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By Lucas SczygelskiTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Firebrand populists in both parties grabbed America’s atten-tion in the Iowa caucuses as Texas Senator Ted Cruz and real-estate mogul Donald Trump captured over half the Republican vote, while heavily favored former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton barely escaped a repeat of 2008 by holding off Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

The Iowa caucuses have a notoriously poor track record in picking the eventual party nominee, however according to UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden, they play an important role.

“The caucus does not pick the winner but it does winnow the field,” Burden said. “The contest often gives a boost to someone. Jimmy Carter got his start by win-ning the Iowa caucuses.”

The candidates on the fringes

of party orthodoxy who found traction in the Hawkeye state hope to follow in Carter’s path. Both parties’ establishments are being rocked by a surge in populism stemming from a wide-ranging set of frustra-tions aimed at everything from America’s changing ethnic and religious makeup to a perceived oligarchy bent on undermining the middle class.

In the GOP, Trump and Cruz angrily lament America’s decline and lay the blame at their own party’s feet. Their embrace of nativist policies and denunciation of party orthodoxy on issues like free trade and military adventur-ism represents a shift from the restrained conservatism of pres-idents like Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

“The grassroots has turned on the establishment,” Burden said. “It has a Tea Party wing that emerged right at the end of the

Bush years and it is pushing in a different direction than the estab-lishment. It’s a battle.”

Opposing the populists is a battered and fractured set of politicians, including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Ohio Governor John Kasich. The fight to consolidate estab-lishment support is not over yet, but Rubio’s strong third place finish in Iowa makes him the obvious choice.

“Rubio appears to be the one crossover candidate right now to some extent,” UW-Madison political science professor David Canon said. “He did surprisingly well among evangelical voters in Iowa. It was a little bit of a sur-prise to people.”

As the GOP’s identity crisis drags on, the Democratic party finds itself confronting a different

Populist candidates dominate Iowa caucuses

By Peter CoutuTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Two UW-Madison stu-dents, both involved with the UW-BlackOut Movement, are leading fundraising efforts on campus to provide donations and bottled water to Flint, Mich. as many of the city’s residents are still struggling to find clean drink-ing water.

In a move to save money dur-ing a 2014 financial crisis, the city began to draw water from the Flint River instead of Lake Huron, which led to the contami-nated water.

President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency

in Flint in mid January because thousands of residents had been exposed to toxic levels of lead in their tap water. The declaration has resulted in aid from national funds to celebrity donations and crowdsourcing efforts.

The UW-BlackOut Movement is acting jointly with Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, an all-girls, Roman-Catholic school in Milwaukee, to raise donations for Flint through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Senior Kenneth Cole and sophomore Mia Gates are organizing a campaign on the

UW-BlackOut collects donations, bottled water for Flint citizens

A woman in her early 20s and employee of the Metro Market on the east side, was killed in a shoot-ing Tuesday night, according to a Madison Police Department inci-dent report.

She was shot in a parking lot on the 6000 block of Cottage Grove Road around 8 p.m. She was transported to the hospital but did not survive.

MPD identified Christopher T. O’Kroley, age 26, as the sus-pect Tuesday night. He remained at large most of Wednesday until

a citizen identified him around 1 p.m. A responding officer was able to apprehend the suspect after an exchange of gunfire.

“Minutes later, a responding officer spotted the suspect out-side and there was an exchange of gunfire,” MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said in the report. “The suspect ran and was located inside a dumpster. A handgun was recovered.”

This is the first 2016 homicide in Madison.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (clockwise from left), Texas Senator Ted Cruz, business mogul Donald Trump and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders were frontrunners in the Iowa caucuses.

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Russell Wilson to tackle Spring 2016 Commencement speechUW-Madison announced

Wednesday that the speaker for the 2016 Spring Commencement is Russell Wilson, Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.

Wilson played quarterback for

the Badgers during the 2011-’12 sea-son, which culminated in a 45-38 Rose Bowl loss to Oregon. The Seattle Seahawks drafted him in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Darrell Bevell, Rose Bowl-winning quarterback for

UW-Madison and offensive coor-dinator for the Seattle Seahawks, joined Wilson on camera for UW-Madison’s announcement.

The 2016 Spring Commencement is May 14 at Camp Randall.

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By Maham HasanTHE DAILY CARDINAL

“ T he Sound of Music” is one of those things that you grow up with

without being fully conscious of its presence, like the way your child-hood house smelled; you never fully notice or remember it, unless the scent drifts to your attention through a lucky accident. Our parents may reminisce more about the musical. But for us, we are not flooded with memories of it always being there while growing up until we come across it. And then, we’re taken back to songs we remarkably know the words to, even though we had forgot-ten where they come from.

Such is the magic “The Sound of Music” is spinning at the Overture this entire week. Revived by the three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien, the latest pro-duction of the musical launched in the fall of last year in Los Angeles, Calif. Since the inception of the origi-nal production in 1959, it has been graced with only one revival in 1998, until now. Although the original pro-duction won five Tony awards—and that doesn’t even cover the awarded Oscars and Grammys for the film and music—it was soon followed by the gritty era of rock and roll. The wholesomeness that borderlined into corny and overbearingly sweet became too sugarcoated for the time.

Though decades later, the show

now has become a symbol of sim-pler times and music that every adult remembers their mother humming. So while the storyline and dialogue

of the show may still be difficult to swallow without some eye rolling, its appeal lies in the strangely disney-esque innocence it possesses. Actress Kerstin Anderson does a good job depicting the cheer and laughter of protagonist Maria Rainer that was so iconic in the character originally played by Julie Andrews. And while children do not need too much talent in the theater to win the audiences’ hearts in a family musical such as this one, the troupe of seven in the current production certainly knew how to own a stage.

