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County fighting ‘heroin epidemic’ By Patricia Johnson THE DAILY CARDINAL
With fatal heroin overdoses on the rise, Dane County law enforcement has taken action to seek a cure for the “heroin epidemic” infecting community members. The number of heroin-related deaths in Dane County “skyrocketed” by 50 percent in 2012, according to a blog post from Madison Police Chief Michael Koval. Madison Police Department Lt. Jason Freedman, the Dane County Narcotics Task Force commander, said the force has focused primarily on heroin in response to the concerning increase in drug use over the past three to four years. “The good news is, down the road, I think we are going to reduce the number of people who get hooked on this drug,” Freedman said. The recent affinity for the opiate has its roots in new phar-
Judge rules same-sex adoption constitutional A Dane County Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday a Wisconsin lesbian couple’s adoption of two children was constitutional, according to an article by the Wisconsin State Journal. The couple was married in Iowa, and Judge Shelley Gaylord ruled that people in such marriages should be constitutionally allowed to adopt under state law. The scope of the ruling may include only the lesbian couple, though, because it is unlikely the couple will appeal to a higher court. Dana Brueck, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s spokesperson, said in the article a trial court judge’s ruling does not necessarily set the precedent for other courts. The Department of Justice previously declined to defend state adoption laws unless the case goes to an appeals court. The couple, Kat and Teresa Riley, gave birth to a boy and a girl respectively, with the help of a sperm donor. The adoption gives each child benefits from both parents. The ruling holds a level of urgency for Kat, a Madison Police Department detective. Under the ruling, if she is killed in the line of duty, financial and state benefits go to both children instead of just her biological child. The Rileys are not the first
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maceutical practices that limit access to prescription drugs, Freedman said. Pharmacies are distributing smaller and fewer doses with tamper-proofing to prevent formulation changes in prescribed drugs. “You have sort of a command and control on the opiate that has significantly improved over the last few years,” Freedman said, “[which] will reduce the number of future addicts, hopefully, but it puts stress on the current addicts because they can’t get what they want when they need [it].” The Dane County Narcotics Task Force has worked alongside other agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration to prosecute heroin distributors large and small, according to Freedman. While city police regularly come across small-time heroin dealers, Freedman said the force “really likes” to find large scale dealers who bring in $10,000
to $50,000 worth of revenue. Freedman said the force has made several heroin-related arrests this year with some cases going through either state or federal courts. Attempts to reduce heroin use are in place across Dane County in addition to police services, according to Freedman. Sue Moran, clinical director of Journey Mental Health Center, said many programs are available to assist with addiction recovery, such as the Dane County drug court and the county’s pilot program called the Jail-Opiate Project. Heroin users arrested for nonviolent offenses have the opportunity to participate in drug courts, which offer individuals treatment services, according to Moran. Individuals must be referred by their attorney or screened into the court, where they meet with a
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Senators, panel discuss police militarization By Dana Kampa THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., was among the politicians hearing from a five-person panel on militarization of police forces.
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee held a hearing on the militarization of police forces Wednesday evening in response to issues brought up following the Ferguson shooting. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and fellow senators questioned a five person panel of experts concerning the use of military weapons in community law enforcement agencies. “We must change the paradigm which drives the criminal justice system,” Hilary Shelton, NAACP Washington bureau director & senior vice president for advocacy, said. Panelist Wiley Price, a St. Louis American newspaper photojournalist present at the Ferguson protests, suggested using federal funds for additional training and police body cameras rather than for large weapons. However, Jim Bueermann,
Police Foundation president and a former California police department chief, warned against completely eliminating federal aid. He said policing agencies should reflect the communities they serve. Panelist Peter Kraska, a University of Eastern Kentucky School of Justice professor, said he hopes to avoid a “troubling and consequential trend.” “This is not to imply all police … are heading in this direction,” Kraska said. Sen. Johnson took particular interest in the role of the war on drugs in the militarization of policing officers, questioning the root cause of firepower escalations. “Are we making any progress on the war on drugs?” Johnson asked of the panel. Shelton spoke of the “devastating” effects of drugs and crime to communities, citing the 2.4
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Walker commends new process to make optional voter ID affordable A new process of verifying documents needed to get photo identification cards for voting will help make obtaining free government voter ID cards easier, according to a joint release from the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Health Services. The new process involves the free verification of underlying documents, such as a birth certificate, for anyone who wants an ID to vote, beginning
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Sept. 15. Gov. Scott Walker stressed the need to provide access to legal identification for voters in a statement Wednesday. “While most voters have identification, or the ability to get an ID, this verification system provides an option for the very small number of people who do not, without any cost to them,” Walker said in the statement. State Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, hailed the
statement and said she was “ecstatic the Governor Walker administration addressed the problem of the few electors without ID.” She said the program is a great example of cutting through bureaucracy. “Voter ID establishes a level of integrity in our election process that is sorely lacking, and voter ID adds confidence to our democracy,” Lazich said in the statement. The Department of
Transportation also released a statement Wednesday supporting the new process. “We are working to ensure that individuals seeking a Wisconsin ID are able to satisfactorily prove their identity through a seamless process,” said DHS State Registrar Oskar Anderson in the statement. Voters are not required to have an ID to participate in the November elections. —Siddharth Pandey
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ASM rejoins student advocacy group By Maija Inveiss THE DAILY CARDINAL
United States Student Association Vice President Alexandra Flores-Quilty welcomed the Associated Students of Madison as a member of the student advocacy organization Wednesday. The USSA is the oldest and largest student organization in the country, according to their website. Originally called the National Student Association, the USSA held its first Constitutional Convention at UW-Madison in 1947. “USSA is a nationally run, student led, student run organization that works on student issues around higher education, access and affordability,” Flores-Quilty said. Last fall, ASM decided to terminate its membership from the organization due to a possible link to partisan issues, such as abortion and military involvement. Toward
police from page 1 million Americans in jail. Most current inmates were convicted of nonviolent crimes, such as drug possession. Hearing members debated the appropriateness of using policing agencies compared to SWAT and trained professionals. According to Kraska, 85 percent of SWAT operations are proactive, and 50 percent of small police departments are receiving fewer than 50 hours of training. “We’re going to have to establish a new trust pattern in this country,” Shelton said. While each of the four panelists offered different perspectives and opinions, all seemed to agree the re-establishment of trust and transparency between law enforcement agencies and communities is a priority.
