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University Theatre engages interviewees in race conversations

By Sammy Gibbons THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Vendors, including those on Library Mall, will experience a fee increase if the ordinance passes.

City committee amends licensing ordinance

By Katie Scheidt THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Vending Oversight Committee met at the Dane County Municipal Building Wednesday evening to amend a series of licensing fees ordinances for downtown street vendors.

The first series of amended ordinances, which passed unanimously, creates what is known as an Umbrella Basic Street Vendor License, and gives vending businesses the option to register an unlimited number of workers with city government for $450 per year.

According to District 4 Alder

and amendment sponsor Mike Verveer, the current ordinance requires a license fee be paid for any worker interacting with the public, whether it be handling cash or delivering food.

As stated in the ordinance’s legislative draft, the license fee is currently $150 per year on top of any necessary specialty licenses, which includes food vending and arts and crafts.

According to Verveer, the new amendment gives vendors the option to pay one universal fee to cover all workers, instead of requiring separate licenses.

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Changes to how Wisconsin veterans access services could be coming in a bill circulated this week by legislative Republicans.

The bill, co-authored by state Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, and state Rep. Ken Skowronski, R-Franklin, would consolidate more power within the state Department of Veterans Affairs, make veteran services officers optional for county governments and roll back some of the services the county centers provide.

“The bill also provides that the [Department of Veterans Affairs] may approve a county veterans service consortium to administer veterans benefits and services and makes county veterans service officers optional for counties,” said a Legislative Reference Bureau analysis of the

bill. “Current law requires each county to elect or appoint a county veterans service officer.”

The bill would also scale back the Board of Veterans Affairs, a nine-citizen committee appointed by the governor, and give those powers to the state Secretary of Veterans Affairs. It would also allow the department to solicit funds on its behalf, a power given to other state agencies. The bill’s authors said this would allow the agency to lessen its financial burden.

“This would enable the WDVA to harness additional funds for capital projects, thereby helping to reduce the burden on the Veterans Trust Fund created by bonding and the corresponding debt service,” the bill’s authors said in a memo seeking co-sponsorship.

Democrats have criticized the bill as cutting services for veterans, despite the memo

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In addition to the umbrella amendment, the committee unanimously voted to increase a series of street vending fees.

The vending fees, according to Verveer, serve a variety of purposes including “funding to the Public Health Department for important health inspections [as well as] funding for downtown programming.”

The amendments to this ordinance would increase fees for vendors near State Street and Capitol Square from an annual

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Legislative Republicans propose bill that could change how veterans receive services

By Andrew Bahl

The University Theatre conducted interviews of volunteer participants Wednesday in an effort to address one question: “Why is it important to talk about race at UW-Madison?”

People were encouraged to stop by the Mitchell Theatre lobby and share their opinions. Benjamin Young, the general manager of the University Theatre for the Department of Theatre and Drama, created this project to start the conversation about what race means to both

students and the community.

The interviews will feature students, theatre production members, university faculty and community leaders. They will be compiled into a single video that will be posted on the theatre department’s website, as well as their social media accounts.

In addition to educating students about race, the video is an advertisement for the University Theatre play “Smart People,” by Lydia Diamond, opening Feb. 25.

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painting the changes as “technical” in nature. “[County veteran services officers] are the first line of support for our veterans when they need help,” said state Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, in a press release. “They guide veterans through the many federal and state programs available to them, and advocate for veterans with the Veterans Administration and the state Department of Veterans Affairs. Fewer CVSOs means less help for veterans, and that’s a terrible idea.”

The state DVA operates veterans’ homes, cemeteries and regional claims offices throughout the state. It also operates various veterans’ assistance programs and attempts to educate Wisconsinites about the state’s history with regard to the armed forces.

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New Madhatter Bar owner excited to reopen Madhatter Bar will reopen under the ownership of Susan McKinney after closing for a couple weeks due to an alcohol license suspension.

“I’m excited to get going again,” McKinney said. “We’re going to be totally strict, like the city requires.

We will not allow any underagers.”

Madhatter Bar will reopen Thursday, Jan. 28 at midnight. This is after having been closed Jan. 14-28 due to a temporary suspension of their alcohol license for going over capacity and violating underage drinking laws.

McKinney has also requested that the Alcohol License Review Committee allow them to increase capacity from 200 people to 320 people. She said this will allow them to let more people in, avoid going over capacity and decrease the number of people waiting in line in the cold.

The new owner intends to carry on running the bar, which has been in business since 1986, saying she would like it to “continue to be a place where people of age can go to hang out.”

“…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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New bill would make access to birth control easier

By Yifan Yu THE DAILY CARDINAL

Two Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow women to extend their birth control prescriptions for a year after receiving an initial three-month supply.

Currently, health insurance plans in Wisconsin only cover contraceptive prescriptions ranging from one to three months.

Bill authors state Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, and state Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, D-Milwaukee, believe that allowing women to obtain birth care for up to a year would improve accessibility and make it more effective.

Shankland said birth control is required for almost all women at some point in life, but consistency

is essential for it to be effective.

