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Remaining Republican candidates bash media

By Lucas Sczygelski THE DAILY CARDINAL

After taking it in the chin from insurgents like Donald Trump and Ben Carson in the first two debates, establishment Republicans went on the offensive Wednesday night.

John Kasich, Ohio’s governor and former U.S. congressman

who has watched his campaign shrivel in the polls, wasted no time in attacking the inexperienced front-runners on tax policy.

“Folks we’ve got to wake up. I’m the only person on this stage that actually was involved and the chief architect of balancing the federal budget. You can’t do it with empty promises,”

Kasich said, referring to plans which slash tax rates under the assumption that booming economic growth will offset lost revenue. “You know, these plans would put us trillions in debt.”

The underdog’s harsh opening remarks drew the ire of

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Jesse Eisenberg has been in a number of award-winning films, though he said he has never watched any of his movies.

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Several Republican candidates said the moderators of Wednesday’s debate failed to ask fair questions.

Actor, author Jesse Eisenberg shares new work at book festival

By Anna Madsen THE DAILY CARDINAL

Activist seeks intersectional movement to support abuse victims

By Sammy Gibbons THE DAILY CARDINAL

Sandra Kim, founding CEO and co-publisher of the media site “Everyday Feminism,” spoke about building an intersectional and inclusive movement to end sexual assault and domestic violence Wednesday.

The event was co-sponsored by the Multicultural Student Center, the Campus Women’s Center and Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE).

Kim served as the evening’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month’s keynote speaker. She expressed her views on intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic violence and dating violence. She

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Zeta Beta Tau members Sam Moser and Eric Webber collected signatures Wednesday as part of their philanthropy event to benefit Children’s Miracle Network. + Photo by Kaitlyn Veto

The Madison Public Library welcomed Jesse Eisenberg, an actor, playwright and author, to Madison as an extension of the Wisconsin Book Festival Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Book Festival is an annual event that brings a wide variety of authors to the Madison area. This year, the four-day festival ran from Oct. 22-25 and hosted more than 70 events. The festival boasts of exhibiting something for every type of reader to enjoy, as well as a diverse lineup of authors including prize-winners, debuts, laureates and luminaries.

Eisenberg’s first book, “Bream Gives Me Hiccups,” was released Sept. 8. Eisenberg shared excerpts from this book, a collection of short humor pieces, in his presentation at the library.

“I was always interested in coming to Madison,” Eisenberg said.

“When I talked to my publisher about doing a book tour this is the only city that I requested because I’ve been told that this city would appreciate my type of humor.”

Regarding his newly launched writing career, Eisenberg said he is driven by emotions.

“As a writer, my interest is what emotionally drives a person,” he elaborated, “I’d like to think that

everything I write should have the ability to be performed, I just feel like it’s more emotionally resonant that way.”

Eisenberg began his life in the spotlight with his television debut on the comedy series “Get Real” in 1999. Since this appearance, Eisenberg appeared in numerous films for which he received critical acclaim, including the Vail Film Festival Rising Star Award and British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award, as well as Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations in the Best Actor category.

In 2009, Eisenberg played Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the movie “The Social Network.”

Eisenberg also found success in writing, contributing pieces to The New Yorker and McSweeney’s magazines. He wrote and starred in three plays, “Asuncion,” “The Revisionist” and “The Spoils.” His most recent play, “The Spoils,” won the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Theatre Visions Fund Award.

“When I’m acting, I’m not being judged for just me, but when I write there’s only one thing to criticize and that’s me,” Eisenberg explained.

“…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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City law enforcement, officials prepare for 10th Freakfest

By Greta Bjornson THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison city officials gathered Wednesday to discuss logistics and entertainment for the upcoming Freakfest, which will have its 10th anniversary Saturday.

Madison Police Department’s Central District Captain Carl Gloede emphasised that the event is safe and family-friendly and that the city is excited to hold Freakfest downtown again.

“We’ve come a long way from a public safety perspective in how this event plays out each fall,” he said.

Freakfest coincides with three other events on Saturday, as there is a Badgers football game and hockey game, as well as a produc-

tion of “Wicked” at the Overture Center. However, the timing of each event will be beneficial to road closures, according to Madison Traffic Engineer Tom Mohr.

“The 11 o’clock football game is a big help to us,” Mohr said. “Traffic from the game will be pretty much from two to four, so the football traffic is pretty much gone by the time we close the streets.”

Gloede added that holding the football game in the morning, as opposed to the same time as Freakfest, is helpful to the police as well.

“A night football game drives the staffing levels up because we have to staff two events at the same time,” he said.

Greg Frank, chair of the

Business Improvement District, explained that Freakfest has become a key event for downtown Madison.

“It really shows what can be done when the public and private sectors come together to take something that wasn’t that wonderful before and make it a great event,” Frank said.

Freakfest will be headlined

by Timeflies and will also feature country artist Chase Rice.

Tag Evers, founder and owner of concert promotion company True Endeavors, described Freakfest as “a fun, positive, safe event” for everyone. “[It is] widely considered to be the biggest and best Halloween bash in the area,” Evers said.

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Sandra Kim, founding CEO of “Everyday Feminism,” says a culture of support and accountability will help to protect victims of violence.

activist from page 1 emphasized to attendees how critical it is for college-aged students to become educated about these topics now to start the movement.

