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Republicans enjoy majority in Assembly

By Leo Vartorella THE DAILY CARDINAL

State Assembly Republicans held a caucus Monday in order to introduce and welcome their 18 new members as well as vote on party leadership positions.

State Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was unanimously re-elected as the speaker of the assembly. In his nomination speech, state Rep. Rob Swearingen, R-Rhinelander, lauded Vos for his fiscal responsibility and strong media presence, calling him the “guy out front taking the bullets, the guy who cares about you.”

The caucus also elected state Rep. Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, as assembly majority leader. He was commended by his colleagues for his familiarity with Wisconsin’s legislative process. State Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, nominated Steineke, saying while many politicians provide little more than strong rhetoric, Steineke brings substantive policy skills to the position.

Rep. Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, was re-elected speaker pro tempore and Rep. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, was elected assistant majority leader.

Swearingen’s boisterous speech captured the celebratory mood of the caucus, with Rep. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, noting the local implica-

tions of the larger, nationwide Republican trend.

With Republicans holding 63 out of 99 state Assembly seats, Kapenga argued the results of the midterm election represented “a strong green light.”

“Let’s go do what our constituents hired us to do and run a conservative, Republican agenda through this assembly,” Kapenga said.

Vos also discussed the significance of his party’s majority in his acceptance speech, encouraging a unified caucus in order to pass legislation.

Gov. Scott Walker also spoke, noting with three electoral victories in four years, he “now has more wins in Wisconsin than Jay Cutler.” Walker announced education would be a top priority in his second term. He not only emphasized the need to keep the UW System affordable, but also drew attention to the importance of funding for Wisconsin’s technical colleges.

Walker said his budget is still in its formative stages and a key factor for its passage will be collaboration between the executive and legislative branches.

According to Walker, however, the most important aspect of his economic agenda is “getting government out of the way [and] putting power in the hands of people who create the jobs.”

City group sees room for more diverse local candidates

By Patricia Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL

In lieu of recent elections, Equal Opportunities Commission members discussed possible ways to include more diverse candidates for spring elections next year and addressed disparities in Dane County’s court system for youths.

“I don’t know if there’s an equivalent group in terms of African American, or Latino or Asian candidates.”

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Leland Pan, District 5 Supervisor for the Dane County Board of Supervisors, discussed body cameras for police.

Police may see body cameras after county and city study

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Police in Dane County could be issued body cameras as soon as 2016.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, and Leland Pan, District 5 Supervisor for the Dane County Board of Supervisors, discussed a new study about police cameras at a press conference at the Student Activity Center Monday.

Pan and Resnick announced the study will attempt to discover the effectiveness of body cameras placed on law enforcement officials. Instead of relying solely on dashboard cameras, members of law enforcement would have cameras attached to their person while on patrol as an accountability measure.

“It’s a policy that’s gaining traction, and a lot of things have happened recently that have put the policy on the forefront of ideas in the Madison and Dane County community, most recently with the shooting in Ferguson,” Pan said.

Pan hoped the cameras would ease the mistrust between law enforcement and minorities

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in the Madison community.

“There’s a huge issue with underrepresented communities with having a history of distrust of law enforcement,” Pan said. “I want to see this policy as a way of starting to build that trust of letting our underrepresented communities, whether that be students or minorities, know that there is an oversight measure.”

The study would cost $20,000, and already has the support of Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, according to Resnick.

“I asked him, ‘Do you support body cameras?’ and he said, ‘I would put them on every single officer if I had the budget,’” according to Resnick.

In response to a question about the impact of the new cameras on privacy and public access to the footage, Pan said the project is still in a study phase to investigate how to ensure the oversight measure is transparent while still protecting the privacy of community members.

Pan and Resnick hoped the law enforcement body camera measure would take effect as a Dane County policy in 2016.

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EOC members discussed the need for more minorities running for office in local elections to reflect the dynamic demographic in Madison. While the members recognized existing groups that encourage female candidates,

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Man claiming to be Spartacus arrested after breaking windows Smashing windows with a fire extinguisher ended badly for one man who was arrested for criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct early Sunday morning.

One witness who was helping set up the Madison Marathon on the Capitol Square first saw 23-year-old Maxwell Kleinhaus use the fire extinguisher to smash windows of Sol’s on the Square, located at 117 E. Mifflin St., and the Bartell Theater, at 113 E. Mifflin St., at approximately 12:59 a.m., according to Joel DeSpain, Madison Police Department spokesperson.

Staff members of a nearby bar were able to control Kleinhaus after he smashed a Heritage Tavern window at 131 E. Mifflin St., according to DeSpain.

Witnesses told police Kleinhaus was yelling “unintelligible” things while smashing windows.

After being taken into custody, Kleinhaus claimed to be Spartacus in the MPD squad car, according to DeSpain.

Police could not confirm whether Kleinhaus was violent with any witnesses and said he did not resist arrest when police arrived.

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et’s face it: These days kids just can’t wait until Christ Claus comes down the chimney on Dec. 25 to get their fix of toys, candies, spankings and good cheer. About nine Black Fridays ago, it became clear there had been a shift from a preference for Christmas and Hanukkah to Thanksgiving gifts. Whines have been heard from the children of this great nation and now parents are scrambling to find the best ways to burn money on their wittle sweetie weeties.

But it’s not just families affected by this influx of preholiday cheer. Your girlfriends/ boyfriends, bros/brees—pretty much all people who haven’t been living under a rock since Super Bowl XXXVIII—expect you to get them a litany of Thanksgiving gifts. This is the new social currency. So don’t be afraid to drop a little bit of cash this week. Now listen up, we’ve got you covered this Thanksgiving season.