“For birth control to be effective, consistency is key,” Shankland said in a press release. “There is no medical reason why a woman should only receive a monthly supply of her birth control.”

Harris Dodd noted the bill removes barriers for women to get birth control.

“Trips to the pharmacy can be time-consuming and burdensome,” Harris Dodd said in the release. “This bill allows mothers the opportunity to access birth control without unnecessary extra visits to the pharmacy.”

In the press release, the bill authors stated that “dispensing a 12-month supply of birth control at one time reduces the

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Two lawmakers are proposing a bill that would allow women to receive up to 12 months of birth control at once. odds of unintended pregnancy by 30 percent and abortion rates by 46 percent.”

The bill comes as a larger abortion debate in Wisconsin rages on. The state Legislature

approved two bills earlier in the month, defunding Planned Parenthood and diverting funds to other health providers, which Democrats say limits access to birth control.

this because of the fact that we’re bringing this play,” Young said.

“We want this dialogue to happen before the play even shows up so that people are talking about it, will go see it and will continue the conversation.”

Set when Barack Obama is about to become president, the piece concerns topics of race and color blindness.

“Part of the reason we chose this show was because … We can talk about what it means to discuss race and what race means to us as a culture by looking at a piece of art, and using that as a catalyst to spark conversation,” Young said.

Adrien Bossogo-Egoume, a student interviewed for the project, said it is important because race is not as it is often portrayed in the media.

“I wanted to let people know that there is an official movement out there,” BossogoEgoume said. “Those who try to claim that they are a part of the movement without actually being a part of it are detrimental to what it is all about.”

Sustainability Committee advocates for elimination of single-use plastic bottles

By Hannah Altwegg THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee met Wednesday to discuss upcoming campaigns and events for the semester.

Ian Mullooly, chair of the campuswide Sustainability Council, spoke with the committee to share ideas about improving sustainability on campus.

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The Sustainability Council assembles environmentallyoriented student organizations to improve the sustainability on campus, according to its website.

Sustainability Committee Chair Augie McGinnity-Wake praised the council’s abundant resources.

“It’s pretty unique to get the leadership from all these different organizations that have a similar mission in one room together,”

McGinnity-Wake said. “There’s not really any other interest area on campus that has any sort of body like this.”

McGinnity-Wake also mentioned the committee’s Bottle Free Badgers campaign, which aims to eliminate the use of single-use bottles on campus.

The campaign stems from the university’s multimillion dollar contract with Coca-Cola. The

contract makes it more costeffective for the university to vend drinks bought in singleuse bottles.

The Sustainability Committee’s goal is to increase students’ awareness of the waste produced by single-use bottles and encourage them to carry reusable bottles.

McGinnity-Wake said their focus was to first stop students from buying single-use bottles,

which would hopefully lead the university to break the contract and stop selling single-use bottles.

It’s really hard to pressure the university to break those kinds of contracts,” McGinnityWake said. “But ultimately, the idea would be that you would raise enough awareness and put enough pressure on administration that they would end up breaking the contract.”

Verveer said he thinks the new ordinances will benefit the city. He especially emphasized the redistribution of licensing fees to downtown programming.

“Every single dollar of the fee

increase will go toward programming downtown in the State Street, Capitol Square area,” he said.

Late last year, the Madison Common Council similarly approved a license fee increase

for sidewalk cafes, which Verveer noted will also contribute to downtown programming, such as live entertainment and music.

In order for both ordinances to take effect throughout the down-

town area, the Common Council will have to deliberate and approve the amendments.

Both the umbrella vending license and licensing fee increase will be addressed later this year.

UW System Board of Regents release Regents Diversity Award winners

By Madeline Heim THE DAILY CARDINAL

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The Morgridge Center hosted about 80 organizations in Varsity Hall at Union South for the Public Service Fair.

Morgridge Center hosts Spring 2016 Public Service Fair

By Addison Mumm THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Morgridge Center for Public Service, in coordination with Letters & Science Career Services, hosted the Spring 2016 Public Service Fair Wednesday at Varsity Hall.

The Public Service Fair is put on each semester for students to explore volunteering options, nonprofit internships and employment opportunities in the Madison area.

“The Public Service Fair introduces ways for students to connect to the Madison community, beyond campus,” said Morgridge Center Assistant Director of Civic Engagement Megan Miller.

“Volunteering helps students get a deeper understanding of the community.”

Morgridge Center Special Events intern Carol Silva estimated about 700 students went through the fair this year.

“My college experience has really been completely changed through volunteering,” Silva said. “Community service creates a well-rounded education and you actually learn about the real world, not just what is in textbooks. Volunteering is taking what you learn and applying it to your community, which is a big part of the Wisconsin Experience.”

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Morgridge Center.

Approximately 80 organizations were present at this year’s fair, according to Miller.

Sophomore Becca Penn agrees that learning is important, but implementation of the knowledge is more rewarding.

“Sometimes I forget that there is more to Madison than campus.

It is nice to get out of the library and explore, while getting to help others,” Penn said. “The Public Service Fair gives students a chance to interact face-to-face with the organizations rather than going on the website and picking something from a list.”