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couple to have this ruling, but, most proceedings take place behind closed doors, making it difficult to be certain. “We look forward to years from now when we’ll be talking about it with the kids and laughing about how ridiculous this was that we were adopting our own kids,” Kat Riley said in the article. —Siddharth Pandey
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Alexandra Flores-Quilty, USSA vice president, welcomed ASM committee members to the student-advocacy organization at student council’s meeting Wednesday. the end of the last ASM session, the USSA requested for a reassessment of ASM’s membership. Student council decided to return to USSA only if the organization disassociated itself from previous issues that caused ASM to withdraw its membership. Over the summer, 11 UW-Madison representative went to the USSA conference, where delegates discussed possible campaigns for the organization. USSA decided to focus on sexual assault and prevention as well as college access and affordability. USSA is currently trying to
come in contact with organizations that can help advance their sexual assault and prevention campaign. According to Flores-Quilty, the White House is currently asking for support from USSA on its sexual assault campaign. “We are definitely consulting people whose sole mission is this issue to make sure that we are working in collaboration with them,” Flores-Quilty said. ASM Vice Chair Derek Fields said he hopes the relationship between student council and USSA continues to improve. “I have been doing a lot of work
with the congress and delegates,” Fields said. “We are just prepping for the rest of the year in terms of our relationship with USSA.” Student council also discussed some of the committee’s new campaigns and ideas for the new academic year such as its Voter Registration Campaign. Legislative Affairs Chair Tom Gierok said the hope is for 5,000 students to register to vote. “It’s great to see students engaging in their civic duty and strengthening the student voice on higher education issues,” Gierok said.
Sulak Sivaraksa to speak at UW-Madison for 9/11 commemorative event Thursday The University of Wisconsin-Madison community will commemorate 9/11 Thursday with a talk by Nobel prize nominee Ajarn Sulak Sivaraksa, according to a university events calendar. The event, “Reflections on Non-Violence and Religious Activism Today,” will take place at 7 p.m. in room 1100 of Grainger Hall, according to the calendar.
Sulak Sivaraksa is one of the leading social thinkers in Asia. He has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize twice and was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, which is considered an alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1995. Sulak Sivaraksa has created various educational and political grassroots organizations and has written more than 100 books on a variety of topics including
globalization, the environment and consumerism. The event is co-sponsored by The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Religious Studies program at UW-Madison. The event is free and open to the public. Elsewhere on campus, the UW-Madison College Democrats and College Republicans met this morning to put flags on Bascom Hill in remembrance of 9/11.
The Daily Cardinal staff would like to keep in their thoughts the many lives lost and the many more lives affected by the infamous events on Sept. 11, 2001.
ride to their first appointment at the agency the moment they are discharged from jail. According to Moran, 22 of the first 23 individuals selected for the program were employed within nine months of treatment. “The majority of people who have started the program have remained in it and they’re doing really well,” Moran said. While there are no easy
cures for heroin addiction, Dane County has become more familiar with medicines that assist with addiction and overdose recovery, according to Moran. Naltrexone is a drug, that reduces cravings, administered to individuals recovering from an opiate addiction that reduces cravings. Moran said Naltrexone injections assist with recovery treatments at her agency.
Narcan, another drug that counteracts opiates, is used for heroin overdoses and is one of the first drugs police have been trained to administer when confronted with heroin overdoses. Freedman said he expects to see fewer heroin-related deaths as a result of Narcan. “I think we’re on the right path,” Freedman said. “But I think it will be a little while before we see significant improvements.”
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Piecing together the parts of stories through film AUSTIN WELLENS All’s wellens well
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o, another summer’s come and gone, and there are two films I really want to talk about: “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The LEGO Movie” (which wasn’t actually a summer film but whatever, it’s my column). What do these two films have in common, you may well ask? Besides starring Chris Pratt and making just obscene amounts of money, they both very much work in the realm of referential, convention-based filmmaking and self-aware storytelling that has begun to rear its head more frequently in major Hollywood films (especially in this, the Age of Whedon).