Make sure whatever you get, it’s expensive

“Oh, thank you for this pair of Crocs you clearly got at the outlet store off the frontage road next to the nuke plant.” No one’s going to say that. If you want to wow your friends and relatives this Thanksgiving, you’ve got to think like it’s 2015, or ’16 even. That means whatever you get has to be rare, the fewer replicas the better. Some recommendations might be an iPhone 7, a new Mercedes or a jewelry store.

Get creative with the presentation

Just think of the reaction on the face of your significant other when they’re idly eating some stuffing and then suddenly bite into a Swiss watch. They’ll have

no idea how to react except for with pure joy. Just make sure they don’t choke on rings, car keys or necklaces.

beginnings, so get giving.

Find an alternative object to associate with Thanksgiving

Sometimes the greatest gift is a little bit of gossip. Write it down using a quill pen on a piece of Japanese parchment.

It’ll be an unforgettable gesture that will keep whoever’s now in the loop coming back to you for years. Maybe for next year’s Thanksgiving dinner you can dig up some dirt on Evellyn.

Since it’s impractical for most of us to put presents under a turkey, this is a great opportunity to grow closer to your loved ones by finding a communal object of worship.

We’ve already heard a few

“Did you hear the Harringtons lost the mill?”

A personality change never hurt anyone

If you really want to be popular at Thanksgiving this year, give altering your entire personality a shot. Not only does this grant you the potential to make some real friends within the family, people might finally realize you’re in the same room as them.

Send in the clowns

Send in the clowns, send in the clowns. Nobody gives clowns enough credit.

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Order out this year

You know grandma doesn’t actually want to cook a massive meal for you ungrateful slobs.

This year give her a break for once and order some take out.

Italian food would be a good call. Cousin Kimmy does love alfredo sauce.

Sort through that musty old box of clothes and action figures collecting dust in your parents’ basement

Instead of cutting down a tree, put your gifts around an urn. This will create an intensely personal environment in your home. creative ideas such as Aunt Mildred’s urn and the mold patch behind the water heater.

Make sure to get at least one gift that asserts your dominance in the relationship

If you’re a couple, this can be as simple as a prenup. If you’re a parent, maybe get your child one of those leashes for kids.

You can even surprise them by trying to put it on them in the middle of the night while wearing a funny Pilgrim hat.

Child’s play

You’re single. Your friend is single, but ready for a baby.

If you really want to go out of your way for someone this Thanksgiving, consider providing them your sperm or egg.

Thanksgiving is all about new

An overdone serious joke

Many people value experiences over physical possessions. It’s a huge pain in the ass trying to find a Thanksgiving gift for someone like that. If you have a companion like this, call them up and give them some horrific news, tell them they’re a terrible person and that everything that has gone wrong in their life is entirely their own fault. Let this tension hang for at least 15 minutes.

Maybe even hang up before ultimately letting the person know it’s all a gag. This ruse just never gets old.

They’ve been pestering you for years, so now might be the time for you to really do something about all that crap you’re never going to use again. If you can make a little bit of cash selling it on eBay, you might be able to save up to get that special someone a stellar Thanksgiving gift. This is really a winning situation for everyone involved.

Thanksgiving gift giving cannot be complete without thanks

Thanks. Thank you for these wonderful Thanksgiving gifts.

For personalized Thanksgiving gift suggestions tailored specifically to your needs, email Andy at holsteen@wisc.edu.

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Legislative Affairs reaches out to officials concerning tuition

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Legislative Affairs members, including Vice Chair Madison Laning (left), prepare for upcoming state budget discussions.

White House requests net neutrality rules President Barack Obama addressed net neutrality Monday, asking the Federal Communications Commission to ensure people can equally gain full access to high-speed Internet services, according to a White House press release.

Obama asked the FCC to set up certain rules that would prevent Internet service providers from blocking websites from consumers, providing different Internet speeds for different pay rates and confusing consumers about regulations.

The FCC tried to set up regulations to protect net neutrality four years ago. It failed after the court had problems with the FCC’s legal approach, not the necessity of these regulations, according to the statement.

The president pointed out that the right for everybody to have the same Internet services was the basis for the dynamic U.S. digital economy and that it had created many jobs.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., voiced her support for the president’s message in a statement and emphasized the importance of an even playing field in

Internet service.

“Net neutrality is a principle that is at the heart of an open, accessible and free Internet,” Baldwin said in the release.

“Ignoring this, today the president has decided to go after one sector of our economy that has continued to flourish: the Internet.”

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However, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., released a statement “strongly” opposing the president’s message.

“Last week, voters across the country rejected the president’s regulatory policies that have made this economic recovery the weakest in more than half a century,” Johnson said in the release.

“Ignoring this, today the president has decided to go after one sector of our economy that has continued to flourish: the Internet.” ­—Xiaofei Xu

UW medical and computer scientists create a virtual surgery simulator UW-Madison computer scientists and medical researchers recently collaborated to create an “unprecedented” learning simulator tool for surgical students.

Surgical students will benefit from virtual training in making incisions on skin and tissues under varying conditions. The computer software will expose them to reallife challenges in a safe virtual environment instead of the current standard of first learning on the surgery table.

UW-Madison surgical residents experienced a brief preview of the simulator earlier this month, according to a university release.

The tool is still in its early stages and only emulates surgical procedures on the scalp, computer science Assistant Professor Eftychios

Sifakis said.

Sifakis works with Medicine and Public Health Associate Professor Timothy King, cleft lip and palate expert Court Cutting and computer science graduate student Nathan Mitchell, said in the release he and his team are excited for the simulator’s future developments.

Within the next year and a half to two years, the simulator will also cover surgeries conducted on the lower face and work toward more complex scenarios such as cleft lip and palate procedures and breast reconstruction.