“This is something that, unfortunately, will not end in our lifetimes,” Kim said. “It is going to be a continuous part of your life, but it is important to have these public conversations and frame it to really understand what’s going on.”

She said that the pace of change is much faster than she has ever seen it, and the national and campus-wide conversations are amazing, but can be improved.

“Sexual violence and IPV are so embedded in our culture, it’s one of the few forms, one of the very few types of violence, that when it happens, people, including survivors, will insist that it didn’t happen and they will blame survivors for their own victimization,” Kim said.

Kim went in-depth about the numerous barriers victims face when self-identifying IPV. The aspects of the assault that make it hard to accept include knowing the

republican from page 1 Trump, who alleged that they were a sign of desperation.

“His poll numbers tanked and he got nasty,” Trump said of Kasich, followed by a wink to his left.

Carson withheld personal attacks and defended his tax policy by backing away from his former promise of a 10 percent tithe inspired by the Bible toward a 15 percent flat tax and promising to make up revenue by eliminating federal agencies.

“You make that up pretty quickly so that’s not by any stretch pie in the sky,” Carson said.

Establishment figures also criticized attacks on social benefit programs by conservatives like Carson, who is open to slashing Medicare and Medicaid.

“People paid their money, they expect to have it,” said former Gov. Mike Huckabee. “And if this government doesn’t pay it, then tell me the difference between the government and Bernie Madoff.”

perpetrator and experiencing nonphysical assault. Both are easily dismissed, but are common cases of real assault, according to Kim. She also mentioned that not having sexual assault being taken seriously, concern for one’s personal or community image, as well as not wanting to involve law enforcement may prohibit victims from telling the truth.

Kim suggested avenues to tear down barriers and build ways to protect and assist victims.

This involves creating a culture of support and accountability that is survivor-centered, and promoting safe environments around campus.

“To make this reality, we need to be educating ourselves and making more and more space for people to be listened to,” Kim said.

“People want to share, they want support, they just don’t know who they can trust.”

She parted with the idea that sexual assault is never the survivor’s fault, and the idea that it is can only be changed by a safe, community-healing environment.

When asked about his plans for the budget, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, instead took the opportunity to dismiss his fellow candidates’ infighting as the result of liberal media bias.

“The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media,” Cruz said.

“This is not a cage match, and you look at the questions … ‘Ben Carson can you do math?,’ ‘John Kasich will you insult two people over here?’ How about talking about the substantive issues people care about?”

Cruz compared it to a “Democratic debate where every question from the fawning media was ‘which one of you is more handsome and wise.’”

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, continued the debate’s shift toward media bashing.

“Democrats have the ultimate super PAC,” Rubio said, defending Trump’s attack on big campaign contributions and PACs. “It’s called the mainstream media.”

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Madison’s Freakfest has become a staple event to the city’s famed Halloween festivities.

Coordinating Council members approve ASM internal budget for fiscal year 2017

By Scott Bembenek THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council voted Wednesday to approve ASM’s 2016-’17 internal budget, after making slight adjustments.

The committee approved the proposed budget at $1,449,015.14, an increase over the previous year’s budget of $1,403,033.24.

One of the adjustments increased funding support for the website registered student organizations use to apply for ASM grants from $4,000 to $9,000. Committee members cited the website’s aging interface as one of the reasons for the increase.

Council member Ariela Rivkin mentioned that many of the policies currently on the site are not up to date with ASM policies, which could confuse student organizations looking to apply for various grants.

Members also debated whether to cap funding for the Green Fund at $25,000 or to keep it at the current amount of $50,000. The Green Fund provides student organizations dedicated to addressing sustainability issues with money from student segregated fees.

While some council members said that the fund plays a key role on campus in an important issue area, others said that restrictions on what the funding can address present obstacles.

Rivkin stated that since ASM is strictly limited in what segregated fees can go toward infrastructure, the Green Fund is also limited, as most issues regarding sustainability rely on infrastructural improvement.

The Green Fund may be unfair to other student organizations looking to improve campus, and according to Rivkin funding

requests should go through the Finance Committee instead.

“It’s not fair to every single other [organization] that is doing something else,” Rivkin said. “If there’s a Green Fund then there should be a fund for everybody else who’s trying to accomplish great things on this campus.”

The Council also heard a presentation from students looking to establish the first UW-Madison food pantry on campus.

The students presenting preliminary ideas for the food pantry said it is a necessity after recent studies that show a growing number of college students suffer from food insecurity. The food pantry is currently proposed to receive $3,000 in the ASM budget.

The ASM internal budget will next go to Student Council for approval.

New way to study microbes could solve global problems A UW-Madison bacteriology professor, along with 17 other scientists from around the world, proposed a new way of approaching the study of microbes Wednesday, according to a university press release.

UW-Madison’s Tim Donohue and the other scientists believe looking at how microbes and colonies of microbes interact with different environments could help

solve the world’s biggest problems.

The research could affect issues like personalized medicine, global health, new energy sources and bio-based manufacturing, according to the release.

“Twenty years from now we may look back at this as a watershed time where we began to take information on microbes and use them as predictors of human health and influencers of planetary activi-

ties on a new scale,” Donohue said in the release.

Donohue said UW-Madison could play a large role in furthering the research.

“If we can find a way here to connect teams of [UW-Madison scientists] with researchers in analytics and computation, we can be a model for the country and the world,” Donohue said in the release.