So, here’s the point. Every single aspect of the way we tell stories is important.
And not only do they take this same genre-savvy approach to their stories, but they do so in ways that are totally, functionally distinct, and that are sort of emblematic, for me, of both the right and the wrong way to tell hyper-referential, convention subverting stories. Before you get the wrong idea, I really liked “Guardians of the Galaxy.” I did. The world it built felt original and new (as much as an adaptation can), it had some of the funniest lines of any film in recent memory, and it had a blue, telepathic arrow-wielding space pirate who thought he was in “Deliverance.” I mean, that’s just cool. But when it came to actually dealing with the beats of a “standard” action film, its treatment of the genre’s conventions were, in a way, troublesome.
For example, when Rocket comments that the group is just “standing in a circle like a bunch of jackasses” after their big “let’s go save the day” moment, yes it’s funny and self-aware and points out how ridiculous the “group of heroes standing around getting pumped up to go fight the bad guys” action trope is, but… that’s it. It doesn’t rework the trope or do anything at all to change it. It walks straight into its own trap and then winks to the audience to let them know that it’s OK. It’s a move designed to convince the audience that it’s OK for them to be enjoying this “big dumb action movie,” because it knows exactly how big and dumb it is. Essentially, it’s trying to flatter the audience into forgiving the filmmaker(s) for making exactly the movie they think the audience wanted. Which is a shame, because “Guardians of the Galaxy” isn’t that dumb and doesn’t need to pander and apologize for itself. Again using the “big damn heroes” example, the buildup to that moment had managed to be subversive and witty, but also packed some genuine emotion, which was somewhat undercut by Rocket’s little “wink wink, nudge nudge…isn’t this stupid?” sort of nod to the audience. This, combined with the fact that the film’s dialogue seemed perfectly divided into the genuinely hilarious and original comedy that made the film a hit, and the most trite, purely functional lines hints at a tension between the film’s desire to break out of the “blockbuster” mold, and a fear of what will happen if they try. So instead of having the gall to play a rather clichéd scene straight and trying to make it sincere and effective, they try to convince the audience that it’s fine to be clichéd as long as you know you are. In a way it’s the cinematic equivalent of the kid at school who’s terrified of not being liked, so they resort to selfdepreciating humor to try and fit in rather than being themselves. Contrast this with “The LEGO Movie,” which is nothing
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but wall-to-wall deconstruction (and yes, I think the “deconstruction/LEGO” thing is one giant film-sized pun). And in much the same way “Guardians” does, it uses this self-awareness to great comedic effect. But, and here’s the important part, it also transforms the conventions it’s working with, and imbues them with serious dramatic, emotional and thematic import in order to say something profound about storytelling.
Before you get the wrong idea, I really liked “Guardians of the Galaxy.” I did.
Yes, it’s very funny that Emmet makes a perfect “Special” because his head is totally empty and he’s so nondescript; it’s also a very real breakdown of the Luke
Skywalker style archetype at the center of every “hero’s journey” and, therefore, a huge chunk of mainstream films. And over the course of the film, this idea is taken apart, examined from every angle and most importantly treated with the seriousness that an idea as big as “the way we tell stories and why” deserves by making it the foundation of the entire film. Calling “The LEGO Movie” serious feels a little ridiculous, so let me clarify. I’m not saying the film isn’t funny, or brilliantly entertaining, or lighthearted or whatever other synonym you’d like. I’m saying that it’s able to be all those things and also a very insightful look at the way storytelling affects us, the reasons it does, why we tell stories in the first place, all these incredibly important things, because it doesn’t just try to impress the audience with how genre savvy and self-aware it is; it actively works to help us
understand the conventions it’s working with. All this is exploded, underlined, recontextualized and reinvented in the film’s third act leap to “reality.” If you hadn’t already accepted the film as dealing seriously in resonant, important filmmaking, the directors laid a second, even more strongly felt story on top of the first, crafting deep thematic, dramatic and emotional bonds between the two in a formally daring leap of faith. In doing so, it doesn’t just elevate its exploration of storytelling; it engages in a bold, innovative new way of telling a story in and of itself. And it does all that in about two minutes. In a film that’s ostensibly for kids. So, here’s the point. Every single aspect of the way we tell stories is important. And when a film (or any piece of media) draws attention to these aspects, it’s bringing this importance to the foreground. In the case of “The LEGO Movie,” this means emphasizing the importance of understanding that every single story is valuable, none more than any other, and that a myriad of different stories is absolutely required to provide a context, and therefore meaning, for any single story. Which is a pretty fundamental idea, but incredibly important. And it’s able to get this message to kids in a direct way by having fun with its selfawareness without forgetting to take these ideas seriously. Next to this emphasis on the importance of every possible story being told, “Guardians’” approach to its own storytelling seems to be “play it safe, don’t take it too seriously, and nothing should go wrong.” Or, put another way, “you can tweak things here and there, but there is one story to tell.” Again, it’s not that I didn’t like “Guardians of the Galaxy.” I just wish it felt comfortable enough to be itself. Believe “Guardians of the Galaxy” could have taken a page from “The LEGO Movie?” Email Austin your opinion at wellens@wisc.edu
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Busdriver takes listeners to strange new hip-hop environs CD REVIEW
Perfect Hair Busdriver By Robert Vanderwist THE DAILY CARDINAL
There’s something intriguing about Los Angeles rapper and producer Busdriver’s eccentric, in-your-face style that leaves you wondering whether you should be offended, alarmed or ecstatic. On his new album Perfect Hair, released this week via Big Dada Records, he does all three of these things and makes us love every
bit of it. His flow is deep and intense and his subject matter is heavy. Thus, there is very little room on the record for the catchy hooks or fun, radio-friendly ramblings about money and women that are typical on most modern hiphop records. Instead, Busdriver destroys the idea of a “standard” rap album. Busdriver has previously released music on Epitaph Records, a label run by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz that mainly supports punk bands. This was initially confusing to me, but after listening to Perfect Hair, makes perfect sense. Busdriver laughs in the face of all those who endorse the superficiality of high-budget mainstream music. In the album’s opening
track “Retirement Ode,” a monotone voice reports that making the record had cost “almost everything” and sarcastically jokes that his backup singers cost $3,500 per take.