If students missed the Public Service Fair, the Morgridge Center has lists of organizations students can join, as well as other ways to better the Madison community. It also holds events that concern various community issues.

The UW System Board of Regents will recognize three winners of the Regents Diversity Award, given annually to System individuals, groups and institutional programs that cultivate a successful university life for historically marginalized groups.

The board established this award in 2009 and grants $5,000 to each recipient for furthering professional development or the work of their program, according to a UW System release.

Past winners come from many UW System institutions, including UW-Madison, which has received award money to advance initiatives such as the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence. Other institutions developed research apprenticeships, multicultural scholar programs and additional degree programs exploring the identities of underrepresented groups worldwide.

This year’s winners include associate history professor Chia Youyee Vang from UW-Milwaukee, a team from UW-Extension partnered with UW Colleges and the

UW-Stout Multicultural Student Services program.

Vang, a previous recipient of the UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award, developed an interdisciplinary Hmong Diaspora certificate program that provides UW-Milwaukee students with the opportunity to learn about Hmong culture and heritage, according to the release.

UW-Extension’s Milwaukee County 4-H Youth Development team and UW-Waukesha Continuing Education created the SySTEMatics program, which encourages low-income middle schoolers to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Multicultural Student Services at UW-Stout aims to address personal, academic and financial needs of underrepresented student groups on campus.

Regent José Vásquez supported the winners’ commitment to expanding student opportunities.

“We recognize and salute these award recipients for their leadership in helping students develop their talents and contribute to their communities,” Vásquez said in the release.

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ur generation has recently experienced something extraordinary—the revival, or rather, the awakening of “Star Wars,” a beloved franchise that has gone down in the books as one of the greatest series of all time. Now that “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” has been out for a little over a month, smashing records in the process, the dust has started to settle on how this film holds up to the others.

When “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” premiered in 2004, many fans—myself included—thought that this was the end of the story in that galaxy far, far away, leaving original director George Lucas’ lackluster prequels as our lasting impression of the universe. I am not necessarily one of those people who hates these three films. In fact, there are many innovative aspects about Lucas’ story, from the dogmatic practices of the Jedi to Anakin Skywalker’s seduction to the “Dark Side” of the Force. However, these stories lack the focus and adventure the original trilogy thrived upon.

So, with the announcement that Disney would be helming a new trilogy starting with “The Force Awakens,” I was simultaneously

skeptical and intrigued by the continuation of this story. Having seen “The Force Awakens” twice since its release in December, I have found that the film has awoken more than just a franchise.

In preparation for the film, I viewed the original trilogy beforehand to see Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher in the early days of “Star Wars” as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Leia Organa, respectively.

Because of that, it was easy to see the similarities in plot points between the new movie and “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,” and I was not the only one. Many have criticized the film for being a “rip-off” of the original film, or at the very least, too safe.

I won’t pretend that these accusations don’t hold merit.

With Daisy Ridley’s Rey taking on the role of Luke Skywalker, and Harrison Ford’s Han Solo acting as an Obi-Wan Kenobi figure, there is no denying these similarities between films. However, I would argue that the film needed to be safe in order for it to be successful. What didn’t work in the prequels was its unfocused plotline and lack of action and character development. If director JJ Abrams had chosen to go down the path of total innovation, he would’ve risked these same problems in addition to alienating audiences who have grown up with “Star Wars” and remember it a certain way.

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thing truly remarkable in its release. “The Force Awakens” has arguably been discussed more than any other film, promoting theory-crafting, debates and countless other events.

Furthermore, it advances movies as a platform for advancing diversity in the media. There has been a lot of controversy recently regarding the lack of representation in the Oscar nominations, prompting the Academy and the film industry itself to incorporate more diverse roles. Long before this debate began, however, “The Force Awakens” could hang its hat on its own casting. With the delightful Daisy Ridley leading the way as Rey, the franchise has created a strong female lead that gives both hope and a role model to young girls, proving the heroine is just as capable as the hero. In addition, the movie includes ex-stormtrooper Finn, played by black actor John Boyega, and pilot Poe Dameron, played by Guatemalan actor Oscar Isaac. These two actors are fantastic in their roles, and through casting like this, “The Force Awakens” can promote more progressive ideas, which is something that has been lacking in the media lately.

In addition, the revitalization of the franchise resonates with the film industry’s more recent trends toward nostalgia.

New reboots, remakes and continuations of franchises are being

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“The Force Awakens” shows similarities to past Star Wars films. announced all the time, from the reimagining of “Ghostbusters” with female leads, to the release of “Mad Max: Fury Road” and speculation that “Labyrinth” will be made in lieu of David Bowie’s passing. This trend is not necessarily a good or bad thing, but it is undeniable regardless, and “The Force Awakens” emphasizes this trend. Seeing the actors from the original trilogy does so much more than mere “fan service.” In many ways, “The

Force Awakens” is a stepping stone from the previous trilogies toward something greater. Seeing the movie reinvigorated my interest in “Star Wars,” as I know it has for many other fans. It balances nostalgia while opening the door to diversity, relevance and the belief that this galactic tale has so much more to offer us moving forward.