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Television Maybe it’s the Minnesotan in me, maybe I’m a little juvenile, but I have always thoroughly enjoyed a good, old “Charlie Brown” holiday TV special. Each year when it comes on the air, I am flooded with nostalgia. When I hear the familiar piano riff and see the uncanny shuffling of the Peanuts’ feet, I get all warm inside. I can’t help but get a little excited each holiday, knowing the Peanuts gang will be back to visit, even if only for a little bit. I miss the always unenthused Charlie Brown, the secret adventures of Snoopy and the first real mean girl you knew as a kid, Lucy.

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” is the Halloween special that features Charlie grumbling about getting rocks instead of candy, Lucy and her signature “good grief!”, Sally getting real with Linus by teaching him a lesson on how to treat a woman and Linus himself, who clings to the idea of the Great Pumpkin—a magic pumpkin that rises from the patch and brings presents to children. Charlie Brown is not just a character or a show, it is a preservation of Midwest childhood. If you have some down time from partying this weekend, you should revisit some good memories and have a watch.

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Movies “Halloweentown,” “Twitches,” “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” If mentioning any one of these things doesn’t get you excited for Halloween, then I don’t know what does. With Halloween mere days away, the television guide is locked and loaded with every Halloween movie imaginable.

If you fancy the horror genre, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” will do the trick, but if the “scary” side of Halloween is not your thing, delightfully cheesy Disney classics like “Twitches” will be an equally amusing treat.

No matter the day or time, there’s always a festive film to enjoy. This time of year has always been a highlight for me because it gave me a good excuse to curl up in my blanket, popcorn in hand, and watch the wonderfully endless stream of movies on Disney or ABC Family with the rest of my family. Even now, we still talk about what our favorite “Halloweentown” movie is, and whether Kimberly J. Brown or Sara Paxton played Marnie Cromwell better—it was Kimberly, no question. Halloween is the time for tricks and the time for treats, but it is also the time to enjoy the best holiday-themed films.

—Samantha Marz

All We Need Raury

By Cooper Brannigan THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Raury shares All We Need

I had a conversation with a friend of mine over the summer about what upcoming albums I was most excited about.

Obviously, albums from Drake, Kanye West and Frank Ocean— where is it Frank?—were on my list, but so was Raury. Earlier this year, Raury said that he would release his first album as a follow-up to his critically acclaimed mixtape, “Indigo Child.” Raury, a 19-year-old from an Atlanta suburb, made a grand entrance into the music scene when he released the artful and powerful music video to “Indigo Child” singles, “God’s Whisper.”

But the main question I had was if Raury could follow up his critically acclaimed debut with a strong, evolved project, and Raury followed through. All We Need is the sequel to “Indigo Child” that is indeed a bold move, but still works well. Love is the one descriptive word I would use for the album. Almost every song discusses, or at least touches upon, peace, injustice and love, especially the opening titular track. “All We Need” opens the album with an electronic score that sounds like the score for “2001: A Space Odyssey,” but transitions into a more familiarsounding Raury love song.

When the album hits “Devil’s Whisper,” the first single off the project, the album’s vibe switches to the acoustic Raury seen in previous releases. I think “Devil’s Whisper” is Raury’s best song to date. The hypnotic, hand-clap beat and contagious guitar, along with perfect synth spread throughout the track, makes the song a sonic masterpiece. But Raury also sounds extremely confident, especially during his first verse.

All We Need is the first album that covers love and peace that I can fully listen to all the way through since I first discovered Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On years ago. All We Need is a very good album, one where Raury takes leaps, calculated guesses and ultimately succeeds in presenting his listeners with a fantastic experience.

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Video games There are so many spooky games that I have to start with the best spooky game, “Undertale,” which has cute ghosts, bone brothers, one bad mother and loads of weird frogs. It’s excellent and cheap, and it’s for your computer. Digging back in time a bit, you’d be remiss to not spend a one Halloween day in the walls of “Amnesia: The Dark Descent’s” terrifying castle, and the game requires a limited “skill” level beyond being able to survive the horrifying.

Prefer to take the night and be the scary one? I’d be remiss not to mention “Bloodborne” even though I haven’t yet played it, as it’s considered one of the year’s best games and primarily centers around Gothic horror imagery. Consider either “Dishonored,” which allows you to take the role of a skull-faced assassin who becomes the nightmare of his foggy city’s corrupt. And for the youthful, check out “Costume Quest,” which is a humorous game more akin to “Hocus Pocus” than “Halloween.”

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Kaskade melds pop and electronic on sub-par Automatic ALBUM REVIEW

Automatic Kaskade

By Joshua Hart THE DAILY CARDINAL

Kaskade’s most recent album, Automatic, released Sept. 25, provides his familiar, attentiongrabbing appeal diverged with splashes of experimentation and genre blending. Many of the songs on the album are short, and feature a typical commercial EDM sound, consisting of heavy synths and electronic sounding drums, up-tempo and backed with a huge, catchy chorus. Some features shine more than others, and some sonic decisions were better executed, providing for an overall mixed emotion on the album as a whole project.

It would be easy to say that when Kaskade diverged from his typical and familiar EDM sound, it

did not go over well. Unfortunately, some experiments in genre melding sounded better or provided a better experience than others.