Overall, Perfect Hair is Busdriver’s way of setting himself apart from the rest of the hip-hop world.
The instrumentals on the album are simple yet intricate, featuring samples of orchestral music and frantic drum ‘n’ bass beats. However, he often showcases his vocal and lyrical potential by
slowing it down and laying down unrelenting verses over a simple, droning beat heavy enough for some of the heaviest hitters in hiphop. The main attraction of the album, “Ego Death,” features verses from the legendary Aesop Rock and the madman Danny Brown, two of the only rappers eccentric enough to deserve an appearance on this album. The hook of the song is simple and minimal, existing only to separate the verses from the epic trio. Aesop’s flow complements Busdriver’s verses perfectly, and the dark intensity of the two is just enough to balance out the sharp twang on Danny Brown’s verse. The closing track of Perfect Hair continues Busdriver’s apparent opinion that popular culture, or “world leaders and street fash-
ion” are something to be taken with an enormous grain of salt, admitting that he does not “make money like an NFL running back.” This track features a false ending to the album, where a prolonged silence is followed by another song which is arguably more upbeat and melodic than anything else on the album. Overall, Perfect Hair is Busdriver’s way of setting himself apart from the rest of the hip-hop world. It is his way of announcing to anyone who doesn’t see his music as anything special that it may be time to start. “I’m impossible to love,” he states on “Motion Lines,” all while reminding his audience to keep an open mind.
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s the American public school year begins, parents and guardians across the country are getting to know new teachers, bus routes, routines and worrying increasingly about violence and bullying as we send our children into the semiunknown. It’s a busy, nervous time of year. Parents of school-aged children in Syria and Iraq have other worries. An August 2014 United Nations Human Rights Council report states that both state and non-state armed groups in the region have been recruiting children for combat and non-combat support roles in violent conflict— both war crimes and violations of international human rights. Some of these armed groups use schools as recruitment, training and living quarters. The Islamic State (ISIS) has “established training camps to recruit children into armed roles under the guise of education,” according to the August 2014 UNHRC report. For their participation, ISIS offers children education, employment and the glory of military service. Many of the issues facing American, Syrian and Iraqi parents are incomparable. As parents ourselves, we cannot imagine the horror of wanting an education for our children only to watch them be actively recruited or forced into armed combat at age 11. But, we also recognize that American children as young as age five are also actively recruited by an armed group— the U.S. Military— throughout their educational career. U.S. military recruiters have access to American children beginning in kindergarten and extending through senior year under the guises of education and employment. As a provision of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, in order
to receive federal funding, our public schools must provide the DoD with our children’s personal information unless parents or students “opt-out”—every single year. Is your child struggling with math, chemistry or other subjects? Is your child late or absent often? Is your child from a single parent home or on reduced lunches? The DoD wants to know if your child fits any of these markers as a target for recruitment. The New York Civil Liberties Union website offers tools for opting out, and both parents and children even under 17-yearsold—can sign the forms.
U.S. military recruiters have access to American children beginning in kindergarten and extending through senior year under the guises of education and employment.
Aside from using personal information to target potential recruits, the DoD has developed a more under-the-radar recruitment strategy over the past 21 years. Rather than just sending recruiters to schools, schools are sending our kids, K-5, to military bases to learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. This is the DoD STARBASE program, designed in 1989 by Barbara Koscak, a Michigan educatorturned DoD employee. DoD STARBASE states as its vision: “To raise the interest and improve the knowledge and skills of at-risk youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which will provide for a highly educated and skilled American workforce that can meet the advanced technological requirements of the Department of Defense.” The U.S. has more than 1000 bases
spread across the globe. In the 1980’s it was recognized that our military capacity depended on our dominance of technology. What once was “boots on the ground” is now “fingers on the joystick” as soldiers use space technology, robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to target and kill from a distance. The DoD needs recruits that understand math and science. DoDmonitored STEM education for children today ensures scientifically literate soldiers tomorrow. As a caveat of participation in DoD STARBASE, children are exposed to military career instruction as one-sixth of the curriculum. Post-program evaluations measure students’ attitudes toward the military, military personnel, facilities and careers. If students leave DoD STARBASE with more positive attitudes about working in the military, the program is considered a success. Students indicate their degree of agreement with the following statements, among others: “I am enjoying coming to a military base,” “Military bases are exciting,” “I am good at following directions” and “The military is a good place to work.”