What did you think about the new Star Wars film? Let Sam know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

Hey Marseilles tour third album at High Noon Saloon

By Ellie Herman The Daily Cardinal

When Seattle comes to mind, images of rainy days and fish markets may also come to mind. For the members of Hey Marseilles, their thoughts are of home.

The band is on an extended van tour to promote their forthcoming self-titled album, of which two tracks have already been released: “North and South” and “West Coast.”

Matt Bishop, lead vocalist of the group, was able to take some time to talk about the car ride.

When asked about the tight space and the long journey, Bishop said: “I was raised in a family of five kids, so it kind of just reminds me of traveling across the country in that way, and we have been a band for 10 years, so it’s essentially like we are brothers.”

Ten years ago, these musicians pulled together their talents and began playing and recording in the Seattle area.

Seattle is known for its musical scene, and the fantastic environment and the growing number of encouraging fans spurred the band upward. “We kept playing shows, and people kept showing up,” said Bishop.

Their first album, To Travels & Trunks, was as versatile and lovely as their surroundings, swinging from almost lament to beautifully sunny tracks.

Dreamily it crept along, delighting the indie-music scene. Then,

to the distress of fans, there was silence on an album for five years, building anticipation until Hey Marseilles burst back onto the scene with Lines We Trace.

Thankfully, this time it hasn’t been five years, only two, and their third studio album will be released in February.

“Really in terms of the songwriting, we just wanted it to be more concise and focused, we wanted the sound and production to be a bit more accessible and contwemporary in terms of what’s happening now,” Bishop explained about the third album. Judging by the singles that have come out, they have achieved just that.

One of the most intriguing things about Hey Marseilles’ sound is how the beautiful string melody and soft, familiar lyrics can instantly turn into something to rock out to while doing dishes in your underwear. Through “West Coast” we hear these vocals shown off with familiar strings, a new touch of production and the addition of new pop sounds, complementing the existing voice and showing the new skills featured on the album.

Bishop described their sound as orchestral pop. “We used to call it orchestral folk pop or folkestra, but we don’t really have that folk grounding anymore with the new record, although I don’t think the songwriting has changed that much.”

Part of molding that new

sound was getting out of the familiar and working with new faces, specifically producer Anthony Kilhoffer. With a résumé that includes Kanye West, Rihanna and The Black Eyed Peas, Hey Marseilles and Kilhoffer isn’t the first collaboration that comes to mind. The pairing seemed to work fine, working in a tough-love way to move the album to a place the band was happy with. “We’re all songwriters, all five of us, and sometimes there is just too many cooks in the kitchen and he was a good kinda captain of the ship

telling us what was good and what wasn’t worth pursuing. He would do that with very particular turns of phrase.”

Even with the change and polish of a new album, the band didn’t lose sight of their sound, keeping the haunting strings and comforting vocal tunes perhaps with a new twist, but the same core ingredients. “We really just wanted to be and a little pop-ier and more effective while still retaining the things that make us who we are.”

With a list of tour dates that span several months and

across the U.S., Hey Marseilles will have anything but a restful time following the production and release of their new album.

Bishop expressed that the stresses of not having a place to call home for months at a time were a drag for touring, but making up for it was “meeting people for the first time who are really excited about your music and telling you how much of an effect it has had on them and how much they relate.”

Hey Marseilles will be performing at the High Noon Saloon Thursday, Jan. 28.

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Increased apple sales put local doctors out of business

By C.P. VanValkenburg THE DAILY CARDINAL

Doctors in the Madison area are losing patients this month in a countywide trend supposedly correlated with a recent spike in apple sales. The Madison Doctors Association is worried that such a striking relationship between apples and patients will continue to result in an exponential decline in business for hospitals and clinics.

“It is alarming to think that my patients are eating more apples,” Dr. Richard Mack told Daily Cardinal reporters. “Being kept away from patients could cause my salary to drop severely.”

Doctors around the country are concerned about this decrease in patients, as supermarket apple sales continue to rise.

Drastic and, in some cases, immoral measures have been taken

by some physicians hoping to bring patients back into the doctor’s office.

Dr. Mack, for example, revealed his plans to falsely inform his remaining patients that there is an incredibly harmful preservative sprayed onto supermarket apples, resulting in death for those who consume it.

He has creatively dubbed this imaginary preservative “Badapplium.”

Scientists and food safety associations maintain that preservatives are of no risk to consumers.

Mack told Cardinal reporters that by initiating this apple preservative conspiracy, patients will eat fewer apples, thus reversing the current patient-count trend.

Despite these steps of prevention and Dr. Mack’s plan for recovery, this apple-patient correlational discovery could be detrimental to the medical industry of the future.

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Sophomore’s interest in charity event proves ‘like’ worthy

By John Joutras THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison sophomore Dean Strutterman was pleasantly surprised Friday night upon discovering three Facebook friends had “liked” that he expressed interest in attending an event.

Strutterman, who described his initial interest as “tentative at best,” still found comfort in his friends’ positive endorsement through social media.