The seventh track, “Never Sleep Alone (feat. Tess Comrie),” feels as though Kaskade can do no wrong in terms of listenability. The chorus and beat-drops so far have been expected, grandiose and filled with energy. When beginning this song, it feels like it will follow the same formula. However, this track is the first to feature a glaring misstep of trying too hard to be progressive, featuring an intense house-style drop with an organ and loweroctave steel drum synths. It takes away from the good buildup with reverbed plucking guitar and electronic synth, along with some skilled vocals from Tess Comrie.

Another divergence from EDM includes the trance-like, alternative-pop track, “Breaking Up (feat.

Scott Shepard).” The sad, emotional wailing over constant drums and another out-of-place, forced drop, combined with the cliché story the lyrics portray, create a forgettable and skippable track in what would otherwise be a continuous stretch of good songs.

Some of the average, middle-ofthe-road songs include the opening track, “We Don’t Stop.” The track is very representative of the album: a layered buildup, including stringed—in this case guitar—chords with synth sounds intertwined, some up-tempo snare drums and an intense electronic drop. These complex and layered sounds are paired with empty and open lyrics that are usually too transparent.

“Tear Down These Walls (feat.

Tamra Keenan)” is a little more poppy, with the piano chords more predominantly featured, and the drop being a little more low-key and groovy. The drop comes after the chorus and allows, for better or for worse, the repetition of “Tear down these walls,” now engraved in the listener’s mind. The second track, “Us (feat. CID)” has a clubby, synth-heavy drop, typical of what one would expect from Kaskade, but is a good song overall; it’s up-tempo, sexy and filled with emotion.

When a song or moment caught my attention, it was due to a good use of feature, a mood that was evoked or an interesting sound change. “Phoenix (feat. Sasha Sloan)” is pretty poppy in com-

parison to the first four tracks. It’s stripped back and lacks a big drop, but still features a catchy chorus. “Day Trippin’ (feat. Estelle)” really utilizes Estelle’s feature and sounds great harmonizing with herself. This is also another step in the pop direction, but it still feels electronic. The biggest change in sound was on “Papercuts (feat.

Two Nations).” The guitar is the featured instrument, and the song is more of an alternative pop song than anything else.

Overall, if you are looking for a typical EDM record with big choruses and built-up electronic synthesizers all the way through, you will be surprised by some of the elements of this record. Kaskade blends will his typical up-tempo electronic dance music with elements of pop, trance and alternative. He combines catchy, yet transparent, choruses with dance music and makes it into something that is listenable throughout. While nothing inevitably reaches out and grabs me from this album, nothing is noticeably hindering its overall up-tempo and groovy vibe.

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For the record The Oct. 28 article on Helen Yan said her awarded fellowship would be distributed in five phases over five years. It will actually be broken up into three phases over five years.

Low risk of stabbings causes man to boycott Freakfest

By Liam Hutchison THE DAILY CARDINAL

Mostly due to increased policing, Freakfest has become rather subdued and almost exclusively stab-free in recent years. As a result, local man Darrell Fingus has vowed to skip the annual event until he feels that his once-sufficient chances of being stabbed have been restored.

Says Fingus of the event, “I don’t care about the music or the parties or anything, I just wanted some danger in my life, ya know? Something to get the pulse going and make you really understand what it’s like to be alive, while at the same time trying to come to terms with your own mortality.”

Fingus is “certain” he’s not the only one who thinks Freakfest has become “too sissy.” “Back in the heyday pretty much everyone who went was trying to get stabbed or something,” he said. “There were 100,000 people on State Street, and I’d bet most of ‘em were just there to see who was gonna get stabbed.”

“You can tell that the event’s gotten too soft because families are starting to bring their kids,” Fingus continued. “If people were still getting stabbed there probably wouldn’t be any toddlers walking around.”

When asked what he plans to do instead of attending the event, Fingus said he’ll probably “just go over to a buddy’s house and hang out or, ya know, stab stuff.”

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‘President Sanders’ Halloween costume too extreme for average American

By Hossein Rostam THE DAILY CARDINAL

Bernie Sanders tops a list of shocking and controversial costume ideas for Halloween 2015, beating out Sexy Hillary, Sexy Caitlyn Jenner and Sexy European Refugee for the top spot among college students.

Mr. Sander’s “socialist” designation and leftist policy proposals have been considered far outside the norm for American politics, leaving many average Americans confused and appalled as the costume choice continues to gain support over its rivals.

“Every year these costumes get more and more over the top,” claims local dad Mark Frimpy. “Everyone should just take a chill pill.”

Others simply express confusion: “I just don’t get the joke,” claims local mother of three, Janet Jones. “I guess it’s supposed to be ironic. Like that movie about the people getting their mouths stitched to other

people’s butts, sort of all in a row. Did you see that one?”

This controversy comes at a time of great uncertainty about the nation’s future, punctuated by a reignited discourse on the status of some long-held beliefs.

Long considered a politically incorrect and derogatory term, “socialist” seems to be losing its negative status, joining the ranks of words like “crapulous,” “niggardly” and “assart” as having been previously misunderstood.

“I thought we beat the socialists during the cold war and they turned into Muslims. Now they’re back?” claims local racist John Shaw.

Of course, not all students support the costume choice: “No, I wouldn’t be caught dead dressed as a socialist president,” claims sophomore Julie Hertz.

“Our sorority is all going as the human centipede.

Halloween is this Saturday, Oct. 31.