Like Andrews, Anderson seems to have realized early that the sav-ing grace of the show isn’t the sim-

pering sweetness, but the music and the songs. After many decades, that music will still be the pulling factor for many people to experi-

ence “The Sound of Music”. The music is what keeps the audience focused on a storyline that seems oddly regressive rather than sim-ply quaint. Opening the revival’s curtain on an abbey instead of the original mountains, we are brought to a scene that perhaps was not the best hook. But, I imagine O’Brien believed that having us witness the concern of Mother Abbess and the other sisters in the abbey, set the stage for Maria’s apparent restless-ness with a life she has convinced herself she wants, despite yearning for more.

When Maria is sent to the Von Trapp family as the governess to

a widowed father of seven, we are introduced to a plot whose fate seems obvious from the first act. The almost-nun acting as governess brings music and laughter back into the life of children being ruled mili-tantly by a clueless grieving father, whom she inadvertently teaches to love again. In-between the setting of such unoriginality is the undying charm of “Do-Re-Mi,” “My Favorite Things,” “The Lonely Goatherd” and “Sixteen Going on Seventeen.” Anderson, despite the forced inno-cence of a woman-child, does immea-surable justice to these classic songs, which I imagine is what saves the family’s fate from the Nazis as well.

On the surface, this show seems to lack depth even though it pos-sesses an old-fashioned charm that will have appeal for as long as we have fondness for times long passed. But for those determined to find meaning even in the most ill-fated of places, such as the sto-ryline of this production, I imagine they could connect with the mes-sages of how art heals and can show us how to love again. Now, is that cheesy and a tad ridiculous? Undeniably so, but it is also true. Swing by the Overture this week to reminisce and find comfort in the wholesomeness of simpler times.

Does “The Sound of Music” invoke fun memories in your child-hood? Let Maham know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

‘The Sound of Music’ revives memories on stage

‘Mr. Robot’ strikes TV viewers

“M r. Robot” is a rare feat of television that dares to break

the rules. USA Network’s revolu-tionary new series boldly stares society down and unspools a cau-tionary tale geared towards corpo-rate America and the ugly world we live in. The innovative cin-ematography perfectly captures the beauty of chaos surrounding our everyday lives. Each carefully crafted element involved in the camerawork expertly mimics and expands on the mental state of Elliot, the main character.

Elliot, played by Rami Malek, is a man in his twenties who lives to hack. Any curiosity or mystery he wishes to expose is right at his fingertips, waiting to be revealed. In a world where almost everything is digital, anything is possible in the hands of a computer genius, includ-ing ending the world. The limitless power Elliot has at a keyboard, rec-ognizing every code and equation as reliable, is especially dangerous when the one uncertainty in his life is himself. Elliot suffers from a mental disability that alters the world he sees. He is on a mission to hack into the the evil company “E Corp” and implode it, ending the idea of power-hungry conglomer-ate corporations eagerly spreading their influence. This will inevitably lead to the end of the modern world. As Elliot gets closer to achieving his goal, his thoughts become increas-ingly rampant and off-kilter. The severity of this sickness is unknown as the show is told completely from

his perspective, immersing us into his world of paranoia. Everything depicted on-screen may or may not be real. This leads to an indistin-guishable blur between fact and fantasy—the ultimate unreliable narration. Small details that are slightly odd are a reminder that this entire series is seen through Elliot’s biased eyes. Often while watching the series, the skewed narrative is so enrapturing that it is accepted as true until it jolts the viewer awake to what may actually be happening.

The most disturbing quality of the show is the question of why we, the viewers, are in Elliot’s head. The answer is that we are Elliot’s imaginary friends hear-ing his inner narrative. “We’re all living in each other’s paranoia,” Elliot hisses to himself as his plans are in motion. “I wish I could be an observer, like you; then I could think more calmly.” This ingenious breaking of the fourth wall estab-

lishes that the series is not afraid to step out of bounds.

Christian Slater plays the character Mr. Robot himself. Slater expertly contains the same terrifying unpredictability and questionable sanity that he once channeled in the cult classic “Heathers,” where he also played a terrorist. However, instead of enticing Winona Ryder to blow up a high school, in “Mr. Robot” he entices Elliot to blow up corporate America. Other characters are power-complexed Tyrell (Martin Wallström) and his wife, Joanna (Stephanie Corneliussen). They are easily the most greedy and psychotically strategic power couple on television since Frank and Claire Underwood of “House of Cards.” Elliot’s minimal support system includes Angela (Portia Doubleday), his doe-eyed child-hood friend who attempts to bring him back to reality until she falls

down the rabbit-hole herself, and Darlene (Carly Chaikin), a fellow hacker who helps him with his man-made apocalypse.

“Mr. Robot” is difficult to dis-cuss without spoiling its many brilliant twists and turns. The overarching concept that pushes the series down its warped and frenzied path is the idea of humanity’s modern state. If the world is fragile enough to col-lapse after a few strokes on a keyboard, is it best if everything comes to an inevitable end? Would humans be better off climbing out of our self-made coffins? With the ambiguous cliff-hanger that ended its first season, it is clear that the only way to find out is to stay tuned.

What do you think of this new mentally jarring TV series? Are you excited for more of Elliot’s thoughts? Let Ben know at arts@dailycardinal.com.

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Native groups look ahead to 12th State of the Tribes addressBy Jason SnyderTHE DAILY CARDINAL

The state released Wednesday the date for the 12th annual State of the Tribes address to take place this month, amid increased activ-ism by native groups.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, reiterated the impor-tance of finding common interests between state government and tribal leaders.

“I’m pleased that we can continue this Assembly tradition. It’s impor-tant to find areas of mutual interest between our governments and work together to address shared con-cerns,” Vos said in a press release.

Collin Price, spokesperson for the Ho-Chunk Nation, empha-sized some of the biggest issues for tribal communities.

One major point of concern, Price said, is the preservation of land and the environment. A bill introduced

in the state Legislature in December that sparked intense debate would have allowed excavation of Native American burial mounds in the town of Blooming Grove.