“It’s supporting a very noble cause.”

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physicians everywhere if apples continue to keep their patients away,” said Dr. Mack.

If these trends continue to increase, future generations may

never visit the doctor.

Dr. Mack told reporters he is grateful of one thing: “At least it’s not onions,” Mack said. “Those keep everyone away.”

Male student ‘almost positive’ that TA is into him

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“I was super stoked when I clicked my notifications and saw three people liked that I was thinking about going,” he said.

The charity concert, Melting Faces for Teen Pregnancy, was held Wednesday night at a local coffee shop four blocks from Strutterman’s apartment, and featured local bands ranging in genre from “straight-up metal” to “jazzy power-slop.”

Attendees were asked to donate “as much or little as they can to support education and outreach efforts addressing teen pregnancy in Wisconsin,” according to the event description.

Regrettably, Strutterman was not able to attend the event, though he was pleased with himself for thinking about going. “I just wasn’t really feeling up to it, y’know? Plus I didn’t know anybody who was going. Like, I probably would’ve gone if my mates were down and wanted to pregame beforehand or something,” he said. “It’s supporting a very noble cause.”

Included in Strutterman’s supportive Facebook friends were real-life friend Jacob Taylor, mother Alecia Strutterman and freshman-year introductory chemistry acquaintance, Kinsey Ngo. Asked about his motivation for liking the post, Taylor emphasized the importance of general support through social media, and not focusing on the specifics.

“I don’t know. I just reflexively click ‘like’ on all Dean’s stuff,” said Taylor. “It doesn’t actually matter what it is. I usually don’t even read the posts, just glance at the title—it’s more about being a good friend in general… and stuff.”

Citing her frequent eye contact and flirtatious smile, UW-Madison freshman Chris Coleman told friends today that he’s pretty sure his political science TA has a thing for him.

“I mean, she’s being subtle about it right now,” Coleman said. “But I can just tell.”

According to Coleman, Ph.D. student Caitlin Morales “calls on [him] all the time,” and “plays with her hair a lot whenever [he] asks her a question.”

“She even asked to see me after class last week,” Coleman continued. “I mean, it ended up being about my essay, but I think she wanted me to make a move.”

Coleman told friends that even though he knows he could “almost definitely” sleep with Morales, he doesn’t really feel like asking her out.

“I’m already seeing a bunch of girls, so I’m good for now,” he said.

Still, he conceded that if Morales, a former congressional aide and policy analyst, were to come on to him, he’d probably accept her advances.

“I mean, it ended up being about my essay, but I think she wanted me to make a move.”

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When reached for comment, 26-year-old Morales mentioned that she did not know who Coleman was.

At press time, three other students from Coleman’s discussion section were also convinced of their TA’s love for them.

Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán draws third straight ‘get out of jail free’ card

By Noah Mack THE DAILY CARDINAL

Late Friday night, Joaquín Guzmán, aka “El Chapo” drew his third consecutive get out of jail free card in a heated game of Monopoly, to the outrage of his opponents.

El Chapo, the famous drug kingpin and part-time Rolling Stone admirer, was recently recaptured and imprisoned

by Mexican law enforcement.

Despite his maximum security imprisonment, El Chapo has been fairly happy thanks to his favorite game: Monopoly.

The pivotal draw occurred late in the game when he landed on chance for the third time.

“He’s been here before—you could see it in his eyes. He knew he was about to pull another one,” said Manuel Johnson, prison guard and semi-devoted servant of El Chapo.

Guzman’s Monopoly opponents were already dismayed after the second draw, and the third caused them to spiral into a fit of rage, flipping the board in the process.

“Getting out of jail free in real life is one thing, but when you fuck with monopoly, that’s where you cross the line,” voiced serial murderer Jacob Ramirez. “Last time I got this mad I killed three people. Just killed ‘em dead.”

El Chapo’s cheating in the game didn’t stop at stockpiling get out of jail free cards; he also sent his assassins into boardwalk to retake the prized property, even though no rule about retaking property could be found in the official rule book.

At press time, Guzman could be found moving his piece fourteen spaces, despite rolling a five.

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The gender pay gap: fact or fiction?

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with the belief that those problems are too large for one man or woman to conquer. Instead, politicians focus on a “problem,” such as wage inequality, that does seem defeatable; a problem that many people would find appalling, if true. Yet, once again, we are faced with the truth that it isn’t true. It is merely meant to pander to and deceive women to get their vote.

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ime and again during this election cycle, particularly from the left, we have heard the same narrative. “[Women] still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns,” proclaimed President Barack Obama during his 2016 State of the Union address. It has also become a central issue in presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Admittedly, if institutionalized sexism is present in our country we must do everything possible to eliminate it. The problem is that the gender pay gap doesn’t actually exist; it is merely a false narrative designed to appeal to the emotions of American citizens. At the same time, it is diverting attention away from serious issues that the feminist movement should be focused on.

If the gender pay gap doesn’t exist, then where do we get the 77 cents statistic? This gap is calculated by taking the average earnings of all men working full-time and subtracting the average earnings of women working full-time.