Children around the world deserve a quality education without the fear of being abducted, recruited for and coerced into armed combat.
Our children deserve a chance to learn and utilize STEM knowledge without being “targeted” by the DoD, as they put it in their annual report. Rather than spending $25 million for STEM classes on military bases per year, let’s use that
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money to build better science labs in the schools. Rather than recruiting future soldiers, let’s recruit and pay better teachers. We deserve quality STEM education in quality schools and the privacy of our children’s personal information.
Rather than spending $25 million for STEM classes on military bases per year, let’s use that money to build better science labs in the schools.
Find out if DoD STARBASE is targeting children in your area using the STARBASE Locater on the program’s website. Email your concerns or testify in person to your local public school board. Inform other parents about the risks and goals of the program. Demand that your child’s school provide alternative educational opportunities to the DoD STARBASE program and support their right to a quality STEM education where it’s needed most—in school. Children around the world deserve a quality education without the fear of being abducted, recruited for and coerced into armed combat. American children aren’t at risk of coercive recruitment tactics like many other youth around the world, but our kids are subject to U.S. military recruitment nonetheless. We must take a stand against military recruitment of all youth across the globe—including our own. Even if it’s dressed up as an educational opportunity, let’s call it what it really is: a war crime and human rights violation. Do you believe that the United States Military should be able to contact and actively recruit children? Please tell us how you feel and send all of your feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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I googled ‘platypus facts’ to find this one The platypus fur trade was a booming industry for much of the 20th century.
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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
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ALL HAIL WEST TEXAS ACROSS 1 Alderman’s district 5 Arms agreements 10 F-150 maker 14 Section 15 Florida food fish 16 Salmon variety 17 First-inning hurler 20 Matthew of “Friends” 21 Out of the sack 22 Declare 23 Brief endorsements 25 Camelot character 27 Pitch for “Strike one!” 33 Yale attendee 35 Poker choice 36 Supplicant’s supporters 37 “Mon Oncle” star 39 Memorable Vulcan 42 Mel Torme specialty 43 Static ___ 45 Glamorous Ms. Turner 47 “Glob” or “nod” ending 48 Pitch for “Strike two!” 52 Water, to a Spaniard 53 Couple thousand pounds 54 Suitable
57 Brewery output 60 Fathers 64 Pitch for “Strike three!” 67 Use an oven 68 Repeat oneself? 69 Place in Peru 70 Took a gander at 71 Like a creepy flick 72 Dutch cheese DOWN 1 Stinger in a nest 2 First name on “Laugh-In” 3 Rise up on hind legs 4 “Inherit the Wind” lawyer 5 Tire pressure measurement (Abbr.) 6 Memorable Siam visitor 7 Gear teeth 8 Disc jockey’s favorites 9 Nordic sport 10 Gov’t airwaves monitor 11 Circus cries 12 Three-toed bird of South America 13 Fishing craft 18 Wee ones 19 Kind of question 24 Movie-shoot locales 26 Presses for
payment 7 Join a jazz session 2 28 Kind of tent 29 Revered ones 30 Happen again 31 Cutlet meat 32 Illustrious Italian family 33 Cut into glass 34 Singer’s simple syllables 38 “Young Frankenstein” heroine 40 Hubbard or Ripken 41 Fashion with needles 44 2003 Ben Affleck film 46 One way to become parents 49 Subtle distinction 50 Group of geese 51 Make possible 54 French priest’s title 55 Opposite of work 56 Snatch 58 Get an ___ effort 59 Wife of a rajah 61 Bookkeeper’s stamp 62 ___ mater 63 Put down harshly 65 Londoner’s last letter 66 “That’s what happens when you don’t listen!”
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Giant Octopus Car Wash octopus returned to the sea By Kane Kaiman The Daily Cardinal
One Madison Octopus Car Wash location has finally given in to public demand and released back into the ocean the giant octopus it has exploited for over 50 years. Since the 1960s, “Armando,” a giant Atlantic octopus, one of earth’s largest mollusks, has been forced to scrub down cars and sit atop a metal pole for hours on end, all in the name of profits. In 1959, Thomas McGinty opened Express Car Wash on University Avenue, but struggled to attract customers. Facing bankruptcy, McGinty needed to make a change. While on vacation in Florida, he overheard a sailor’s yarn about pirates training octopi to clean barnacles from their ships. Realizing the business possibilities, McGinty contracted a scuba diver to catch him a juvenile octopus the very next day. Octopus Car Wash was born. Armando grew quickly, as did McGinty’s clientele. Madisonians lined up to see the enormous ceph-
alopod, who in his prime could wash four cars at once. Over the next few decades, McGinty managed to capture several other octopi and opened four other locations in Wisconsin and Illinois. Up the pole. Down the pole. Wash. Wash. Wash. That was Armando’s life for decades. The novelty wore off, and the giant octopus grew old and tired. In 1988, machines became more cost-effictive than tentacles, and Armando was relegated exclusively to the pole. It seemed as though he’d be there for the rest of his life. However, in 2013, animal rights groups started voicing their concerns. PETA championed the octopus’ cause, utilizing social media to tell Armando’s story. Their campaign quickly went viral. In March 2014, #ArmandosSmile began trending nationally on Twitter, a reference to the mollusk’s steadfast grin. It wasn’t long before picketers calling for Armando’s release lined University Avenue.