Capitol building sick of being giant breast for Halloween every year

By Dylan Anderson

Open-minded ghost confused about why he is always portrayed as white

By Noah Mack THE DAILY CARDINAL

A confused ghost rose from his ethereal resting place as the clock struck midnight to voice his opinion on the insensitive portrayal of ghosts during this time of the year.

“You know, we as ghosts are a misunderstood bunch with many different pre-death backgrounds.

I know it’s convenient to just throw on a sheet but we really would all appreciate some color diversity,” the wraith muttered while picking transparent pieces of skin off his face.

Cardinal reporters tracked down Jerry Mallory, a former victim of this unnamed ghost, to ask his thoughts on the matter. “Is he here?” Mallory said, looking around nervously. “I just got over this, I don’t want him to come back. I’ve been haunted many times but this guy was different.

He kept going on and on about the inconsiderateness of people and how he believed it was unfair that ghost costumes were only white. I wasn’t even scared, I just wanted him to stop talking.”

When asked how to change the mindset of the general population, he laid out his plan to decrease “ghostism,” as he puts it. “Number one, you’ve gotta relate to the people, despite the difficulty in relating to things with a pulse and beating heart.

Secondly, you need the backing of Casper, that guy is a legend and a widely accepted celebrity,” the translucent being articulated from seemingly all points of the room.

At press time, the ghost had quickly tired of the issue and had moved on to fighting for the species orientation of werewolves, despite his meager success in past mythological-rights endeavors.

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Routine is the bane of academic success MARISA BERNSTEIN Opinion Columnist

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veryone’s had a draggedout Sunday at College Library. A stack of empty paper coffee cups. Bags of sour gummy worms forming a pile. A mountain of unfinished work. I often find myself stuck in this alltoo familiar scene until the walls blend into the floor and my reading comprehension abilities are put into question. When I finally make my escape, it is not without a pledge that Helen and I will meet again next Sunday to repeat the same mundane production.

I find it more and more difficult to drag myself out of bed on Sunday mornings knowing this is my fate. My eyes glaze

over at the very thought of sitting at the same table and shuffling through yet another stack of indigestible textbooks. I can see my arthritis in-the-making from scribbling notes in the margins of the 9 billion pages of text I read on a daily basis.

The issue is that each day that I spend with Helen, I find myself becoming increasingly less productive when it comes to schoolwork or studying.

Not only do students struggle with the issue of productivity, but they are often stressed too.

And tired. And sometimes we have a lot of homework. And every once in a while we even forget to bring our computer chargers to the library.

Hang on. I’m kidding. I am not writing an article about how sleepy and stressed and technologically dependent we are, because we all know those stories. They’ve been told a million times, and we are all sick of the same old thing.

As college students, we tend to be creatures of routine. It’s hard not to be. We have to follow a specific class schedule, and with club meetings and events it’s hard not to find a scheduled flow. But let’s face it: “scheduled flow” is an oxymoron. As it turns out, following the same path every day becomes mind-numbing for those of us that crave a little more adventure. The longer I stuck to my daily routine, the

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The effectiveness of always hitting one specific study spot, such as H.C. White, is questionable.

less productive I became, and the harder it was for me to drag myself to each event in my overscheduled life.

My eyes glaze over at the thought of sitting at the same table and shuffling through yet another stack of indigestible textbooks.

So, I did a little experiment.

Over the course of one week, I followed a different schedule than the day before. I rearranged my general afternoon and evening routines by venturing to different study spots, completing work earlier, going to the gym later and visa versa, while still making it to the events that I could not manipulate (such as classes and org meetings).

What I found was that the change of pace completely reset my brain. When I got out of class for the day, I evaluated where I was at mentally. If I thought I was in the right state to grind out that paper that I have to do, I’d sit down and do it. If I felt as though I would benefit from a little nap or some Netflix, I’d take a moment for that too.

Not only was I more productive, but I was also more interested. The walk to the Historical Society library looks differ-

ent than the walk to my Union South study spot. Every day was a different scene, and I felt less inclined to take it for granted. I found myself appreciating the beauty of #UWFall when I was no longer trapped inside a cage of routine. My daily adventures had me feeling so much freer and less confined. As a result, I actually enjoyed the things that I used to dread, such as going to the library.

Routine is the enemy of productivity, and if you’re like me, it takes the fun out of things. A little spontaneity in life is a good thing—it keeps you alert (i.e. not falling asleep during that 8 a.m. power lecture!!).

I find it more and more difficult to drag myself out of bed on Sunday mornings knowing that this is my fate.

Helen, I know that we may see each other less now, but our time together is that much more special. To everyone else, get out of your routine. Take the time to get outside of your schedule, listen to your mind and just enjoy.

Marisa is a sophomore majoring in journalism. Please send all questions and comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Affordable college critical in bolstering economy and further generations Samantha WILCOX Opinion Columnist

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s current college students know, a college diploma is just about mandatory to succeed in the highly competitive job market after graduation. However, obtaining that diploma is an extremely costly task. It costs nearly $25,000 for Wisconsin residents to attend UW-Madison each year, with tuition for outof-state students soaring to nearly $45,000. Under the current system for higher education, families either have to save for decades or plunge into the black hole of student loans to afford the cost of a college education. However, during this current election cycle, candidates are batting around the idea of a free public college education for students. This would not only alleviate the financial and emotional stress from millions of families across the country, but would also jump-start the American economy.

