proud of the way we played yesterday,” Sheffield said. “I thought we played really well against a really good team.”

Wisconsin will face another tough challenge in Purdue in a short turnaround Wednesday.

Sheffield pointed to a number of specific challenges the Boilermakers would pose.

“I really like that team. They play really hard number one,” Sheffield said. “They’ve got a lefty on the right, Annie Drews is probably one of the players who is in the running for Big Ten Player of the Year.”

Since the loss to Penn State Sept. 24, the Badgers have managed to only drop one set since.

Sheffield indicated his team has evolved since the loss to the Nittany Lions earlier.

“I think we take pride in getting stronger as the season goes on and learning as the season goes on,” he said.

Sheffield was also asked about how the Wednesday turnaround affects the preparation and the routine for the team.

“I think it’s really tough, yeah, this Wednesdays/weekend, I still haven’t figured it out. It’s really hard to give your players the rest that they need,” Sheffield said.

The Badgers will be going on the road Wednesday to take on Purdue, the No. 2 team in the Big Ten. They will then travel to take on Indiana Saturday, Nov. 1.

Men’s and women’s cross country

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Head coach Gary Andersen oversaw Wisconsin’s most complete performance of the year Saturday against Maryland.

Coming off the Adidas meet where the women’s team finished fourth and the men’s team

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Senior outside hitter Ellen Chapman (left) and the Badgers have won nine in a row and are now ranked No. 4 in the country. finished third, UW director of cross country and track and field Mick Byrne feels good about his teams’ chances in the upcoming Big Ten championship. Byrne was asked if it was a surprise how the women’s team finished in the Adidas meet.

“I can’t say it was a surprise, but our women did a great job.

We didn’t panic, and it’s easy in that type of a race to panic,” he said.

The men’s team is looking to regain the Big Ten title after their loss last year to Indiana. Byrne indicated his preference to win a conference championship rather than a national one.

“Yes, absolutely,” Byrne said.

“Right now this year with these young guys I want to win back our Big Ten title, I think that’s very important for this program.”

Byrne holds high but realistic expectations for both of his teams.

“I think we can finish in the top three,” Byrne said in reference to the women’s team. “We would like to think we’re going to be there in the end with Michigan.”

Byrne likes the men’s chances as well.

“If you just take the results from Adidas, I guess they’re saying we’re favorites.”

The Big Ten championship for both the men and women will be held Sunday, Nov. 2, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Predicting the four teams of the College Football Playoff rushad machhi breaking shad

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inally, it’s the moment we have all been waiting for, the first edition of Shad’s College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of the season.

Fine, yes, the real rankings you are probably waiting for will be released by the “real” CFP committee Tuesday evening, but since I have yet to receive my invitation for the actual CFP panel (I hope they didn’t send it to my old address), I have decided to do my own.

However, instead of doing an entire Top 25, I will only do a top four. This is my projection of the actual Playoff at the end of the season, not on current merit or ranking. With a whole month of the season left, those initial rankings by the “real” committee will most likely be laughable history.

1. Florida State

I’m not sure these guys are as good as they were a year ago when

they were annihilating teams en route to an undefeated national championship campaign, but the remaining teams on their schedule are very similar to Mama Shad’s wonderful cupcakes.

There is no one on the rest of the Seminoles’ schedule who is even close to being as scary as I was back in sixth grade when I was Darth Vader for Halloween (#tbt), and I fully expect them to run the table and finish the regular season undefeated.

Even if redshirt sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston gets suspended for a couple games thanks to several off-field incidents, I would still be surprised if they lost a game.

too, with the team applying for his reinstatement and the NCAA revisiting its policy on autographs, it seems like Gurley will be returning at some point. Adding a rested Gurley to this team almost seems a little unfair. The Bulldogs also have a favorable schedule, with just one true road game at Kentucky while getting their toughest remaining task, Auburn, at home.

2. Georgia

Georgia is also my lone representative from the SEC. I believe that whoever emerges from the SEC West will just be too beat up and tired from the gruel they had to endure, and Georgia is definitely good enough to upset a fatigued and banged up SEC West team on a neutral field in the conference title game.

The Bulldogs are legitimate.

They are an extremely balanced team that has been a bit under the radar since they reside in the other SEC division (the East, is it?), but they seem to be gaining momentum with every coming week, even with the Todd Gurley suspension.

Good news for Georgia fans

There is no one on the rest of the Seminoles’ schedule who is even close to being as scary as I was back in sixth grade when I was Darth Vader for Halloween.

3. TCU

Head coach Gary Patterson has built up a stout defensive reputation at TCU during his tenure, and he might finally have an offense just as explosive. With the defense a little less formidable than in years past, junior quarterback and Heisman contender Trevone Boykin has picked up the slack.

Their lone loss of the season was the result of a wacky 21-point fourth quarter comeback by Baylor. That game also happened at Baylor, and the defense has come back to life since. The Horned Frogs have two very tough contests coming up, at West Virginia and home for Kansas State, a game that should be the play-in for the Big 12 Playoff representative.

I give the nod to TCU in both of those. The Horned Frogs have shown they have what it takes on the road by barely losing at Baylor, and the Kansas State game is at home in front of what should be a rowdy crowd for a team on the verge of the Playoff.

4. Notre Dame

A one-loss Notre Dame team was always going to get into the Playoff based on who they are as a program, but this squad is actually for real.

Going into Tallahassee and almost knocking off the reigning undefeated national champion Florida State (and they should have won had their receiver not been so blatant in his pick attempt) is no small feat. If they can do that, then I believe they can go to Arizona State and USC and beat their last two tough opponents.

This spot (or TCU’s) could go to a one-loss Pac-12 champion, but the best team in that conference, the Oregon Mariotas, have some real issues on defense and the offensive line, and I absolutely do not trust them to win out and remain at one loss.

What do you think of Rushad’s four predictions? Will the SEC West really miss out on the Playoff? Send Rushad an email at machhi@wisc.edu and tell him your thoughts.