“Our realization was that surgical education is not catered to enough [by] computer technology, whereas other skill-related professions have computerized their environments for training,” Sifakis said.

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee discussed Monday how it could reach out to state officials regarding its recent tuition affordability campaign.

With the midterm elections over and budget talks about to begin, committee members started discussing which state officials to contact for assistance.

“We’re focusing on who we need to reach out to that could help us along the way,” Chair Tom Gierok said.

Members also discussed how to garner support from state officials for the campaign as well as which questions to ask officials regarding upcoming state budget discussions.

They planned to sit down with

candidates from page 1 Lucía Nuñez noticed a lack of encouragement for other demographic groups.

“I don’t know if there’s an equivalent group in terms of African American, or Latino or Asian candidates,” Nuñez said.

Ald. Anita Weier, District 18, agreed to write a news release encouraging minority candidates to file for spring elections before the Jan. 6 deadline.

officials and discuss the potential effects of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed extension to the UW System tuition freeze.

“One of the biggest issues we have, and that our students have, is affordability.”

Tom Gierok chair Legislative Affairs Committee

Walker called for a two-year tuition freeze in 2013 across the UW System in response to a $648 million surplus of unrestricted funds. In April this year, he proposed extending the freeze for EOC member Percy Brown also discussed possible ways to “level the playing field” across all races in Dane County’s youth court system. Members addressed the issue of juveniles convicted of similar crimes receiving harsher penalties based on race.

Due to limitations on EOC jurisdiction, members would only be able to influence policy in terms of employment, housing and public accommodations.

another two years.

Mainly, members want to know how this freeze could ultimately affect students and whether there would be a heavy financial burden for them to bear.

“One of the biggest issues we have, and that our students have, is affordability,” Gierok said.

In addition, committee members decided to talk to officials regarding past tuition figures and trends, including how much students have traditionally had to pay.

Members determined these steps would help to reach its goals of holding the state accountable for tuition funding and establishing definite payment ratios between students and the state in tuition.

—Scott Bembenek Brown recommended performing studies to seek connections between crime in youths and neighborhoods they come from that could present opportunities for improvement.

“Maybe we look at this not only from the lens of employment but also housing,” Brown said.

“Do we have more coming from certain areas of the city and does that still fall in line with other barriers that people in those communities may be experiencing?”

Two men injured after battery on State Street Sunday One man ended up in a local hospital early Sunday for head trauma after engaging in an argument with a group of men on State Street that turned violent.

The 22-year-old Lyons man and 23-year-old Madison man told police they came across two other men on the 400 block

of State Street before the two groups broke out in an argument, according to Joel DeSpain, public information officer for the Madison Police Department.

One of the attackers punched the Madison man in the face after the argument escalated, leaving him with a bloody nose.

The Lyons man was knocked

unconscious and taken to a hospital for his head injuries at approximately 2:30 a.m., according to DeSpain.

The Lyons man told police he had been drinking that night and neither victim could give clear descriptions of their assailants.

Police could not comment on what triggered the argument.

PAVE requests elevated 2015-’16 budget in SSFC meeting PAVE, a sexual assault awareness student group on campus, requested a slight raise in funding to help foster growing student interest when presenting its 2015-’16 budget at a Student Services Finance Committee meeting Monday.

Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment is a peerto-peer student organization dedicated to preventing sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking through education and activism, according to its website. They provide workshops and events including Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.

PAVE requested a $947.11 increase from their current budget of $81,343.31. PAVE representatives proposed increasing funding for ongoing campus awareness because they project larger campus interest in sexual assault prevention.

While the committee questioned the low attendance of past events, PAVE Chair Hannah Serwe said she believes there will be an increase in attendance because of the It’s On Us campaign through the White House and the increased media coverage.

“Not a lot of people want to go to an event where they are going

to hear about crimes that are being committed in their area, but it is really important that we hold the events,” Serwe said. “I don’t believe that small turnout necessarily means a failed event.”

Serwe said PAVE noticed an increase in people who want to get involved in the first months of school. In its Wisconsin Welcome

Week event, 200 students attended.

SSFC representatives also asked about the funds for Social Work 672, a service learning course where students learn about different forms of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.

SSFC will make a budget decision Thursday.

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PAVE Chair Hannah Serwe predicts more student interest in sexual assault prevention following a nationwide campaign.

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omorrow would be the 92nd birthday of World War II Veteran, former public relations worker for General Electric and great American novelist Kurt Vonnegut. Although he passed away in 2007, Vonnegut’s novels remain a gateway for young college students into the vast world of literature. Every college student should read a Vonnegut book at some point before graduation. His use of humor in narratives with deep subjects such as religion and death give his stories a unique voice that is matched by no other.

This immortal author deserves recognition on his birthday for his ability to tell a story.

Vonnegut’s clever satirical humor should be read by every college student at least once to provide a new, somewhat morbid perspective on life.

Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1922.

His life was one of difficulty.

Edith Lieber Vonnegut, his mother, committed suicide on Mother’s Day 1944 while Vonnegut was in the states on leave from World War II. While serving, Vonnegut was captured during the Battle of the Bulge by German soldiers.

After capture he was transferred from the frontlines to Dresden, Germany, where he worked.

Whether you read ‘Cat’s Cradle,’ to ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ to ‘Breakfast of Champions,’ Kurt Vonnegut will influence the way you think for the rest of your life.

Dresden was considered a city safe from Allied powers bombing because it housed no major weapons factories. As Vonnegut describes in “SlaughterhouseFive,” “Then a siren went off—it was February 13, 1945—and we went down two stories under the pavement into a big meat locker.