Tuesday, in the face of mounting social and political pressure, Thomas McGinty, Jr., current owner of Octopus Car Wash, granted Armando his freedom. PETA sprung to action. Drawing from their multi-million dollar “Free Armando” fund, they chartered a helicopter to airlift the 600-pound mollusk to the Gulf of Mexico. By Wednesday afternoon, Armando was happily clambering over reefs off the very same beach where he was kidnapped 50 years ago. Armando is free. But his brothers and sisters are not. PETA President Matthew Wright says he won’t rest until all Octopus Car Wash octopi are returned to their natural habitats. “We aren’t going to let these businessmen exploit cheap octopus labor any longer,” Wright said. At press time, sources reported that a vacationing McGinty, Jr. had netted a giant squid off the coast of Hawaii.
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After years of degrading slave labor, “Armando” has finally been released into the ocean from whence he came.
Overeager college freshman pulls allnighter studying for syllabus quiz By Brett Klinkner The Daily Cardinal
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The United States health care system is straining under the weight of this new fad.
Thousands hospitalized from boiling water challenge By Dylan Anderson The Daily Cardinal
Several thousand Americans were sent to emergency rooms across the country this August in order to receive treatment for their brutal and sometimes life threatening burns incurred by participating in the boiling water challenge. The challenge began on social media with the intent of raising funds and awareness for the lethal neurodegenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Individuals have been challenging their friends to pick one of two options: either donate towards the cause or douse themselves with several gallons of absolutely scalding water. “Everyone wants to participate in cool online trends, and participants have the opportunity to feel important and involved
without even dropping any money on a worthwhile cause,” UW-Madison sociology department chairman Lawrence Nielsen explained, “The annoyance of permanent scars and burns is significant, but pales in comparison to the lifelong anguish derived from knowingly making a charitable donation.” According to statistics released by the ALS Association, the challenge has raised about $80 million to aid current and future victims of the tortuous condition with donations from those lacking the testicular fortitude to endure a waterfall of piping hot hell, including numerous celebrities and corporate big shots. However, the fundraising total represents less than a tenth of the approximately $1 billion cost to United States healthcare system for lengthy hospital stays,
skin grafts and increases in insurance premiums. The Center for Disease Control issued a national statement in response to the situation. It reads, “The CDC urges all Americans to cease participating in and nominating friends and relatives for the ALS boiling water challenge. Many US citizens are literally burning up and being hospitalized. If you actually give a shit, please just donate directly instead of making a big fucking deal out of it and sending your loved ones to the hospital.” Despite its weak social media presence, the CDC statement has effectively ended the boiling water challenge. However, at press time, dozens of upper middle class white teenagers have begun sharing “Take a bullet to stop police brutality challenge” videos on their over privileged friends’ facebook walls.
Explaining to his roommates that, “you can’t fall behind ‘cause that’s how you fail out after one semester,” University of Wisconsin Freshman Austen Schwartz took to Helen C. White Library on Monday night—dual coffee thermoses in tow—to pull an all-nighter for Tuesday’s big syllabus quiz focused on the general course outlines of 18th Century East Asian Literature. Despite the professor imploring that her students simply gloss over
said syllabus, compile any inquiries they have and be prepared to answer two or three questions regarding some of the more crucial bits, Schwartz insisted to classmates that “that’s how they get you” and that this exam could make or break his college career and adult life in general. “I just don’t want to take the risk, you know?” A visibly exhausted Schwartz told The Daily Cardinal when we caught up with him for comment early Tuesday morning. “A lot of students get caught in this trap. It’s how universities weed the fuck-
ups out.” At press time, Schwartz was found passed out on his dorm room futon, having completely missed the syllabus quiz in question, as well as a vital dining hall freshmen meet-ngreet lunch and a Fencing Club introductory meeting that he really wanted to catch. A source close to Schwartz has revealed that the overwhelmed 18 yearold is considering dropping out of college and returning to his hometown to resume waiting tables at Red Lobster.
Beloved actor, philanthropist, raging bigot, dies at age 93 By Andy Holsteen The Daily Cardinal
During the silent, transitional hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, father of three, influential actor and flamboyant racist, Hugh G. A. Hole, passed away—leaving behind a nation of heartbroken fans. Hole, who had for decades been a giant of Hollywood, immediately skyrocketed into the public sphere after his first movie—“The Last Hurrah,” in which he starred as a valiant Confederate foot soldier, desperately trying to
make his way home before Christmas—became the highest-grossing movie of all time. But Hole was also a humble man, who felt at home giving back to his community. In addition to starting a college scholarship for aristocratic Caucasian males with blond hair and blue eyes, Hole was a major proponent for gentrification, which has helped shape the modern American city. Yes, there was the whole blackface scandal, but it was the ’60s for crying out loud! To let that take away from the pure
genius of his work in films such as “The Pale Kiss” or “The Supremacist,” just seems unpatriotic. So many of us wish that, although he did plenty over his illustrious career to advance cinema and aggravate racial tensions, Hole could have continued babbling his senile ignorance for at least one more movie or election season. Surely, over the coming weeks, the Internet will become a singular homage to such a brilliant life of cultural relevance and unabridged racism. Rest in peace, you massive piece of shit.