These sites are known as effigy mounds, found in Wisconsin and among the only earthen forms con-structed by American Indians. The Ho-Chunk Nation, among other native groups, are adamant to not only preserve such sites, but main-tain them with respect and dignity.

The proposed legislation sparked hundreds of protest-ers to rally against the measure at the state Capitol last month. Hundreds of people gathered on the square that day, representing 11 of Wisconsin’s Indian nations. Vos remarked after the protests the bill likely won’t be put up for a vote this spring.

“There is no death to any piece of legislation, we’re not letting that

one go. We thought it was a great effort. We’ve had support from all the state tribes and tribes through-out the country,” he said.

There are often clashing views between state-elected officials and tribal communities. According to Price, part of the challenge, is to keep a voice in the discussion for the efforts promoted by Native American groups.

“We’ve been letting them know the significance mounds have for native people and non-native peo-ple alike,” Price said. “These bills affect Indian country and very few times are we included in that dis-cussion and we’re now in that dis-cussion. We’ve been out in front on these issues.”

The address will be given by Mic Isham, chairman of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of the Chippewa Indians, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. in the Wisconsin state Assembly.

Madison artist’s Arctic expedition will document landscape of Norwegian islandsBy Ellie BorstadTHE DAILY CARDINAL

A Madison artist will participate in a three-week sailing expedition around the Arctic to create works of the polar environment and call attention to global warming.

Anders Zanichkowsky will travel to the Arctic in June with a program for artists and scientists, according to a statement. He has spent the past three years making drawings, maps and charts from the shorelines of the Madison isthmus.

Zanichkowsky’s art will explore themes of light, time and ecology. It will include drawings of the water and landscape, long-exposure pho-tographs to show the path of the sun during the summer solstice and photographic blueprints of drawings known as cyanotypes.

The expedition will take place around Svalbard, a group of Norwegian islands near the North Pole ice cap.

“There have always been artists and writers and poets who have made work on these kinds of expe-ditions, a rich part of the history of polar exploration,” Zanichkowsky said. “I think it’s really impor-tant right now for artists who are involved in social justice issues and artists who are involved in scientific research to continue that legacy.”

Through his works, the artist

hopes to document the changing landscape of the Arctic and raise awareness of global warming.

Melting ice caps have caused glob-al sea levels to rise and temperatures to increase. This occurs because ice reflects light, which creates a cooling effect, Zanichkowsky explained.

“It may be that there aren’t gla-ciers in 50 years, it may be that we can’t access that landscape or that it will look very, very different in 50 or 100 years,” he said.

This expedition comes on the heels of COP21, the Paris Climate Conference that lasted from November to December of last

year. After weeks of negotiation, 195 countries adopted the first uni-versal climate agreement, accord-ing to the COP21 website.

The countries agreed on aims to limit the global temperature rise this century. They included reduc-ing their greenhouse gas emis-sions, strengthening their abilities to recover from climate change and increasing the financial support for green practices, according to the U.N. Climate Change Newsroom.

To fund his work document-ing climate change, Zanichkowsky is trying to raise $8,250 from the community before March 1.

ASM hears from UW women’s rights initiative

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The Associated Students of Madison Student Council heard a presentation Wednesday from 4W, a cam-puswide initiative advocating for women’s rights.

4W, which stands for “For Women, For Well-Being, For Wisconsin, For the World,” aims to change the lives of women and ultimately change the world, according to its web-site. It bridges several academic departments at UW-Madison, including the School of Human Ecology, the Global Health Institute and the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies.

Lori DiPrete Brown, asso-ciate director for education and engagement in the Global Health Institute, said one of 4W’s primary goals is to engage student leaders in spreading the word across campus to gain awareness for their cause.

This April, 4W will hold their first on-campus summit on gen-der and well-being. Brown said speakers will include former UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala and activist Tererai Trent.

An art exhibit will also appear at the summit, includ-ing quilts, pictures and murals related to sex trafficking.

“I would like the room to be uncomfortable, to show every-body on campus that students really care about social justice for everyone,” Brown said.

One of 4W’s main projects includes an anti-sex trafficking initiative, which aims to elimi-nate the practice in Madison and around the world.

“This is a really, really pow-erful movement,” Brown said. “This is about distortions in society and distortions in power that can be wiped out.”

Another program through the organization, the Wisconsin Without Borders Marketplace, connects UW-Madison stu-dents skilled in design, retail and engineering with artisans in many countries to collabo-rate and improve communities around the world. The students use their skills to help the arti-sans improve the marketability of their products.

Dean of the School of Human Ecology Soyeon Shim emphasized that 4W is not only about helping people around the world, but also about the students at UW-Madison. She said students working with 4W are able to graduate “with a purpose in their lives.”

Brown asked the council to partner with 4W in engaging the student body and promot-ing the organization’s message through social media.

“When you have an educa-tion, using it for justice is very important,” said Brown.

type of populism. After a calcu-lated move toward the middle under President Bill Clinton, a rumpled socialist from Vermont threatens to mount a “political revolution” to drag the party back to the left.

Sanders promises to pro-vide free college tuition, break up large financial institutions and implement universal health care combine with his authentic crotchety demeanor to win over throngs of adoring college-aged voters.

“He’s definitely pushing the party to take these issues seri-ously, sort of in the way that Howard Dean did more recent-ly in 2004,” Burden said. “He really energized the party at a time when it was down and drew attention to health care and foreign policy and then John Kerry became the nominee and got to carry that energy and those issues.”

Sanders is heavily favored in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. In the GOP, Trump is expected to win, but the more secular demographics of New Hampshire present an oppor-tunity for an establishment Republican to pick up delegates at the expense of Cruz.

“Mainstream Republicans like Kasich and Bush will have a much better time in New Hampshire than they did in Iowa,” Canon predicted.