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Steps to break cell phone addiction LILLY HANSON Opinion Columnist

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e all know we’re attached to our smartphones, but sometimes the addiction doesn’t really hit us until we’re left without it. Part of the addiction to smartphones stems from our worry that something enormously important will happen while we’re incommunicado, and we will be left out. But the main reason the addiction stems is because “everyone else is doing it.”

These past weeks, I have gone through a roller coaster of emotions due to the fact that my iPhone broke and I had to get a replacement. I spent an entire week with no phone and another week with a broken replacement which resulted in yet another week without a phone. I am not going to rant about my cellphone company or curse Steve Jobs. Rather, I am going to enlighten you on my experiences without a cellphone.

Since I was not able to post on Instagram or Snapchat my friends, I relied on the prehistoric methods of email, Facebook chat and Twitter direct messages to communicate with others. While I soon became used to life without a phone, the people around me didn’t. I was able to go days without using GroupMe, but my friends continued to use it around me and whine about how I wasn’t a part of the conversation.

I am becoming part of the conversation now; and I am conversing to YOU about cellphone addiction. I used to be one of those people advocating for others to “go a day without cellphones” or “look up at the world around you.” Although these are attempts

at breaking the addiction to cellphones, they are not the solution.

The real reason why you can’t put down your smartphone is because no one else will put theirs down.

To put it simply, without our cellphones, we have an extreme case of FOMO (fear of missing out).

Without my cellphone I had the feeling of absolute clarity to the world. I began to realize things on my daily walks to class I hadn’t noticed before due to my head being down. I thought of days before my cellphone. If I had survived those days, I could survive today. Yet, without my cellphone, I began to feel that l was unconnected to the world. Countless thoughts passed through my head each minute. “What if someone needs to reach me?” “What if there is an important message on Facebook or Twitter?” “What time is it?”

There is no way for society to cure it’s addiction to smartphones without everyone fighting the dependence at the same time. If one person puts down their phone, others will continue to use theirs and the person will break their resistance in fear that they are missing out on the latest social media trend. But if everyone commits to lessening their use of smartphones, society will go back to the pre-cellphone days.

I am not saying that smartphones have completely ruined our society. In fact, they bring great advancements to civilization. But what I am saying is that I think everyone could go for a few days without their 6-ounce piece of aluminum. Perhaps then you won’t procrastinate your homework. Or maybe you’ll be able to look your campus crush in the eyes, not just stalk them on social media.

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ers hanging all around. When we came up the city was gone.”

Vonnegut was one of few to survive. He stated in his interview with the Paris Review that 135,000 died. Dresden’s bombing influenced Vonnegut’s most popular book, “Slaughterhouse-Five”.

The book was his fourth and best-received novel. It was published in 1969. The story is of a time traveling WWII Veteran named Billy Pilgrim. Vonnegut inserts himself as a character at select points during the story interacting with Pilgrim.

The book is science fiction in genre but touches on the much deeper motifs of death and war.

Another theme the book indirectly discusses is post-traumatic stress disorder.

During WWII and Vietnam soldiers were not diagnosed with PTSD because the term was not coined until the mid-1970s.

Vonnegut was one of the first to bring attention to this issue.

Vonnegut’s distinctive style of writing is very easy to follow and makes his novels easy and quick to read. The combination of this and their complex topics make them immensely popular among

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college students. In addition, his abstract opinions of death, politics and religion are conveyed in his writing through humor. Rather than writing in a serious or morbid tone on Dresden, one of the biggest and quickest massacres of WWII, Vonnegut uses witty humor and effortless simplicity to express his opinions.

Vonnegut was also a bit of a graphic artist. First with “Slaughterhouse-Five” he incorporated a few of his own graphics into the text. Then, in his 1973 novel “Breakfast of Champions,” he used significantly more graphics which was received as a taboo, but was very popular. His signature is perhaps one of his most popular pieces of graphic art. Featured on the back of most publications of his books, Vonnegut draws a side profile of his face and puts his name between the eye and the hairline.

The signature is really representative of Vonnegut’s writing.

On his 92nd birthday Kurt Vonnegut is still bridging the gap between young people and the broad and wonderful subject of literature. Vonnegut’s clever satirical humor should

be read by every college student at least once to provide a new, somewhat morbid perspective on life.

His use of humor in narratives with deep subjects such as religion and death give his stories a unique voice that is matched by no other.

I was so captivated by Vonnegut’s writing I had his signature permanently tattooed on my body, with the famous quote from “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “So it goes.” If you do not understand the quote, the only solution is to read the book. Whether you read “Cat’s Cradle,” to “Slaughterhouse-Five,” to “Breakfast of Champions,” Kurt Vonnegut will influence the way you think for the rest of your life.

Do you share Miller’s passion for Kurt Vonnegut’s work? What literary works have influenced you the most in your life? Tell us how you feel and please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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W. Kamau Bell talks podcasts and TV

By Samuel Johnson The Daily Cardinal

A day after launching his podcast “Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period” on the Earwolf Podcast Network, W. Kamau Bell told me about his time on his FX show “Totally Biased” and how he gauges audience laughter during his stand-up sets.

With the unfortunate cancellation of “Totally Biased,” Bell has now turned his attention to stand up and his new Denzel Washington-themed podcast alongside friend and “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” writer Kevin Avery.

“It’s like the difference between being Noam Chomsky and Barack Obama.”

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“This year is a recovery from ‘Totally Biased.’ My wife and I just had our second child and I started a new podcast ‘Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period’ on Earwolf.”

He added, “I like that podcasts give you total freedom. I mean, who has a better life than Doug Benson?”

Bell explained the creation of “Totally Biased” and how Chris Rock got involved.

“Originally, I had a live show called the W. Kamau Bell Curve that used stand up and multimedia. It took place in the Bay Area and I entered it in festivals and performed it across the country.