Yet, this misleading “fact” doesn’t take into account some of the most important differences between these two groups, such as variations in occupations, education and hours worked per week.

As stated by the American Association of University Women, even after controlling for several of these factors “a 7 percent difference in the earnings of male and female college graduates one year after graduation was still unexplained.”

This is merely a continuation of the false narrative. Christina Hoff Sommers, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, states: “It always turns out that [feminist groups] have omitted one or two crucial data points.” For example,

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Without a doubt, women would acheive much more by bringing themselves up rather than trying to tear others down.

The concept of the gender pay gap is that women make 77 cents per dollar a male makes. women are more likely to take long leaves of absence and simply prefer jobs that offer more flexibility, especially when raising a family.

According to Sommers, “most workplace pay gaps narrow to the point of vanishing when one accounts for all of these relevant factors.”

I will not sit idle while many women are hurting or suffering from objectification.

It is at this point some will argue that women don’t freely choose these different occupational paths.

Rather, they are held down by prevailing gender stereotypes. For one, I find it appalling that some groups that aim to stand up for women instead suggest that they are not self-determining human beings.

Second, if prevailing sexism is truly holding down women, certain feminist groups, such as “gender feminists” and “victim feminists,” are going about solving this problem in the worst way possible. Too often, these groups have attempted to demonize and tear down men.

Sometimes to the point of crossing the line into misandry. Wouldn’t it make more sense to empower women to overcome obstacles?

Without a doubt, women would achieve much more by bringing themselves up rather than trying to tear others down.

This is not to say that all feminist women are misandrists; in fact, this is far from the truth. Yet, misandrists are some of the most outspoken. Some of the “founding mothers” of feminism and feminist theory, such as Valerie Solanas, Susan Brownmiller and Robin Morgan, had a strong hatred for men. The result has been a blurring of the line between gender equality and feminine superiority. Instead, the focus should be on feminists

such as Christina Hoff Sommers and famous actress Emma Watson who preach that gender equality is a fight won by men and women working together.

Perhaps the worst part about the gender pay gap narrative is the fact that it diverts attention from the true problems women face today.

Every day women in our society suffer from teenage self-esteem problems, unrealistic beauty standards set by media and sexual objectification. These are the problems that feminism should be focused on.

Instead, the vociferous misandrists have somehow been able to point the media spotlight on issues designed to turn women against men. Issues, such as the gender pay gap, that simply don’t exist.

It’s disgusting that politicians utilize the story of the gender pay gap to toy with the emotions of Americans. A politician that truly stood for women would be focused on solving the real aforementioned problems. However, many would simply dismiss their claims

Don’t get me wrong, I am a strong supporter of many feminist issues. The problem is that these serious issues have been put on the backburner in favor of a forgery meant to gain support from women in the next election. I will not sit idle while many women are hurting or suffering from objectification, but I cannot support a movement that is slowly being corrupted and has resorted to turning women against their male counterparts.

I thought this was feminism, not misandry. Men are not the problem.

Rather, it is the failure of the collective conscious of our culture as a result of a lack of guidance, a lack of respect for others and a lack of truth spewed from the mouths of those who claim they are merely trying to help.

Ben is a freshman majoring in political science. What are your views on the gender pay gap? Do you believe it exists? Please send any comments and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com

The importance of sleep should not be overlooked marisa bernstein opinion columnist

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by Marisa Bernstein as a time when a college student returns to her parents’ house for an endless month of testing out every couch in the house and trying to convince friends to come over because of a personal lack of car, money, motivation and planning skills. A time when one wakes up in the morning just to spend two more hours laying in bed staring at the ceiling because there is literally no reason to actually get up. A time when bedtime is at 11 p.m. and the day begins at 1 p.m.

Pathetic, I know. But what’s a girl to do? Last semester was ferociously brutal and spending every day of break rotating sleeping positions from my bed to my floor was really not that bad.

It is astounding how exhausted I was. I was consistently sleeping for at least nine hours a night for the full month. Not impressed?

Well my twin-sized bed at my parents house has a 20-year-old mattress, but not even that could stop me.

However, as it always does, winter break came to a close and I was shipped back to Madison to my other twin-sized bed. Though the trouble is that I haven’t spent

much time curled up in my slightly faded sheets enjoying that bliss of endless slumber that I took so much advantage of during my time at home. Instead, I greet that safe haven in the wee hours of the morning, and am abruptly ripped away by my busy class schedule far too soon.

The adventures are much more memorable when you are able to stay awake for them.

Sleep deprivation is no joke.

It weakens your immune system, makes it harder to focus, reduces information retention and memory and the list goes on. In fact, being awake for 18 hours causes the same effects of having a blood alcohol content of .05 percent.

Because of syllabus week, I haven’t been getting to bed very early. I am normally pretty on top of my bedtime during the week so that I am prepared and rested for the next day, but the distractions of college and this rowdy city sometimes get the best of us.

This past weekend, I was feel-

ing a sore throat coming on and my eyes were stupid bloodshot, but I wanted to persevere and proceed with my plans for the evening. My friend and I started the night at around 10 p.m., which really would have been an appropriate time for me to go to bed, but I’m pretty good at making bad choices.