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Sophomore forward Nick Jones and the Badgers will play their first ever conference game vs. Rutgers on the Big Ten Network.
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Playing on national television is not something a soccer team experiences very often. Especially a team as young as the Wisconsin Badgers, considering five freshmen started in each game this past weekend for Wisconsin. Despite two losses, the Badgers (1-3-0) hope to gain experience throughout the season and start a winning campaign for the next couple of years. “We’ve got some real highpowered guys,” head coach John Trask said at a press conference Monday. “We’re really excited out of the group, of the 13, 14 players we brought in, we feel good about all of them whether we redshirt them or not. This is by far the deepest and best recruiting class we’ve been able to get here at Wisconsin in my five years.” Freshman forward Mark Segbers is currently leading the Badgers in goals and is tied for the lead in the Big Ten Conference in goals by a freshman. He has netted three goals with a total of six points. Junior midfielder Drew Conner scored the other lone goal for the Badgers this weekend, his first of the season. Heading back home after a long weekend in D.C., the Badgers try to capture their first Big Ten win in the national spotlight against the newly added Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-2-0). This game marks the first ever matchup between the two squads and Rutgers’ first game ever in the
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Big Ten. “We’re going to be playing a very good Rutgers team first game ever in the Big Ten on national TV on the Big Ten Network. It’s exciting,” said Trask. The Scarlet Knights are coming off two home losses after starting the season 4-0 including exhibition games. Of the eight Rutgers players who have started all 4 games this season, five of them are of junior standing or older. Two others of those eight players aforementioned are freshmen, including Jamaican freshman forward Jason Wright. Wright leads the team with seven points on three goals. He scored both game-winners and the first three goals of the 2014 campaign. The only other Rutgers player to score this season is sophomore midfielder Erik Sa who has netted one goal. This experienced team looks to bounce back and quiet the high-intensity Badger crowd on UW Alumni and Student Night. Coach Trask anticipates a lively crowd for this contest and hopes to translate that energy onto the pitch. “I think with our home fans, we have a new support group started called The Colony, a lot of kids have joined that. We’ve got about 100 members already. They’ll be out there in force to make it a 12th man or homefield advantage we’re looking for when we play this type of game.” If you’re in search of a soonto-blossom Badger team, join The Colony this Friday at the McClimon Complex.
wo days. It took two days for the most flimsy, halfhearted, most pathetically defensive cover-up in recent sports history to dissolve. Wednesday, the Associated Press reported a law enforcement agency sent video of Ray Rice’s battery of his wife to the NFL months ago. When the video of Rice’s infamous elevator punch was leaked by TMZ Monday morning, the NFL immediately denied that their higher-ups had ever seen the video. This of course created the following questions: Why did the NFL not try to investigate like they had when they relentlessly pursued the Saints bounty scandal? How did TMZ get the video when the NFL was unable? Were NFL reporters like Peter King lying when they claimed that NFL officials had seen the video in some insane conspiracy? None of these questions had remotely reasonable answers if what the NFL said was true: that they were ignorant, willfully or not, of how to obtain the video. The AP report is the final blow. The NFL had the video. A law enforcement official gave the AP a 12-second voicemail confirming the video’s delivery to league offices. This is in line with months
of previous reporting, like when Peter King stated in no uncertain terms the league had that elevator footage. It explains why Adam Schefter was, to put it mildly, livid with the league on Sportscenter after the video leaked. Like he had been lied to. It explains why the league and the Ravens still can’t get their story straight on if the video was available and if they decided to pursue it.
Every opportunity [the league] got to be agressive and show it was serious, it punted. From where we’re standing, here’s a reasonable estimate of what actually happened: NFL sees video, NFL hides video, NFL tries to create plausible deniability, NFL hopes to god the video doesn’t leak, NFL prepares to bury Rice if it does. From where the NFL was standing, the best case scenario was to suspend Rice for a smallerthan-expected amount of games and create a reasonable doubt that Rice’s crime wasn’t as bad when you actually saw the video. This is unforgivable. This is what gets people fired from their jobs (looking at you Goodell). Rice was supposed to be a tipping point, a clear opportunity to establish that football was beginning to understand that the public would no longer sup-
port the crimes of athletes. Instead, it punted. Every opportunity they got to be aggressive and show it wasserious, it punted. The Rice banishment was a garbage-time touchdown in a credibility game that was long over. The NFL had lost. This whole fiasco is now just another reminder that the league is tragically unaware of how to accept women in their profession and fandom. The NFL’s credibility is now shattered. Any further attempt to crack down on its players’ domestic violence will be seen as PR. Any harsh punishment will be received as a mockery, or will at least be measured in “Ray Rice suspensions.” With the NFL now bringing in former FBI director Robert Mueller as an independent investigator, a report entitled “You Idiots” is not outside the realm of possibility. The only way to reestablish punitive credibility is to clean house and replace the faces of this debacle. Roger Goodell needs to resign, because it’s one thing to over-focus on the Saints bounty scandal to transparently shield the league from concussion lawsuits or refuse to pay referees until the incompetence of their replacements forces you to. To attempt to enact one of the shadiest sports conspiracies in recent history and bungle the whole thing along the way is an unforgivable mixture of unethical and incompetent.