My friend Chuck Sklar knew Chris Rock at the time and invited him to a show. I got to meet Chris and he told me I should have a show. He helped work on ‘Totally Biased’ and was a producer.”

The world of TV was a very unexpected and rewarding environment for Bell to work in, often filled with stress and responsibility one normally doesn’t expect.

“It was like being the CEO of a company rather than a comedian.

I found myself in more situations I’ve never dealt with as a comic.

The bonus to this is the audience is larger, but most of the time people are looking at me to make tough decisions.”

Bell used a funny analogy to compare stand-up and running a TV show.

“It’s like the difference between being Noam Chomsky and Barack Obama. When you’re Chomksy, all you have to do is think about the situation and comment, but as Obama you have to make the final decisions that affect everyone.”

He likened the intensity of becoming the creator of a TV show

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W. Kamau Bell will bring his biting, socially incisive, fiercely political stand-up comedy to the High Noon Saloon Nov. 15. Rapper and comedian Zach Sherwin will open with his own set. after being mainly a stand-up as “getting hit by a good car: It’s chaotic, but in a good way.”

Bell’s stand-up is known for its topical and edgy subject matter, which is risky when performing in front of audiences who are sensitive to or don’t understand the material. However, Bell knows exactly how to combat hecklers and read his audience.

“You should come prepared for what you’re getting into. If

you don’t like it, just quietly leave.

When people heckle, I mock them to the end of the earth. It’s the only way I know how to be.”

“Audiences have two kinds of laughs. There’s the ‘haha’ laugh at the punch line and there’s the ‘Oh my God he just said that’ laugh. My favorite is the ‘Oh my God’ laugh because they haven’t thought of that before. It shows that I’m being honest and so are they.”

Bell will be performing at the

High Noon Saloon on Saturday, Nov. 15 on his Oh, Everything!

Tour. His political and social commentary reaches hilarious heights with blunt and witty delivery.

Bell’s stand up blends well with the Madisonian culture, and will surely be a night to remember.

Also, if you’re looking for a good book to read while you wait for his show, Bell recommends anything by Malcolm Gladwell or “The Autobiography of Malcolm X.”

Moving through the course of a day in the literary life Maham Hasan lit columnist

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ecently, I watched the movie “Lucy,” a science fiction thriller depicting what happens if human beings can actually reach and utilize 100 percent—we’re purportedly using only 10 percent—of their cerebral capacity.

While the movie left a lot to be desired in many areas, what remained with me was the idea posed by Lucy—who, after acquiring telepathy, telekinesis and mental time travel, disappears into the space time continuum—that there are no units in the world. No numbers, no alphabets, since they are only human conceptions and units.

Created for man’s apparent inability to ever fathom all that exists. The lesson that the only thing that matters is time. Time, connecting everything and proving the existence of all there is.

Moving on from that compelling notion and towards time: In the grand scheme of things, how important is a day? Can 24 measly hours contain within them a plethora of events or life-changing phenomena? If time really is what matters and even perhaps the only thing that matters, then what can a mere day do?

An unimaginable amount is (I believe) the answer to that question. Especially if the following writers were asked that question. And they would know, because they all wrote books that took place in only a day; one single day.

“After Dark” by Haruki Murakami reinforces the unadulterated and pristine devotion fans feel for him for a multitude of reasons. With a set of bizarre events, the characters go through within the span one night, Murakami not only explores the seedy underbelly of a city but existence itself.

Although it is one of his more overlooked works, the staggering originality of the story and every single facet within it still showcases his immense talent as a writer. Between Chinese prostitutes/gangsters, love hotel managers, a young optimistic man who plays the trombone, a college girl with an identity crises, her older sister in a state of perpetual somnolence and an office worker with a bend toward violence during nighttime, Murakami spins you through all of their night in a kaleidoscope of events.

Post-apocalyptic novels are revered to the extent that they are for a reason. There’s nothing more fascinating to read than a possible—however realistically unlikely—depiction of what the world could be reduced to one day. It brings time into play again, because if you don’t survive it then you’re out of time and if you do, there’s too much time in a world that more often than not doesn’t deserve it.

“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” is one such post apocalyptic novel, based on one day, by Philip K. Dick. This book revolves around the possibility of androids not only acquiring human skills, but also wanting to run from death at all costs and possessing even a desire to understand the meaning of life.

Finally, the incomparable Nobel Prize recipient Saul Bellow decided to add yet another multi-faceted character to his long line of entrancing ones in “Seize the Day.” We are introduced to Wilhelm Adler’s existential dilemma in the form of a grim midlife crisis, aggravated by

his isolation from his family and unemployment. Set in the 1950s, when the concept of the true middle class life was taking shape, while also moving toward an era where it was clearly defined. The story therefore is meant to parallel this marked societal change with the protagonist’s struggles.

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In the span of just one deeply affecting—albeit crowded—day, the author manages to weave in an emotional yet realistic conclusion and social commentary.

Know of any other 24-hour literary masterpieces? Email your recommendations to Maham at mhasan4@wisc.edu.

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Parsing the role of nostalgia in famous rock ’n’ roll bands Brian Weidy weidyng out the noise

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ate last week, word came out that Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, along with John Bonham’s son Jason, signed a contract that would’ve given them 500 million pounds (about $800 million) for the three of them (plus Robert Plant) to play 35 shows in three cities as Led Zeppelin.

When it was Plant’s turn to sign, he asked to think about it, which is odd, when you are being offered hundreds of millions of dollars to do something you already do. Some 48 hours later, Plant returned to the table and summarily ripped up the contract.

Some of you may be thinking, “Good, we don’t need another nostalgia band who is just in it for the money touring.” Some of you may be thinking, “If I was offered $250 million to do anything, I wouldn’t need 48 hours to think it over, I’d do it right away.”