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UW-Madison campus. Gates said too many people

might continue to overlook the situation in Flint. She said the campaign is designed to not only provide imme-diate relief but also to help raise awareness to the more nuanced form of racism she says persists today.

“Of course we are hoping to give to those in need, espe-cially in a time like this,” Gates said. “But more importantly, we want to raise awareness and to shine a light on the environmental racism that takes place in our country today, that people may not always be aware of.”

In addition to the UW-Madison campus, Megan Gates, a junior at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School and sister of Mia Gates, will be raising dona-tions in Milwaukee for the same cause.

The campaign had raised more than $1,000 by Wednesday night, as well as nearly 1,800 gallons of water and 11,200 bottles of water. Cole said there are more pledged donations that have not been counted.

Several businesses in Madison and Milwaukee will contribute in an attempt to reach the campaign’s final goal of $3,000, which can be contrib-uted to online. The amount of donated water bottles will also be matched by Starbucks.

Cole is also attempting to set up a receptacle for water bottle donations through the Multicultural Student Center, which would remain open until the campaign ends on Feb. 9 at 5 p.m.

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Anders Zanichkowsky will travel to the Arctic in June after spending time mapping the shorelines of the Madison Isthmus.

Lori DiPrete Browndirector

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“When you have an education, using it for

justice is very important.”

F ollowing the Iowa caucus Feb. 1, tensions within both parties have already begun

to peak. While we wait for the vot-ing to resume once again in New Hampshire on Tuesday, debates between everyday Americans as to which candidate is the proper one for their respective parties have already turned heated.

Most everyone (notice I said most) has some political view, and has been involved in at least one conversation about politics over the last few days or weeks. Whether this conversation was civilized, a screaming match, one of agreement or one involving different politi-cal ideologies, such a conversation was inevitable. And here is where I would like to make my point. It does not matter if you are a Democrat, a Republican, an independent or do not associate with any political party at all. When you are discuss-ing government, it is extremely important that you do not forget the personal side of politics.

What is the personal side of poli-tics? It is the concept that you sup-port whatever type of politics is best suited for you. Everyone has their own personal reason for supporting a certain candidate, party or ideol-ogy, or not supporting anyone at all. This is the beauty of the United States. You have the right to believe

in whatever it is you choose to. However, all too often when people are discussing politics, they fail to recognize that politi-cal views that do not match their own are not incorrect. Showing support for the Democratic party does not make you any more or less correct in in terms of politics than someone who is supporting the Republican party. You may not agree with them, but that is most likely for personal reasons.

The purpose of this piece is not to tell you to vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Trump, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or for any of the other prominent or unknown political candidates. Its purpose is to try and return some humanity to the discussion of politics. Just in the past few days, I have had several interest-ing personal experiences. For example, I have heard someone refer to Sen. Sanders as Adolf Hitler for his political ideology. I have heard people say that Sen. Cruz is nothing more than a vio-lence-advocating fool for his ideas about gun control. To me, such outlandish statements, regard-less of whether I agree with them or not, are the exact reason that discussing politics in this country has become nearly impossible. In your mind, these statements may be correct or incorrect, but only

on the grounds of personal views. There is no true firm ground to confirm or deny of them.

The personal side of politics is what creates the divide through-out the United States. It is what prevents Congress and President Barack Obama (as well as any president before him, or to come after) from accomplishing any true progress in our great nation. All too often, government officials accept or reject legislation based on wheth-er the person who proposed it was red or blue, not whether it would actually be beneficial for the people of our nation. At some point we will need to put these differences aside in order to begin to actually move forward, and solve what seems like a never-ending list of problems here in the United States and abroad.

I will leave you with this: Next time you are in a debate over govern-ment with your neighbor, classmate, best friend or even your archrival, take a second before accusing them of being wrong and consider the personal side of politics. They may come from a very different eco-nomic, social or educational back-ground, and this could be the root of the disagreement. Rarely is there one single factor that shapes some-one’s political beliefs. It is usually a combination of any of the above elements, or may not involve any such factors at all. Politics is per-haps one of the touchiest subjects to

discuss among any group of people in United States. However, not for-getting the personal side of politics, and being able to recognize the other side of the spectrum as a legiti-mate ideology, is the most important

thing in such a discussion.Do you agree with the idea

that people need to be more rational when discussing poli-tics? Send all comments to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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UW System lacks transparency, action

S tudents on college campus-es across the nation have been protesting to hold

their administrators accountable for evaluating diversity and mak-ing a genuine effort to improve the experience of students of color. Although UW System administra-tion has recognized the necessity of student voice, and UW System President Ray Cross has met with student protesters, these positive steps have been clouded by mis-communication and a lack of tan-gible action.

BlackOut, a student move-ment formed by organizers of the November march in solidarity with University of Missouri students, has expanded from just UW-Madison students to a system-wide move-ment with the support of the United Council of UW Students. Protesters organized by BlackOut attended the Dec. 11 Board of Regents meeting with the intent of presenting their five demands regarding diversity.

Protesting the free speech reso-lution—a reaffirmation of freedom of expression passed by the Regents at the Dec. 11 meeting—was second-ary to presenting their demands, which include:

1. Cross and Regent President Regina Millner publicly acknowl-edging the “failure of progress on diversity within the UW System.”

2. UW System creating and enforcing a mandatory “compre-hensive racial awareness and inclu-sion curriculum” for students, facul-ty, staff, administration and Regents.

3. Re-evaluating Plan 2008 (an

earlier diversity plan) and, if neces-sary, creating a new 10-year plan.

4. Forming a task force to evalu-ate “the experiences of students of color on each campus.”

5. Increasing funding and resources for “hiring mental health professionals, particularly those of color, boosting mental health out-reach and programming across the UW System institutions.”

Students were not allowed to speak at the Dec. 11 meeting, yet Board of Regents meetings were described by UW System spokes-person Alex Hummel as public, where people can express them-selves “as long as they do it in prop-er form.”