One thing led to another and a little after midnight, we went to go meet up with friends who work at Liquid nightclub. At this point I was exhausted, and after a little bit of dancing, I fell asleep on the couch in the club. Music was blaring and I literally fell asleep.

Eventually, security found me and not-so-gently picked me up and tried to carry me out of the club. He dropped me off upstairs, where I fell asleep leaning against a wall. Standing up. I fell asleep standing up in a nightclub with blaring music.

Going out is fun, and being with friends is fun, but you really have to remember to take care of yourself. I am lucky that I have awesome friends who made sure that I was not thrown out on the street wearing only a tank top (where I would have absolutely fallen asleep given the pattern of the night).

Syllabus week is silly and college is full of adventure, but tuck yourself

in early a couple nights a week. The adventures are much more memorable when you are able to stay awake for them. And please, don’t be that girl that falls asleep in a nightclub.

Marisa is a sophomore majoring in journalim. How does sleep deprivation affect you? Please send all comments, questions and concerns to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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Badgers focused despite clinching home ice in playoffs

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Sophomore forward Annie Pankowski and the rest of the Badgers will enjoy home-ice advantage at LaBahn Arena in the first round of the playoffs starting in late-Feburary.

By Jessi Schoville the daily cardinal

With eight games left to play in the regular season, it could be hard for the Cardinal and White to stay hungry, as it was announced Monday that the No. 2 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (18-1-1 WCHA, 24-1-1 overall) secured home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

The playoffs will start at LaBahn Arena Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 4 p.m., with a third game being played on Sunday, Feb. 28 if the series is split.

This weekend, the Badgers finish out January in Madison versus an improved St. Cloud State Huskies squad (8-10-2, 12-10-2), which they upended in October by a two-game score of 7-0.

The Huskies’ record doesn’t jump off the paper, and they’re riding a two-game losing streak, but

they’ve shown the ability to win close hockey games versus quality opponents. The Huskies are led by 2012 Minnesota Ms. Hockey finalist Molly Illikainen.

Earlier this season they defeated top-10 ranked North Dakota by a score of 5-4 in addition to pressuring No. 3 Minnesota last week, even though they fell short despite a valiant 4-2 showing. This is not a team to sleep on.

Head coach Mark Johnson has taken notice of the opponent’s development and mentioned St. Cloud State’s improvement at a Monday press conference.

“They’re playing up better, second year with their coaching staff,” Johnson said. “They seem to be connecting, you know, on power plays and be playing more confident and more comfortable, and certainly it will be a big test.”

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Anne-Renée Desbiens also took notice of St. Cloud’s upward pointing arrow.

“They’ve been improving every single game since we played them,” Desbiens said. “I know we played them a long time ago, so I know they are going to be hungry too. They want to beat us for sure.”

The Wisconsin defense, led by Desbiens, has played a large part in the Badgers’ success so far this season. Although she is currently leading the nation in nearly every goaltending statistic, Desbiens still continued to preach a group

mindset, even after being named WCHA defensive player of the week for the fourth time this year last Tuesday.

“I’ll say as a group, as a defensive group, we’ve been better at eliminating a lot of scoring chances,” Desbiens said. “Making sure the other team is staying on the outside, and personally I’m just keeping things simple, not trying to do too much. Just staying in my own game.”

With all that being said, UW statistically dominates the matchup on paper coming into the weekend. Wisconsin has

scored 105 goals to St. Cloud State’s 51, while the Badger defense has only allowed 16 goals to the Huskies’ 75.

Sophomore forward Annie Pankowski, who leads the Badgers with 41 points, spoke with confidence regarding the upcoming matchup.

“We know that our forwards are a little more skilled than their ‘D’ are right now, so I think we are going to try and exploit that and use that as much as we can,” Pankowski said.

The puck drops at LaBahn Arena at 2 p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m. Sunday.

Men’s Hockey

Wisconsin seeks to rebound against visiting Alaska

By Eric Shor the daily cardinal

After suffering back-to-back two-game sweeps against Penn State and Minnesota, the Badgers (1-7-2 Big Ten, 4-12-6 overall) will look to right the ship this weekend with the Alaska Nanooks (5-11-4 WCHA, 7-13-4 overall) in town.

Similar to Wisconsin, Alaska has struggled over the last month. The two teams have combined for just seven wins in their last 15 games.

For UW, this matchup presents a great opportunity to get back to playing like the team that beat No.1 North Dakota earlier in the year.

According to head coach Mike Eaves, the team needs to “go back to playing hard and [winning] battles.”

If Wisconsin is going to be winning any battles throughout this season, they are going to need exceptional play from their forwards.

Forwards Grant Besse, Luke Kunin and Seamus Malone will figure to pose as serious scoring

threats against the Nanooks.

Besse leads the team in points (20), while Kunin is tied for first on the team in goals scored (9).

On the other side of the puck, however, is dangerous senior center Tyler Morley.