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Badgers prepare for home opener By Colleen Degnan THE DAILY CARDINAL
The No. 4 ranked Badgers (5-0) gear up for their first home match of the season as the host of the HotelRED Invitational Friday and Saturday in the UW Field House. Wisconsin opens their home season undefeated and are prepared to keep it that way. Head coach Kelly Sheffield believes the girls have executed many things well so far this season. “We are having our moments on a lot of things,” Sheffield said. “We are sometimes doing well with our serves, offense or defense.” Wisconsin’s first opponent of the weekend is Miami (4-2), followed by Missouri State (4-3) and Ball State (3-3). “Miami looks very athletic on film, especially their middles; we’re going to have our hands full,” Sheffield said. The last time the Badgers played in the Field House was last December. “We have done a lot of traveling. We have played in front of big crowds, but this is one of the best fan bases in the country,” Sheffield said. Friday marks the beginning of the Badgers’ home season, as well as the UW student block party. UW students will receive free admission with their student ID and free pizza while supplies last. Sheffield’s excitement to be home is reflected onto his players, especially sophomore setter Lauren Carlini, junior libe-
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Taylor Morey has received two straight Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards and is a key cog on a team that is rolling. ro/defensive specialist Taylor Morey and senior outside hitter Courtney Thomas who were all honored by the Big Ten after their performances in last weekend’s Colorado road trip. After three consecutive wins in Colorado and receiving Setter of the Week, Carlini is focused on this weekend’s matches. “I hope to increase my connection with the hitters,” Carlini said. “Last weekend was a good inclination of what our season could be like. It
doesn’t matter who’s on the other side of the court, we are going to play as hard as we can every single game.” The defense complements the offense with Morey commanding the backrow. After receiving her second-consecutive Defensive Player of the Week, Morey is ready to keep the team’s momentum alive. “We have a good mentality of training at practice, and when we are on the court it’s about competing and being the best,”
Morey said. Sheffield has helped the girls create that mentality upon starting at Wisconsin. “We focus on one match at a time, always,” Morey said. “We never look too far ahead or look into the past, this mentality is something Kelly established when he got in here.” Rounding out the weekly Big Ten awards for the Badgers with Player of the Week, Thomas is excited to create a new, successful atmosphere for the team.
“We had great chemistry as a team last year,” Thomas said. “We played and communicated well, but this is a new team and we have to figure out how to be successful a different way.” The Badgers strive for the best every time they step on the court. “We all want to be great; we come into the gym not expecting to be perfect, but that’s what we try for,” Thomas said. “The more you try, the better we will be; and the harder we work, the better we will be.”
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Coach Paula Wilkins and the Badgers are on a roll. Their 6-0 start is one of the best starts in Wisconsin history, and they’ve been winning in impressive fashion. Wisconsin’s last four wins have been shutouts in which they’ve scored three or more goals. However, the Badgers will face their biggest tests of the season this weekend as they begin Big Ten play in Michigan. It starts Friday afternoon against Michigan State. The Spartans are also 6-0, and the game should prove to be an epic contest. That is a big reason why it is going to be aired on the Big Ten Network at 2:30 pm. MSU, like the Badgers, have found great offensive success from a wide range of contributors, making it difficult for opponents to defend. Where Michigan State has struggled a little more than Wisconsin is on defense. They allow an average of over 14 shots per game, and through the season, have only taken two more shots than they have allowed. For comparison, the Badgers allow an average of 6.7 shots per game. Wilkins’ squad will need to take advantage of every shot they get if they want to continue their winning streak. UW’s second opponent of
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Junior midfielder Kinley McNicoll won Big Ten offensive Player of the Week with two goals and two assists last weekend. the weekend, the Michigan Wolverines, do not boast the same record as their cross-state rival Spartans, but regardless, they are still the fourth ranked team in the country. All six of their games so far have been shutouts, although they have been on the losing end of two of them. The Wolverines have an ongoing competition at goalkeeper, switching between two young but talented women. They are currently going with freshman Megan Hinz, but a poor performance in their Friday game could change this before they face the Badgers. She’s only allowed two goals this season in three starts
and five total games, and has been reliable for both her coaches and her defenders. Part of the reason she is so good is her aggressiveness. “Being that aggressive can be good or bad. If you use it at the right time, it’s great. If you’re overaggressive, you can beat yourself.” said Michigan head coach Greg Ryan to The Michigan Daily. “If [Hinz] can use that aggression effectively and not give away anything, she’s going to do really well.” Hinz will certainly make it tough for the Badgers to stay undefeated, but nothing seems to be able to slow them down.