Tyriek Mack, United Council multicultural issues chair and BlackOut leader, explained stu-dents had requested to speak well in advance of the December meet-ing, as well as in advance of the upcoming Feb. 5 meeting, but their request to speak Friday has already been denied.

This calls into question whether or not, as Hummel stated, “there’s a freedom of expression value here in the System, and that’s something that we’re all very deeply committed to.” The Regents have reaffirmed free speech with a resolution, but not necessarily through their treat-ment of protesters.

Closely linked to freedom of expression is transparency, which has been lacking in interactions between students and UW officials. Students organized a December meeting with Cross and Millner,

which BlackOut canceled as a result of UW officials not allowing recording or media observation of the meeting, according to a Dec. 11 United Council release.

“Basically there’s just no accountability without there being a recording,” Mack stated, explain-ing students felt that they didn’t have any leverage in the situation.

Hummel said both students and the UW System expressed concerns about the change from the original conditions and that students decid-ed to cancel the meeting, without directly answering the question of whether UW officials would not allow recording or media presence.

Although students spoke with Cross in a meeting Jan. 21, Millner was not present and both parties came out of the meeting with dif-ferent interpretations of the results. United Council stated Cross “made a commitment to publicly apolo-gize on behalf of UW System for its inability to support an environ-ment for underrepresented stu-dents that is fully inclusive to their mental health, educational, and student organizational needs” in a Jan. 21 release.

Contrary to this, Hummel said,

“No, I wouldn’t characterize it as an apology. I think [Cross] wants to craft something that talks more about not just the things we’ve accomplished in terms of diversity and inclusiveness throughout the UW System, but most importantly the things that we’ve just simply not yet accomplished.”

Regarding this discrepancy in understanding, Mack said, “We see it as an apology, but however he characterizes it, we haven’t seen that letter … we have people who are actively communicating with the UW System, but our main focus is seeing tangible results to the demands that we presented.”

Besides this semantic confusion and disconnect between promises and actions, another contradic-tion exists in the different percep-tions of the demands presented. Hummel described the demands as a framework for discussion, while Mack explained, “We take them quite literally. We think that the conversations have already existed, the conversations have been happening … We will engage in dialogue with officials, however our main priority is actually see-ing results from the demands that

we’ve presented already.”Mack went on to say, “Student

voice is really very powerful … we will be trying to hold the Regents and Chancellors of all the [UW] campuses accountable for making the experiences of students of color, and white students, better.”

Both the UW System and stu-dent activists have expressed a willingness to work on the issue of diversity, with Hummel stressing the need to be “as thoughtful and inclusive as possible when it comes to engaging students, in a very important conversation.” However, there needs to be transparency and clarity going forward in order to create meaningful change; media observation and recordings should be unquestioned means of hold-ing administrators accountable. Students need to be more involved rather than voiceless at public meet-ings, because, as stated by Hummel, “President Cross impressed upon them that he needs their help.” The diversity conversation has been going on for a long time, and it’s time to see some substantive results.

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Madison is home to a huge variety of brunch spots. Sometimes, it gets a little overwhelming and we can’t help but think, “Holy crepe, where to go, what to order, how to Instagram it?” Are all those thoughts bacon you crazy? Well, doughnut worry about a thing, because The Daily Cardinal Brunch Guide is here to help. Take a look and start crossing off this go-to list of no-fail brunch spots. Om-e-lette you say good-bye to sad bowls of cereal and hello to a killer brunch that will start your day off on an egg-celent note.

Located on the Capitol Square, The Old Fashioned is known for their life-altering cheese curds and legendary Old Fashioneds. But during the a.m. hours of the day, this spot also offers a brunch that is worthy to note. Their corned beef hash can satiate any craving and the Bloody Mary options cure any hangover. I automatically trust any establishment that chooses to add bacon to their Bloody Marys, and that’s exactly what you get at The Old Fashioned.

Another perk—The Old Fashioned has a breakfast menu available all week. It’s not quite as extensive as their weekend brunch menu, but offers all the classics and

plenty of options to choose from. Take a collective sigh of relief, because your brunch enjoyment does not have to be contained to Saturday and Sunday. Thank the brunch gods for that one.

Ideal for: a morn-ing without class when you’re in need of a study spot. There are plenty of tables and they don’t mind you setting up shop with some notecards or a laptop.

M a r i g o l d Kitchen is proba-

bly one of the most Instagrammable

places on the planet in terms of brunch.

Located right off the Capitol Square, the large

floor-to-ceiling windows offer plenty of natural light, while fresh flowers at every table offer a nice pop of color against a carb-laden meal. Marigold Kitchen is farm-chic to the very core. Their breakfast sandwich is a per-sonal favorite. Take a fried egg and bacon between two gener-

ous slices of ciabatta bread, add cheddar- spiked boursin, tomato and green onion. There you have it folks, the Marigold breakfast sandwich. Marigold Kitchen does a wonderful job of taking classics and making them just a little edgier.

One last tip: If you find your-self ordering pancakes, don’t skip the orange almond butter. It’s a glorious and magical sub-stance, plus it has citrus in it so that makes it healthy.

Ideal for: Saturday mornings with a friend, post-yoga, pre-farmers’ market.

Located on W i l l i a m s o n Street in a hip neighbor-hood, Madison Sourdough is

home to freshly baked breads, a

patisserie and a plethora of stellar

brunch options. First off, their cookies

will change your outlook on life. I’m a fan of brunch appetiz-ers, so be sure to grab a few for your table as you

wait for the main course. The ginger molasses and oatmeal varieties are personal favorites, but that’s your own decision that I will not get involved with.

The real showstopper of Madison Sourdough’s menu has to be the biscuits and gravy. I’m decently confident that son-nets have been written for this brunch item. The whole thing is just a magical bowl of carbs and fat, but not grossly so. The biscuit-to-gravy ratio is spot on, leaving you with plenty of bis-cuit to mop up the sausage and bacon gravy, but not too much gravy to make it a pile of mush.