Because of this lack of affordability, the thought of attending college is simply an unattainable dream for many students.

According to the 2010 Census, the average household income for Wisconsin residents was $66,432.

While this number is much higher than the national average of $50,500,

it is still not enough if families are expected to pay for higher education.

In-state tuition accounts for 37 percent of the state’s average household income, which leaves many families even further strapped for cash than they already were.

The price tag for an education is so daunting that it is often questioned if it’s worth it.

Because of this lack of affordability, the thought of attending college is simply an unattainable dream for many students.

Aspiring college students from low-income families often don’t go on to college because their families can’t afford it, and they start working straight out of high school. This decision starts a vicious cycle of continuing the downward spiral into poverty; students without a college diploma make $25,000 less per year than their college-educated counterparts. The ticket to social mobility is education but the cost prohibits many people from middle and lower classes from being able to improve their social status.

This inevitable cycle of mediocrity and lack of an education is not one that should be plaguing our youth. Instead, children and teens should be focusing on how they can change their lives, and maybe their communities. If a

college education in their state was free, they could do just that.

A college diploma would not be a dream, but would instead be a reality. More students would be able to study in fields that the future is driving us toward, such as science, technology and mathematics. With a more educated population, the American economy would have many more qualified people to fuel new and innovative ideas, bringing their communities from a former lowincome place that lacked hope to a place that thrived.

Currently, college education is for the wealthy in this country. The price tag for an education is so daunting that it is often questioned if it’s worth it.

However, this only drags people down socially. Making public universities free to students would not only allow them to realize their dreams, but would

also help America soar by arming our youth with an education that allows them to compete in the modern job market.

Samantha is a freshman intending to major in communication arts or journalism. What is your opinion on the price of college tuition? Share your view with us at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

This inevitable cycle of mediocrity and lack of an education is not one that should be plaguing our youth.

President Barack Obama has recently suggested making community colleges tuition-free, allowing students to attain their associate’s degree without the fear of racking up debt. This is a great step in the right direction, and would allow youth everywhere to get the skills they need to get a job that would allow them to move up the social ladder. However, an associate’s degree doesn’t compare with what students can get at a four-year university. According to Capella University, an online college, people with an associate’s degree make $400 less per week than people with a bachelor’s degree and are more likely to be unemployed.

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Tuition hikes for out-of-state students at UW-Madison have been a point of contention between students and administration.

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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Season is still salvageable as schedule winds down

By Jason Braverman The Daily Cardinal

Despite what appeared to be a lost year at the beginning of the season, the Badgers enter their final two contests with a considerable amount still on the line. Coming off a 2-2 draw against Penn State, Wisconsin (1-2-3 Big Ten, 4-9-3 overall) remains in last place in the conference, but is within striking distance of nabbing home-field advantage in the Big Ten tournament, and sits just six points behind first-place Rutgers.

The first of their remaining games will come Saturday at Indiana (2-31, 9-4-2), the Badgers’ final road tilt of the regular season. The Hoosiers, who have not missed the NCAA tournament since 1986 and have won six national championships during that streak, most recently in 2012, enter the match 6-1-1 in their last eight matches. Plagued by a slow start, though, the Hoosiers’ seven points place them above only the Badgers in the Big Ten standings.

The Badgers have actually fared better away from home, with a 4-3-1 road mark this year, and have collected at least one point in five of their last six road matches. One area that they will seek to improve upon, though, is being able to hold leads when they get ahead, after letting Penn State grab the equalizer less than five minutes after the opening goal in their last match.

“Like I said to the guys, we haven’t had a lot of leads this year, so that’s all kind of new for them as well how that momentum can switch,” head coach John Trask said after Saturday’s tie.

Sophomore midfielders Christopher Mueller and Mike Catalano both scored in the draw, as the duo rank first and second on the team with five and three goals, respectively.

Making his 12th start of the season, sophomore goalie Adrian Remeniuk added eight saves, while pulling his personal record to 4-5-3.

The Hoosiers are coming off of

a 1-0 shutout win over Michigan, with sophomore defenseman Grant Lillard providing all of the game’s offense. His four goals rank second on the team, trailing only forward Femi Hollinger-

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Badgers welcome high-powered Sun Devils to Kohl Center for weekend series The Daily Cardinal

Desperately searching for its first win of the season, Wisconsin (0-3-3) will welcome the Arizona State Sun Devils (4-4-0) to the Kohl Center this Friday and Saturday.

Despite an offensive outburst last weekend at Ferris State, the Badgers were unable to earn their first victory of the season after tying the Bulldogs 5-5 and losing 2-1 in consecutive games.

Although the Badgers are still winless, head coach Mike Eaves has remained upbeat noting several positives that have resulted

from his young team’s play.

“One of the good things was the fact we scored five goals. That’s a very positive thing,” Eaves said after the team’s first game against against Ferris State.

If the Badgers hope to win this weekend, their offense will have to continue its scoring ways just to keep close with the offensive juggernaut. In its last two games, Arizona State has netted a total of 16 goals.

Freshmen studs, defenseman Joey Raats and forward Jordan Masters, headline ASU’s highoctane offense. In only seven games, the two playmakers have

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Grant Besse’s five points leads Wisconsin’s sputtering offense.

defense from page 8 we just don’t overthink and play our game we will be successful,” Wellhausen said.