Leaving aside the fact that Plant, as well as Page and Jones, are all wealthy men in their own right, while Jason Bonham would’ve loved the “unspecified wage” he would’ve been paid, it seems unconscionable to leave that much money on the table, particularly when someone as convincing as Richard Branson is offering it to you.

But this presents a good opportunity to look at bands that have either replaced parts of themselves or continue to tour well beyond their expiration date.

To put it succinctly, let’s look at the nostalgia band and what makes a band a nostalgia band.

A good example of a band that has continued to tour despite one of its leading members being partially deaf while another two have died is The Who. Still touring 50 years after their conception, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend carry the flame of The Who’s torch burning brightly, despite Daltrey’s voice being a shell of its former self.

John Entwistle was an integral part of the band, but they have marched on without him since 2002 (after he died in a hotel room in Las Vegas of a heart attack) without so much as a hiccup, on the blessing of Entwistle’s son.

The band also dealt with the death of drummer Keith Moon, who died in 1978. Again, without much of a lapse, the band continued on without him, rotating through a series of drummers.

While numerous bands throughout history have been able to deal with a death in the band— Zeppelin notwithstanding since, after the elder Bonham’s death, the band called it quits—the question of whether a band should keep going 30, 40 or 50 years after they started changes on a band-to-band basis.

Phish, one of this writer’s favorite bands, has been around

for 31 years at this point. While they have retained much of the original lineup and have kept the same lineup since they broke out of New England, they are not yet a nostalgia band.

While some diehard fans will say they are a nostalgia act at this point, the fact they are still creating new music and expanding into new musical territory (unlike say a Billy Joel, who hasn’t recorded a new rock record since 1993 and nothing since 2001) makes them less of a nostalgia band.

Some bands, whether or not they are creating new material, like AC/DC, who have a new album coming out at the end of the year and have released new material, are still ostensibly a nostalgia act at this point, resting on the laurels of their previous work like Back in Black or Let There Be Rock to fill stadiums and arenas across the world.

To put it succinctly, let’s look at the nostalgia band and what makes a band a nostalgia band.

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New Foo Fighters album engages in sonic journey with middle-of-the-road results ALBUM REVIEW

Sonic Highways Foo Fighters

By Michael Frett The Daily Cardinal

Sprawled across America’s sonic highways are the roots to the rock ’n’ roll music that made Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl and company have never made the effort to hide their love for their roots, whether its the Washington D.C. hardcore scene that fostered preNirvana Grohl or the anthemic rock that inspired Taylor Hawkins to take up the drum set. It’s a reverence and respect that made “Sound City” such an endearing love letter last year, and makes the “Foo Fighters Sonic Highways” HBO series such a charm.

And when that passion shines on the accompanying album, it raises an otherwise forgettable peg in Foo Fighters’

legacy from underwhelming to uplifting. Grohl and company waste no effort in punchingup their songs with energy and passion; each growl is with pride and each riff drops with rhythmic admiration.

On highlights like “Something from Nothing” and “Congregation,” it’s moving. It lit a rock ’n’ roll-loving fire beneath me I felt like I had forgotten. And on finale “I Am a River,” it’s brought home in a dramatic, Joan Jettassisted fanfare, which sums up the dream-chasing themes that permeates both the album and the musical mythos Foo Fighters have dedicated themselves to.

With Sonic Highways, Foo Fighters may have bit off too much. What makes catalogue staples like “Best of You” and “Monkey Wrench” so essential are their tendencies to ignore grand histories, opting to punch the gut instead with heart-to-pen immediacy and growled honesty. Instead, with Sonic Highways, Grohl’s tried to capture the spirit of each city with his lyrics, from the “muddy waters” of

DJ Rashad receives fitting tribute from footwork colleages, admirers and friends on new compilation ALBUM REVIEW

Another sign of a band making the transition into becoming a nostalgia act is playing entire albums in concert and touring behind that concept. Whereas Pearl Jam played all of their 1996 album No Code in Moline, Illinois and their 1998 album Yield in Milwaukee during their latest tour, they weren’t advertising that, using the performances of these entire albums as ways of thanking fans for traveling to rural Illinois or coming out to their show on a Monday night.

When the Pixies bill their show as a complete performance of Doolittle (an album that would comprise much of their set to begin with) they border into nostalgia territory.

While this may just be preference—leaving aside the fact that I do really love Doolittle—bands not playing the casino circuit are a little harder to define as nostalgia acts.

To wrap this all up, while I admire Plant’s nobility—scoffing in the face of a 9-digit dollar amount written on a check, save three performances since 1980— the remaining pieces of Led Zeppelin will never play again and that makes me and millions of others very disappointed.

Though it would be chasing nostalgia, there’s a reason why tens of thousands of people fill basketball arenas and soccer stadiums across the world to see the band they grew up listening to just one more time.

Is there a nostalgia band Brian missed? Any bands you feel nostalgic for? Send your recommendations along to weidy@wisc.edu.

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Next Life Various Artists

By Jacob Witz The Daily Cardinal

The world hasn’t quite been the same since the death of Chicago footwork pioneer DJ Rashad. Rashad Harden was on the verge of bringing a very localized music scene worldwide. His fast-paced high-energy beats were revolutionary enough to break out of Chicago’s West Side to London, where Harden and his Teklife crew signed to Hyperdub Records.

Half a year after his drug overdose and the electronic music community is still reeling from losing so much talent. Hyperdub and Teklife have brought their best forward to honor the legend with Next Life.

Next Life is an incredibly appropriate title for this compilation of footwork and juke beats. While Harden may have left this world, his spirit still lives on in his fellow musicians and their songs. Almost every song sounds like it could be pulled from DJ Rashad’s excellent final release Double Cup. Most of tracks are incredibly well-produced, blending the influence of U.K. garage with the frantic MPC-mashing beats that defined the footwork scene.