Add two over easy eggs on top and you’re in business.

Seriously, this dish is an art form.

Madison Sourdough is a bit of a walk off-campus, but entirely worth the trip. Grab a coffee to go and mean-der on back to campus,

full to the brim but also wishing you’d grabbed

a couple cookies for the road. I say go for it. Ideal for: Any day is a

Madison Sourdough day.

Huge fan of tacos? Huge fan of brunch? You’re in luck, because there’s a little place down the road called Tex Tubb’s. Tex Tubb’s offers a plethora of options, from breakfast burri-tos to huevos rancheros and egg s c r a m b l e s . But the tacos

steal the show. The carne asada, bacon and potatoes taco is my go-to option, but you really can’t go wrong when it comes to this menu. Also, always add a side of breakfast potatoes, no mat-ter what you order or how full

you think you’ll be. They are crispy and seasoned to

perfection.Oh, and don’t

forget the chips

and salsa. Normally, tortilla chips are not considered a clas-sic brunch food but, for some reason, they made it on the menu and I will never question that, because they are abso-lutely glorious.

Ideal for: Tex Tubb’s is the hungover bruncher’s dream. The food is perfectly greasy and they’ve got mimosas, which is important.

Estrellón is a new spot for Madison foodies, located on

Johnson Street right off of State Street. Just for starters, the place is

absolutely beautiful. A tapas bar by night and cafe during the morning

and afternoon, this spot is perfect for a casual, classy brunch. Many of the items

on the cafe menu are Spanish-inspired, with an extensive array of Spanish breakfast pastries

and a daily selection of croissants. The crepes are also a notable feature of the menu, changing frequently depending on in-season ingredients. Estrellón offers a unique mix brunch options that you won’t find most places; in a world of pancakes and omelettes, they spice it up and add variety by including items like tortas and magdalenas.

Ideal for: A weekday brunch before class.

Have you ever walked into a res-taurant and been tempted to ask the host if you could just pitch a tent and live in the aesthetically pleasing environment for the rest of time? Maybe that’s just me, but seriously, Sardine’s exposed brick, hardwood floors and industrial ceiling will have you coming back time and time again, if only to take a photo of

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amazing. The crab cakes will make it difficult to ever order anything else, and a side of their frites are the perfect complement to any egg dish. Add their mimosas and stellar coffee, and we’re set to go. Sardine has tables, but my favorite brunch experiences have been at the bar.

Just a note, Sardine brunch gets super busy. It’s a bit of a walk past the Capitol, on Williamson Street, so make sure to call ahead and place a reservation.

Ideal for: Sardine is a perfect place for when your parents are in town and it’s their treat, or if you’re pulling out all the stops this Valentine’s Day and want to impress your date. Or if you’re an independent human being and want to treat yo self.

With options ranging from Nutella-stuffed French toast to a bibimbap burrito, Graze offers a plethora of brunch options that will please the most adventur-ous foodie. There are also some classics on the menu, such as the loaded breakfast sandwich. Located right on the Square with a super hip and urban environ-ment, Graze is a no-fail brunch spot. They are also very dedi-cated to the farm-to-table move-ment, and many of their ingredi-ents come from Wisconsin farms and the Dane County Farmers’ Market (where Graze has a stand during the on-season).

But seriously, if you remem-ber one thing, it’s this: Order the magic coffee. Your life will never be the same. Ever. A magical mix of coffee, espresso, cream, brown sugar and prob-ably a lot of addictive drugs, this drink is unlike anything else on the planet.

Ideal for: days when the sun is shining through Graze’s two-story glass walls.

Located off Capitol Square, Bradbury’s Coffee is a tiny spot that’s easy to miss but impos-sible to forget. Bradbury’s spe-cializes in crepes and coffee. That’s more or less all we need to live happily ever after for the rest of forever. Bradbury’s is dedicated to local food: They get their ingredients from 30 different farms.

Bradbury’s crepes are a thing of beauty. Categorized between “sweet” and “savory,” the combinations tend to be simple and straightforward yet absolutely delicious. The biggest roadblock is choosing between

the sweet or savory route. Make the outing with a friend and go halvsies so you can get a taste of both. Or hey, go by yourself and and eat two crepes, no one is judging you there. That’s a power move, bound to pay off.

Ideal for: Open seven days a week, Bradbury’s is a per-fect option for a morning when you don’t have class but know there’s no way on earth that you’ll get school work done.

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By Noah MackTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Prosperity and joy were felt around the world this morning after God, creator of the heavens and the earth, remembered his cell phone passcode following a multi-millennia lockout.

According to sources close to God, the lockout started as a prank by God’s former angel, Satan. Not surprisingly, this prank was taken very poorly by God, a well-known sore loser. The feud between the two eventually resulted in the disappearance and exile of the former angel.

“Satan, what a guy. Always messing around with other dudes’ halos and stuff. What

happened to him?” wondered Archangel Samuel, former friend of Satan. “Last I heard he was getting really into snakes, or was it apples? No, it was defi-nitely snakes.”

In what he thought was a wild guess, the almighty deity eventu-ally regained access to his phone by entering a combination of four zeros.

“Yep. Yep. Mhm, yeah that makes sense. I must’ve made it after my son’s birth year,” mused the omnipotent being.

“I guess I’ve kind of spaced on his birthday for the past couple of millennia. Hopefully he’ll forgive me and turn the other cheek. It’s kinda our thing.”

“For the longest time I thought it was 1960, but then I remembered that’s the birth year of my second son, Bono.”

In a moment of impressive multitasking, God simultaneously answered all the pent-up prayers, reinstating peace on Earth.

God was especially amused by the fan-favorite prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread,” to which he responded by kicking off a sale on premium whole-wheat loaves at Walmart loca-tions across the country.