Wisconsin continues conference play this weekend against the Minnesota State Mavericks (0-6-0, 2-7-1), who find themselves at the bottom of the WCHA standings as the only team to lose all of its first six games.

The Mavericks have been able to draw blood in most of their conference games, but the problem has been their defense, which has

allowed at least four goals in five of six conference games. And unfortunately for them, strength of schedule isn’t a very good excuse, as they have only played one team currently in the top half of the WCHA standings.

Sophomore forward Hannah Davidson comfortably leads Minnesota State in points, but in conference play alone the points have been evenly distributed among a few forwards.

There is certainly no goalie controversy for Minnesota State, as senior Brianna Quade leads the country in minutes played and

Indiana in net.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Saturday, after which the Badgers will head back home to close out the regular season against Northwestern Wednesday.

Amid a disappointing season, sophomore midfielder Mike Catalano has been a rare bright spot.

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Janzen, whose six goals and 16 points are both good for third most in the Big Ten. Junior Colin Webb, who leads the conference with seven shutouts and allows just 0.82 goals per game, leads

orchestrated eight and seven points, respectively.

As for Wisconsin, the team will rely heavily on junior forward Grant Besse, as it has all season long. Leading the team in points, Besse figures to be the recipe for any UW success this year.

Coming into the year the Badgers knew just how valuable Besse would be to the team. However, UW could have never predicted the production newcomer Luke Kunin would provide in the early going.

Kunin is second on the team in points (four), and like Besse, the freshman has scored two goals in his six games of action.

Wisconsin will look to create opportunities for both Besse and Kunin in hopes of keeping up with ASU’s offense.

Aside from scoring goals, the Badgers will look to inexperienced freshman goaltender Matt Jurusik to shut down the Sun Devils’ potent attack.

In the young season, Jurusik has tallied 145 saves while allowing just 18 goals.

For Eaves, it is a matter of expanding on the positives.

“We have to continue to develop off the good things that we do and create characteristics of teams that know how to win,” Eaves said.

The puck will drop at 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center. boasts a solid .920 save percentage.

With a much less anticipated matchup than last week, and with Wisconsin shorthanded because of Emily Clark and Sarah Nurse’s international obligations, the Badgers will need to avoid any letdowns in order to come away with the win this weekend.

“I don’t think anything changes,” Burke said. “We are missing a few people but we will still play the same way as we have all season.”

The series will take place Friday and Saturday in Mankato, Minn., with both games starting at 2 p.m.

title from page 8 for the Big Ten tournament.

A scoreless and gridlocked game broke wide open with just under 17 minutes remaining in the second half. While surrounded by the Northwestern defense, junior midfielder Rose Lavelle rocketed a shot from just within the 18-yard box, sending the ball soaring past Wildcat goalkeeper Lauren Clem, incidentally the cousin of Wisconsin goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem, to give the Badgers the lead.

But the Badgers failed to lock down the win. Northwestern’s response came with less than 10 minutes to go, taking advantage of an ugly Badger defensive error.

Wildcat junior forward Addie Steiner snuck in behind the back-

line, stealing a weak pass back intended for Clem. Capitalizing, Steiner beat Clem and scored against an open net. Having tied up the game, Northwestern took the Badgers to overtime where they struggled to hold on against a tide of Wildcat momentum.

With just over three minutes remaining in the second overtime, Northwestern struck again.

Capitalizing on a cross, Wildcat Kassidy Gorman scored, effectively ending the game with the golden goal.

For head coach Paula Wilkins, it’s up to her players to decide how to react to the loss.

“You can use it to motivate you and prepare you for the next game by remembering this feeling,” Wilkins said.

UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Despite scoring a go-ahead goal in the 74th minute, Rose Lavelle’s offensive output wasn’t enough to hold off Northwestern.

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Rutgers a bigger threat than record indicates

By Lorin Cox

The daily cardinal

Football is a team sport, but sometimes one player can have a game-changing impact on their team. As much as redshirt senior wide receiver Alex Erickson has carried the Wisconsin (3-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) passing game, Rutgers’ (1-3, 3-4) offense has really lived and died through the hands of their senior wide receiver, when he’s been able to play.

Leonte Carroo missed two games for the Scarlet Knights, as he was suspended for his involvement in an assault case that occurred after his team’s Week 2 loss to Washington State. He missed just under a month, but the team was fortunate to have its bye week while he was gone.

Rutgers’ offense averaged only 15 points a game without him and 44 points with him, up until last week when they put up seven on Ohio State. Carroo only played the first half against the Buckeyes, and he’s questionable for Saturday’s game against Wisconsin after re-aggravating an ankle injury.

“We’re going to have to plan for him to play because he’s that big of a weapon and that much of a weapon,” Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda said. “He’s someone where you definitely need to know where he’s at and what his split is, and then you play him accordingly.”

Not very many defenses have found a way to cover him. He’s averaging more than 20 yards per recep-

tion, among the best in the nation, and he’s had three separate games with three touchdowns each.

Carroo does an excellent job of taking the top off of defenses. He’s able to attack anywhere on the field, but he’s reeled in a number of deep balls for some big plays, including six of his nine touchdowns. He also hasn’t dropped a pass all season.

“He’s a man that deserves attention,” defensive backs coach Daronte’ Jones said. “He’s their go-to guy, so you have to have some awareness no matter what coverage you’re in, and kind of know that when they’re in a tough bind, that’s what they’re going to go to.”