Other tracks tended to either be completely U.K.-influenced

or pure footwork dance tracks, and these tended to be the weakest spots on the album. RP Boo goes a little too crazy with the samples on “That’s it 4 Lil Ma,” and Gantman’s track “Jungle Juke” doesn’t even sound like it belongs on the album.

The strongest parts of this album were songs produced

by DJ Rashad’s closest collaborators, mainly DJ Earl, DJ Spinn and DJ Manny. Songs like “Burn that Kush” and “Do This Again” exemplify the best aspects of footwork: soulful samples repeated over and over, tight snares that explode and surprise on every measure and basslines that sound like the beat of a heart exposed to at least a dozen narcotics.

Traxman’s “Sit Ya Self Down” combines dark and sentimental chords with a constantly thudding bass and a relentless sample of an old man asking the listener to sit themselves down. It was a sound fit for a rave in an empty snow-filled park at night.

Unsurprisingly, the most memorable song on this album was the one which Harden actually collaborated on. “OTS” has the massive amount of energy and Chicagoan vibe to go down as a classic footwork track. It’s pure, unadulterated fun in the form of Harden proudly declaring over and over “We Off The Shits.”

Next Life is an excellent dedication to DJ Rashad. Teklife has done an exceptional job at maintaining footwork as a complex yet fun dance genre, all while paying homage to one of the most influential producers in Chicago’s history.

Grade: B+

Chicago to “southern ground” of Nashville, basing his lyrics off of the corresponding HBO series’ interviews.

The effect is underwhelming, with the cities represented being lightly glazed over rather than fully engaged. It doesn’t help that hometown heroes are almost wastefully tagged onto songs; Foo Fighters already have two rhythm guitar players: Is it really worth adding another in the form of icons like Jett or Rick Nielsen?

Foo Fighters’ roads are jammed; twenty-car pileups of references and excessive features all lead (eventually) to the titanic, arena rock the Foo Fighters defined almost 20 years ago. Yet, the roads there, as cluttered and indirect as they may be, offer a revering reflection—though not image—of that America Grohl and company love so much. Not the most vibrant of runs, there’s still enough crunching guitars and impassioned love worthy of at least a scenic drive down these sonic highways.

Rating: B-

PLAYLIST It’s set to start snowing soon. Have some songs to chill to.

Jenny Lewis “Late Bloomer” Hot lyrics, warm music: this’ll make you forget the cold.

The Decemberists “The Crane Wife 3” A song (and an album) that is essentially snowfall rendered auditory.

Gorillaz “November Has Come” “Well you know November has come/ When it’s gone away.”

The National “Mr. November” It has November in the title. Enough said.

Deerhoof “Oh Bummer” Hear San Francisco’s most interesting avant punks lay down a chewy groove.

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Today’s Sudoku

Tuesday, Noveber 11, 2014 .

What is this? A sudoku for ants?

Not By Joyce

By Sean Reichard sreichard@wisc.edu

© Puzzles by Pappocom

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.

FACT OF THE DAY:

wOMEN bLINK NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH AS MEN. Evil Bird Classic

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ACROSS 1 “___ pretty sight” 5 Amistad passenger 10 “Stormy Weather” singer Horne 14 Eagerly excited 15 Hercules type 16 Skating jump 17 Getting at 19 Scrape with a rough file 20 High-protein bean 21 They enjoy being cruel 23 Muslim’s god 26 Gather, as crops 27 A deadly 60-Down 30 Can’t stand 33 Midmorning hour 34 Paid a gratuity 36 “Norma ___” 37 Concert hall equipment 38 1773 jetsam 39 Volcanic threat 40 “Shop ___ you drop” 41 Maine national park 44 Nuclear energy source 45 Caterer’s heater

47 Reveals 49 May, to Peter Parker 50 Annoy 51 Dinosaur, in Hollywood 54 Court contest 58 Elliptical 59 Off-key 62 “Stand By Me” singer ___ King 63 Vidalia, for one 64 Sicilian rumbler 65 Dog bowl bits 66 Cooktop 67 Like Santa’s cheeks DOWN 1 Catch 2 Brutish sort 3 Conflicted 4 Disturbs 5 Bordelaise ingredient 6 Permit 7 “What Kind of Fool ___” 8 Moving vehicles 9 “Prepare to fence!”

10 Cowpoke’s rope 11 Annoy greatly 12 Finch’s home 13 St. Moritz backdrop

18 Knight fight 22 Strongbox document, often 24 Ekberg of films 25 Exaggerated 27 No-see-ums 28 Put restrictions on 29 Displeasing 31 Relish, as a victory 32 League members 35 “The Age of Reason” author Thomas 39 Pale purple 41 “Green Gables” girl 42 Dijon department?

43 Common solvent 46 Kopecks’ superiors 48 Above 51 Bindle bearer 52 State with conviction 53 One of Columbus’ crafts 55 Brussels-based org.

56 B&B relatives 57 “Don’t go!”

60 Transgression of divine law 61 Minor player

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Sports

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 DAILYCARDINAL.COM

Press Conference

UW builds on late season successes next few days and going forward in our games.”

Kelsey expects junior guard Dakota Whyte to play at a high level this year.

“I hope she continues to do that. Dakota has come a long way.

She got to play with the Canadian junior national team this summer, and I think that gave her a lot of confidence coming back to our team,” Kelsey said. “We look to her, she plays hard and she does everything we ask her to do.”

By Matt Davis THE DAILY CARDINAL

Football

Coming off a 34-16 win against Purdue, No. 22 Wisconsin (4-1 overall, 7-2 Big Ten) look forward to facing No. 11 Nebraska (4-1, 8-1) this Saturday in a game with Big Ten championship implications.