At press time, God was draw-ing a blank on his voicemail password, starting yet another slide into turmoil for the people of Earth.

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Preliminary research suggests Bucky may not be real badgerBy John JoutrasTHE DAILY CARDINAL

According to UW zoologist Kay Steppenhoef, UW-Madison’s beloved mascot, Buckingham U. Badger, may not be an actual badger.

Steppenhoef first doubted Bucky’s identity as a member of badger species Taxidea taxus while performing preliminary research as part of a taxonomic restructuring effort.

“We sent out one of the undergrads to get a fur sample from Bucky—not because we really needed it, but just to give them some busywork so they’d leave and stop fogging up all the good microscopes with their mouth-breathing.”

Steppenhoef, however, was in for a shock when her dutiful assistant returned with the sample.

“Afterward I felt kind of bad, so I humored the undergrad and did some DNA barcoding with the genetic material from Bucky’s fur. At first I didn’t believe it, I thought either the machine was broken or Thick Rick—I mean, our undergrad—was even more dense than we took him for. The DNA from the fur sample was an almost perfect match with that of the common cotton plant, not a badger.”

To put her mind at ease, Steppenhoef collected samples and ran more tests herself, but came up with the same results.

“I tracked Bucky down, nailed him with a tranquilizer and took multiple fur samples this time. No change. The tests showed Bucky is made of 100 percent pure, machine-washable cotton. I was shocked.”

The confused zoologist turned to other experts for advice, including renowned UW-Madison plant taxonomist Wayne Avery.

“Dr. Steppenhoef ’s findings profoundly disturbed me,” Avery said. “I lost sleep. How could we not have known?”

The plant taxonomist conducted his own investigation, observing and taking field notes of Bucky at local sporting events and fundraisers. Soon he had developed his own explanation.

“Everything Bucky does, his behavior, the way way he cranks out push-ups at football games and performs complex choreographed skating at the Kohl Center, all these things point to Bucky’s putative identity as your run-of-the-mill mustelid. It is enough to fool even the trained observer, but I now believe Bucky isn’t a badger at all.”

Avery points to subtle visual cues that back up Steppenhoef’s genetic evidence.

“I think he’s really some sort of animate plant species, hiding from man and the scientific world in plain sight through a type of advanced Batesian mimicry, that is an otherwise harmless organism resembling the appearance of a more dangerous one—or in the case of Bucky, a plant mimicking a badger. But the illusion isn’t perfect. If you look closely there are subtle differences between Bucky and other badgers, like the lack of sexual organs around Bucky’s pelvic region, and the peculiar shape of his carnassial dentition.”

Their findings have the potential to undermine decades of mammalian and plant taxonomic research. It raises the question: What other plants could be running around disguised as animals, with us none the wiser?

“I question everything now,” Steppenhoef said. “Is my dog really a dog? Are my children really human, really even mine? I look in the mirror in the morning and wonder: Am I just a cotton plant with a consciousness? Finding any sort of answer all starts with figuring out this Bucky business. I’ve been petitioning UW Athletics to let us to put Bucky down and conduct a full autopsy. It’s the only way we can be sure.”

By Liam HutchisonTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Citing his inability to swim and his faith-based hatred of scantily clad youth, Texas Senator and presidential hope-ful Ted Cruz said Wednesday that he never has, nor never will, set foot in or near either of America’s oceans.

This revelation comes as a surprise to Cruz supporters who had perceived the self-pro-claimed Texan as a rugged and adventurous outdoorsman.

“It’s always been a priority of mine to elect a strong, capable man of God,” said one Florida conservative. “I thought Cruz was my guy this year, but it turns out he’s just a big dumb wuss who can’t swim.”

In addition to the personality concerns voiced by some conser-vative pundits, Cruz’s unique pho-bia raises a few pressing questions about the future of his campaign.

“Considering that nearly 40 percent of Americans live within a few miles of either coast, Cruz’s campaign could suffer huge loss-es if he doesn’t figure out a way to campaign near water,” said political analyst and lifeguard Julia Collings. “Maybe he could wear a lifejacket or something?”

According to sources close to Cruz, this type of peculiar behav-ior is nothing new. “Ted’s always been a bit...unique,” says his mother, Eleanor Darragh. “On family trips to the beach he’d insist on staying in the car. We’d come back hours later and he’d still be shaking in rage and fear.”

Though Cruz’s land-bound campaign has already made a big splash in the Iowa caucus and brought waves of supporters to rallies around the country, one thing is certain: Ted Cruz will be hard-pressed to keep his cam-paign afloat if he can’t overcome this crippling fear.

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15 Oxygen-dependent bacte-

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26 Air Force One is one

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32 French love

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43 Unpleasant person

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48 Winter songs

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54 “Measure twice, cut ___”

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56 “Quickly!” acronym

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R aucous crowds, rivalry games, fans going bananas crazy—

what isn’t there to love about col-lege basketball? Virtually any seri-ous high school basketball player would jump at the opportunity to be a member of a Division I NCAA basketball team. A Big Ten regular season and tournament champi-onship, a second consecutive trip to the Final Four and a spot in the NCAA National Championship may seem like a dream come true to some. For me, it is.

My name is Matt Ferris, and I’m a redshirt sophomore walk-on on the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team.

Two years after head coach Bo Ryan gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to join the team as a walk-on, The Daily Cardinal has given me the unprecedented opportunity to share my story.

After spending approximate-ly 45 seconds debating my college choice, I ultimately decided to com-mit to Coach Ryan. Two rings and a mountain of memories later, I have no question I made the best decision of my life.

If you’ve read to this point so far, I guess I’ll explain myself. I’m writing this column for a variety of reasons. One is to share my experiences as a redshirt. I still

travel with the team, participate in practice and basically do every-thing the same as the other guys, with the exception of suiting up for games. In return, I’m able to spend an extra year in college. And who doesn’t want that?