The problem for the Scarlet Knights is they have been in tough binds quite a bit. They gave up late leads to both Washington State and Michigan State, and it took four unanswered touchdowns and a lastsecond field goal to amass 55 points to edge out Indiana two weeks ago.

That being said, it says a lot about a team when it refuses to give up.

They don’t get too down about their losses, and despite their 3-4 record, they’re still a tough matchup for any Big Ten team.

“They didn’t struggle against Michigan State, they didn’t struggle against Indiana, and games can go either way,” Jones said. “ I think they’re a dangerous team, and naturally, they can put up points. They’re going to keep fighting tooth and nail.

It’s going to be a dogfight.”

Whether or not Carroo plays,

Rutgers’ offense will still be able to move the ball. They certainly aren’t as dynamic without him, and they don’t score nearly as effectively, but they’re far from inept. Their bread and butter is the running game, and that only makes the rest of the offense better.

“I think everything starts with the run game for them because that opens up that play action pass game,” Aranda said. “You load the box so you get single coverage, and that opens up the three-step game, and so on and so forth.”

Play action and quick passes have made things that much easier for Carroo to get the ball from redshirt sophomore quarterback Chris Laviano. Laviano has ranked among the top in the country in completion percentage for much of the season, and combined with the run game, is why their offense has been able to put up so many points.

Between the handoffs and the rhythm passing, opposing defenses get tired, and that’s when Laviano and Carroo take advantage and hit them with the deep ball. Even the great Spartan defense of Michigan State struggled with them, and it will be a big task for the Badgers.

It starts with the running game, flows through the quick game and into Carroo’s arms. The receiver has been a game changer for Rutgers, and he is definitely the player to watch if he’s healthy for Saturday.

Kickoff is 11 a.m. Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

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Sojourn Shelton and the rest of UW’s secondary is charged with containing Leonte Carroo.

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Double-overtime loss costs UW sole ownership of regular season Big Ten title

By Irene Burski the daily cardinal

In a stunning end to what was a dominating eight-game win streak and miracle season turnaround, the Badgers fell 2-1 to Northwestern in a heartbreaking double-overtime defeat at the at the McClimon Sports Complex Wednesday night.

While having clinched a share

of the Big Ten title last weekend with its victory on the road against a struggling Maryland, Wisconsin lost the distinction of being the only holder of the conference title.

The Badgers (8-2-1 Big Ten, 10-53 overall) needed a win or a draw against the Wildcats (7-3-1, 13-4-2) to claim sole ownership of the Big Ten title. Their loss opened the door

for the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-2-1, 13-3-2) to also claim partial ownership and share the title.

Penn State is the only other Big Ten team, besides Northwestern, to beat Wisconsin, and holds the tiebreaker against Wisconsin when it comes to determining matchups

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Courtney Burke has been an integral part of a Wisconsin defense that has allowed 0.3 goals and 14.8 shots per game.

Wisconsin’s fast start fueled by dominant defense

By Ryan Weinkauf the daily cardinal

No. 3 Wisconsin (6-0-0 WCHA, 8-0-0 overall) has scored a lot of goals this year, and has given up very few. That is a recipe for success in any sport, and the women’s hockey team is on a roll right now.

The 8-0 record is Wisconsin’s best start since the 2010-’11 season, the last time it won the National Championship, although the team isn’t ready to draw any comparisons between that squad and themselves.

“It’s still early to start thinking about things like that,” senior captain Courtney Burke said.

“But it is good for the team to start off strong and it will help us down the line in the season, and we need to build off of it.”

The Badgers are coming off an impressive dismantling of No. 6 Bemidji State, outscoring it 7-0 in a series sweep, sending a statement to the rest of the country.

“It showed how disciplined we are,” junior goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens said. “We kept doing the little things that we’ve been doing since the beginning of the season, and even if it was a better team we kept doing what we are good at.”

Although the score line suggests differently, Friday night’s game was not completely smooth sailing for the Badgers, as Bemidji State played them very close, generating almost as many opportunities as Wisconsin did.

But the Badgers came out swinging in game two, dominating from start to finish and showing an impressive ability to adapt and adjust.

Desbiens saw a lot of improvement from the end of game one to

game two that helped make it a more convincing win.

“In the first game we got stuck in our zone a little bit, but in the second game we stayed more composed and didn’t stress out from the last one,” Desbiens said.

The story of the season so far has been the defense, which has yet to allow a goal in conference play, and is currently the No. 1 scoring defense in the country.

The biggest component of that success has been the stellar play of Desbiens, who leads the nation in shutouts (five), goals against average (.030) and save percentage (.980), and was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for her performances against Bemidji State. “[Desbiens] has been standing tall back there,” Burke said.

“She’s really stood on her head for us and has been doing everything right back there.”

The offense hasn’t been too shabby either, coming in as the No. 3 scoring offense in the country. The team continues to boast a wide range of threats, as was seen last weekend, with six different players scoring the seven goals, and those players coming from three of the four offensive lines.

“Other teams can’t take any of our lines lightly this year, we have talent on every line, and we have a lot of depth,” sophomore forward Baylee Wellhausen said. “It’s great that we can expect good things from everyone on our team.”

Wellhausen still sees some ways the team can improve though.

“I think handling the puck a lot more. Last week we battled some adversity with that, and if

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