“It’s going to be fun,” said head coach Gary Andersen. “It’s going to be a great environment for us, and with three games left in the schedule, this is a very important game for us.”

Even though this will be a key matchup for the Badgers, they will prepare for Nebraska just like they have for any other team this year.

“We’re going to prepare the same. As a coach I think it’s important to allow the kids to prepare exactly the same way to put them in a position to win because if the buildup for the game is too big or not big enough, that’s not good for the players or the coaches.”

Volleyball

This past weekend, No. 4 Wisconsin beat Michigan 3-2 and Michigan State 3-0 to extend their winning streak to 13 games.

“We had two good wins that we were fortunate enough to get,” said head coach Kelly Sheffield.

“Sophomore Haleigh Nelson bounced back and had a great week, and Kelli Bates played spectacular at times.”

However, the Badgers’ two victories were not as easy as they seemed and they hope to improve

Women’s hockey

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Freshman Kelli Bates has been a key player for UW, starting 17 matches and ranking second on the team in kills per set. with each game they play.

“Michigan seemed like an uphill battle for us and we had a tough time dealing with them. We played pretty well against Michigan State especially offensively but we had a tough time slowing them down,” said Sheffield. Despite the difficulties UW faced against Michigan, Sheffield was happy with the way his team stuck together and battled to win.

“It was important for us to be tested like that. To win at the highest level you’re going to have nights where things aren’t going your way and you will have to battle and stay

Women’s Soccer

UW to play DePaul in first round of NCAAs

By Bobby Ehrlich THE DAILY CARDINAL

It is safe to say the Badgers were slightly snubbed with their seed for the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

After compiling an 18-2-2 record, finishing second in the Big Ten in the regular season and then winning the Big Ten tournament, Wisconsin received a No. 4 seed from the NCAA selection committee.

“I thought we would have a 3 seed. You never know what’s going on with the NCAA committee and what plays into it. We thought we’d be a little bit higher seed,” said head coach Paula Wilkins.

This means UW will open up the tournament against DePaul, a team that has not lost a game all season. DePaul is 16-0-4 and won the Big East regular season title and the conference tournament.

“It’s upsetting a little bit, the echo of the players is that last year we felt we got slighted with Ohio State getting ninth in the Big Ten and making the NCAAs and us being fifth and not getting in,” Wilkins said. “I think they feel the same way this year in that they did enough to win the Big Ten Tournament, only lost two games all season, and now they’re playing a team that’s undefeated, but we’re excited for the challenge.”

The positive side of the No. 4 seed is that Wisconsin earned a home bid and will take on DePaul in Madison. The players echoed Wilkins’ attitude toward the tough test of facing an unbeaten team.

“We were all pretty surprised but I think this is just something you have to take in stride,” said redshirt senior Kodee Williams. “Yeah we’re playing an undefeated team and we’re prepared to give them their first loss.”

Calm, cool and confident. That sums up the Badgers’ attitude heading into what will certainly be a difficult match in the first round. Junior Kinley McNicoll, who sealed the Big Ten championship with her corner kick goal in the 104th minute, felt similar to Williams.

“At some point in the NCAAs we’re going to face adversity and I think the past season, this past year, we’ve overcome obstacles and this is definitely another obstacle we can overcome,” McNicoll said.

Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Genevieve Richard seemed utterly unaffected by the tough draw.

“I’m up for the challenge. I have faith in my team,” Richard said nonchalantly.

The Badgers will take on DePaul Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the McClimon Sports Complex.

together to win,” he said. “I was really proud of the way they did that against Michigan.”

Women’s basketball

The Badgers opened up exhibition play with a 94-55 win over UW-River Falls.

“We are pleased to have won our game last night. We showed a lot of growth in our scoring, and our defense will catch up, but offense is harder to get, believe it or not, than defense”, said head coach Bobbie Kelsey. “We’ve been focusing a lot more on that, but we will ratchet up our defensive intensity here in practice for the

After having the weekend off, UW will get ready to play a two game series against Minnesota State this Thursday night and Friday afternoon, an atypical scheduling quirk.

“Well, for us, you know, it becomes a school issue. It’s going to be their ability to come in and take their school hat off and put on their hockey helmet and go out and perform Thursday night,” said head coach Mark Johnson. “Friday becomes a little bit more challenging because you play in the afternoon, so some of the kids are coming right from class into the locker room, warming up, putting their gear on and practicing.”

Wisconsin also will have three key players returning from the Four Nations Cup, but Johnson was happy to have had the chance for other players to gain more experience in their absence.

“The nice thing about the depth that we have is when we

missed the players, other kids were given an opportunity with more ice time and did very well, so that’s encouraging,” Johnson said.

Men’s and women’s cross country

After finishing first and second, respectively, in the Big Ten championship meets a week ago, the men’s and women’s cross country teams are looking ahead to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional this Friday at home at Zimmer Course.

“The women getting ranked sixth for the first time since 2008, that’s awesome,” said UW Cross Country Director Mick Byrne.

“They’re very excited about the upcoming meet, the regional meet here at home and obviously the NCAA championships, and the men winning back our Big Ten trophy. That was awesome … hopefully we get a big crowd out there if the weather cooperates.”

In the race Friday, the women are expected to be in a tough battle against conference champion Michigan State. The men’s team is very young, but is ready to show they can compete with some of the nation’s elite teams this Friday.

“On the women’s side, hopefully you get out of this meet without beating yourself up too much and move onto next weekend,” Byrne said. “Right now, in terms of both squads, it looks like we have plenty of at-large points, so if we don’t get in the top two, we still have a real good shot of moving forward to the NCAA championships.”