Recently nominated for the Hobey Baker Award recognizing the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player, Morley has proved to be nothing but perfect. In 23 games, the senior forward has tallied 12 goals and 11 assists on just 94 shots.

This weekend’s series holds tremendous weight for a desperate Wisconsin bunch. With the upcoming series against familiar Big Ten foes, UW will have to skate with a sharper edge Friday and Saturday night.

If the Badgers hope to earn just a single win this weekend, containing Morley and unleashing their forwards will be key ingredients in the recipe.

Both Friday’s and Saturday’s games will start at 7 p.m. at the Kohl Center.

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dele’s hit song “Hello” from her latest album 25 broke an internet record this week, needing only 87 days to reach one billion hits on YouTube.

And while Wisconsin senior guard Tessa Cichy hasn’t quite taken a billion hits in a Badger uniform, she’s not far off. Like Adele, though, Cichy recently received an abrupt “hello from the other side.”

Her broken heart became apparent less than 48 hours before the New Year when Cichy contracted mononucleosis and encountered a glimpse of what life without basketball will be like.

While at home for a few days just before her final semester of college was about to begin, Cichy felt she had a sore throat coming on. Assuming it would pass, just like any other sore throat or common cold, Cichy returned to school, but was surprised to see her health continue to deteriorate.

“My timetable is very short because I’m a senior, and having that cut even shorter was very depressing for me.”

Tessa Cichy senior guard Wisconsin basketball

While on the surface her sore throat had devolved, it had actually just evolved into a rash that initially started on her chest and eventually moved up to her neck and facial region. And while it didn’t really itch, when Cichy’s rash spread to her face, she knew

something was wrong.

She went to her local physician and, after taking blood, her doctor informed her she had contracted mononucleosis.

Cichy was perplexed. How could simple a rash and sore throat evolve in mono, especially during basketball season? Her doctor even told her “it was the weirdest case of mono she’d ever seen.”

But no matter how unusual her symptoms were, Cichy was unable to play and it couldn’t have come at a worse time for both herself and the Badgers.

After five days of practice, Cichy was fully prepared for the Badgers’ Big Ten opener on New Year’s Eve against Indiana when she was told the news. To make matters worse, her brother Jack Cichy, a linebacker for the Badger football team, was about to play in the biggest game of his UW career: the Holiday Bowl against USC later that evening.

Jack was suspended for the first half of the game due to a targeting penalty issued a few weeks earlier in the second half of the Badgers’ win over Minnesota, which prompted Tessa to tweet out #freejack multiple times throughout the Badgers’ first 30 minutes of action against the Trojans.

Little did the world know that only hours later the more accurate hashtag would be #freetessa.

And Tessa needed to be freed.

The next day against Indiana, she was barred from entering the locker room. She couldn’t even sit on the bench, and instead was forced to sit just behind press row, across the floor from

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Senior guard Tessa Cichy is unaccustomed to watching from the sidelines, something she despises. her teammates. Initially she was banned from even showing up to practice, but after receiving word she could enter the building, she was informed she had to sit alone in one of the corners of the Kohl Center.

When the team hit the road for Big Ten play against Michigan State and Rutgers, Cichy stayed behind in Madison, watching her

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Wisconsin’s 2015-’16 campaign has been uneven, but Cichy’s presence is typically a stabilizing force.

teammates play on TV. For Cichy, the experience showed her a glimpse of what her future holds, but it came just a little bit earlier than she could have ever anticipated.

“Knowing that I didn’t have that much time left, it was tough not being out there. My timetable is very short because I’m a senior, and having that cut even shorter was very depressing for me,” Cichy said. “It was a very eye-opening experience too. It was like, ‘oh my gosh, this is what it’s going to be like when the season’s over.’ So it kind of put things back into perspective for me a little bit.”

Cichy’s epiphany was profound for someone who had been playing organized basketball since she was six years old. And while she loves competing, her bonds with her teammates are what she will truly miss the most.

“It’s the competition, I love it.

But being a part of a team is so much fun because not only is it exciting for your own successes, but you have other people cheering for your successes. And you get to cheer for other people’s successes,” Cichy said. “To me that’s what’s most fun about it.

Someone does something well, you all work together, scramble, play defense and get a stop, that’s exciting and that’s what I’ll miss the most.”

Cichy hadn’t missed a game due to injury or illness since her seventh grade AAU team. And after a four game absence to start the Big Ten season, head coach Bobbie Kelsey eased Cichy back into the lineup by having her come off the bench, something both agreed was necessary after almost a month of inactivity.

Wednesday night in the

Badgers’ 75-62 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Cichy started for the first time since contracting mono.

Not only did Cichy hear her name in the starting lineup for the first time this calendar year, but she never left the floor, playing the full 40 minutes for the first time this season. Cichy finished the game with 10 points and two rebounds, but struggled defensively, especially for her standards.

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Nevertheless, Cichy is enjoying her final stretch with the Badgers, knowing full-well both that the end of her career is coming and what it’s going to feel like. “[My goal is] just to have fun and make the most of the opportunities both that I’m given, and us as a team are given,” she said. “I do want to have fun and obviously winning is fun.”