Secondly, I have a unique per-spective that I’m excited to share with you. Many view college or pro-fessional sports teams solely with an outside lens, focusing on how the media portrays the team.

Instead, with this column, I’ll be able to explain firsthand the intricacies of the team. From the funny stories to features on spe-cific players and whatever else you guys would like to read about.

Along with the prestigious perks of being a member of the team, there are also numerous obstacles that non-athlete college students are oblivious to. Both the highs and the lows will be covered as I do my best to communicate the life of a student-athlete here on campus.

I’m open to any suggestions that you, the loyal readers of The Daily Cardinal, have to offer. You can tweet me, email me, Snap me, snail mail me, Facebook chat me or however else you’d like to contact me with any ideas.

Well, I think I ran out of space to write words. I’m looking for-ward spending my time with you for the rest of the season. Stay tuned for my next column profil-ing Aaron Moesch: man or myth?

Walk-On, Wisconsin,Matt Ferris

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Desbiens quietly leads uW to the top

T he Wisconsin women’s hock-ey program is a well-estab-lished national powerhouse.

Led by head coach Mark Johnson of the infamous Miracle team, the Badgers are consistently produc-ing international-level competitors. Among the high-scoring offense, notorious head coach and consis-tent domination, a true talent can sometimes fall beneath the radar of a casual fan.

Junior goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens is doing just that. The Badgers’ modest, top-ranked goal-tender currently leads the nation in nearly every statistic tracked for the position, including save percentage, shutouts, goals against average and wins.

Desbiens, who first played hockey at the age of four in Quebec, Canada with her three older brothers and other male peers, made Team Canada by the age of 16.

“At that point I realized I could probably do something with it,” Desbiens said of her hockey abilities.

Desbiens has found her home in the net for the entirety of her hockey career, dating back to her first year playing competitively.

“My first year actually playing on a team, we didn’t have a goalie and my coach was like ‘well you play goalie in your basement with your brothers,’ even though I didn’t have a choice, so then he asked me and that’s how it started.”

Undoubtedly, the decision has panned out well. In this season alone,

Desbiens has completed 14 shutouts, totaling 31 for her collegiate career and putting her in third place in NCAA history. The current NCAA record stands at 43 shutouts, which was recently set by Minnesota’s Noora Räty from 2010-’13, when she bested ex-Badger Jessie Vetter, who had previously set the record in 2009 with 39 career shutouts. With anoth-er year left to play for the Badgers, in addition to games left to play this season, it stands within reason that Desbiens could reclaim that top spot for the Cardinal and White.

Desbiens, however, has already broken Vetter’s NCAA shutout-streak record this season, setting the new NCAA benchmark at 543:53.

When asked about the principal reason for her sustained success, Desbiens’ answer was simple.

“I would say consistency. Coming to the rink pretty much everyday and working hard. For every game I stay focused,” Desbiens said. “I think that has been the biggest thing for me this season and the past season.”

Desbiens, who is always the first to point to her defensive unit and even her forwards for the Badgers’ defensive success, seldom takes cred-it for her own efforts.

“Of course it’s awesome being able to put up those numbers, but it’s not something I like talking about,” Desbiens said. “I’ve men-tioned it before, a goalie cannot do that by themselves. If you put five players against just me on the ice, that’s not going to happen. There’s

a lot of credit that goes to the team and the coaching.”

She’s not wrong. The Badgers’ offense averages four goals per contest while the defensive unit as a whole only allows 0.6 goals per match. However, it would be fool-ish to think the Quebec native hasn’t played a large part in the success of the team.

Team captain and senior defender Courtney Burke tried to capture just what the elite goaltender means to the Badgers.

“She’s our eyes. She’s always ready to play the puck and get the puck up. She’s even part of our offense I would say, she’s not just back there as a defense,” Burke said. “She moves the puck and that’s the main thing that keeps this team going, is half the time we don’t even have to go into our ‘D’ zone because she’s already pulling the puck up. She’s athletic, she’s very athletic, she gets up and down very fast. She just has a good head on her shoulders.”

Desbiens’ roommate and clos-est friend, senior forward Rachel Jones, shares a close connection with Desbiens and expressed what the standout goaltender has meant to the team as well.

“On and off the ice she has taken on a leadership role. She’s obvi-ously a leader on the ice, and even off the ice she is someone that the younger players can look up to and [everyone] can trust to talk to. The way she sees the ice and knows the plays and everything, she’s not your typical goalie by any means. She’s just Ann. She’s got a personality not a lot of people get to see. She has

a funny side to her. Most people think she is really stern and not very fun to hang out with but she has a tad bit of a crazy side too,” Jones said. “When she came here fresh-man year everyone knew she was a good goalie. Freshman year she got a couple games she did well in, last she played really well, but this year … I’m not surprised by any means. How well she’s doing, or the records she’s breaking or anything.”

In addition to her consistency, Desbiens has shown the ability to thrive when the defense col-lapses. Despite the talent that sur-rounds her, the Wisconsin defense will occasionally break down, as is the case with any team. It’s in these moments Desbiens has shown extraordinary composure and creativity. Desbiens confessed earlier this season that “it may not always be pretty, but as long as puck doesn’t go in the net, that’s

what matters.”For Desbiens, the experience of

playing for Wisconsin at Labahn has been a remarkable experience.

“I think this year the biggest thing for me is I’m having so much fun on the ice. Just seeing the little fans in the corner, I know it’s always the same one that sits there. Just seeing their smile is something that helps me. Even when I’m bored I just think how amazing it is that I get to do what I do, play hockey in front of fans like this. So that’s what I focus on, and when I see the puck coming, I just clear my mind,” Desbiens said.

Desbiens, who had her UW grad-uate school interview Wednesday, will hopefully be in Madison for a few more years, but she succinctly expressed clear goals for the immedi-ate future:

“We want to win the National Championship.”

Story by Jessi Schoville

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ann-renée desbiens is one of the top goaltenders in all of hockey.