An historic Catholic school will reopen as faith-based housing for University of Wisconsin-Madison students August 15 fol-lowing a slim vote of approval by the city Council Tuesday, despite ongoing concerns about the future tax exemptions for the building owners.

The Holy Redeemer Catholic school building, located at 120 W. Johnson St., will be transformed over the summer into the Lumin House, a 60-person-capacity resi-dence, which will be exempt from property taxes due to its state classification as a reli-gious building.

Mayor Paul Soglin called this measure in the legislature “atrocious.”

“If I was the owner of a piece of property that was eligible to construct student hous-ing and get this tax exemption, I would be ashamed to come in and utilize that oppor-tunity,” Soglin said. “It is not fair to other students, it is not fair to other renters and it is not fair to anyone who in some way is con-tributing to the services the city provides.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he has “mixed emotions” about the outcome. Verveer said he is excited the proposal meets a demand from St. Paul’s student members for Catholic housing while preserving the building’s historic exterior. However, he said his enthusiasm is “tempered” by the exclu-sionary and non-communicative approach

Holy Redeemer lead-ers took with their parishioners through-out the process.

“I’ve participated in many neighbor-hood meetings over the years and this is certainly one of the most painful that I’ve participated in,” Verveer said.

According to Verveer, although the Lumin House is a designated faith-based living com-munity, state non-discriminatory laws will prohibit Holy Redeemer from turn-ing away tenants who do not practice Catholicism.

—Melissa Howison

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Mayor Paul Soglin says property tax exemptions for religious housing are unfair to tax-paying tenants.

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By Jack Caseythe daily cardinal

A Republican-sponsored bill designed to standardize statewide housing regula-tions, including tenant-landlord relations, drew criticism from Madison city officials and University of Wisconsin-Madison stu-dents after it was introduced to the state Assembly Tuesday.

The bill, which contains 10 tenant-land-lord provisions, would give landlords more

flexibility in how they communicate with their tenants. Under the new bill, land-lords would no longer be required to notify tenants of housing code violations unless a local housing code enforcement agency documented the violations. Additionally, landlords would no longer be required to provide tenants with a checklist outlining the property’s condition. Instead, tenants

Madison’s transportation and Plan-ning Board’s preliminary study into the city’s potential for supporting a Bus rapid transit system discovered a network of corridors in the city where implementa-tion would be feasible.

Brt is a high-capacity, limited stop urban transportation system. Board staff will have to analyze Brt’s traffic impacts and benefits before moving forward with the project.

the report shows Brt, which would incur $9.8 million annually in operational costs, would reduce public transit trave-ling time up to 30 percent and stimulate the local economy by connecting the metropoli-tan residents to the downtown area.

the city’s next steps will be to explore federal, regional and local funding options as well as ways to increase com-munity engagement in the planning processes.

Madison transit could see make-over

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twins lean and Mara redding play a rousing game of volleyball outside sellery Hall tuesday afternoon. + Photo by Alivia Richter

Underage patron bill passes state committeeA state Assembly committee unan-

imously approved a bill Tuesday that would allow bars and alcohol retailers to sue underage patrons in possession of fake IDs.

The bill, first introduced by state Rep. André Jacque, R-De Pere, received a 9-0 vote in the bipartisan Assembly Committee on State Affairs and will now move to the state Assembly for consideration.

Under the bill, licensed alcohol retailers could file a civil lawsuit with a possible fine of up to $1000 against underage drinkers caught with fake IDs. A bipartisan amendment to the bill revoked the additional penalty requir-ing violators to pay for any attorney’s fees charged to the establishment dur-ing lawsuit proceedings.

Jacque said he intends the bill—which mirrors similar legislation adopted by other states, such as Alaska—to improve

the “culture of alcohol use and abuse” among young drinkers.

“Clearly there are both aspects of pub-lic health and public safety that we need to look at and find the best practices to address,” Jacque said.

The proposed bill has gained bipar-tisan support from state representa-tives and health-advocacy groups, but opponents said the baseline penalty should be lower than $1000. Additionally, some critics said they believe the threat of a lawsuit will not deter underage drinkers from using fraudulent identification.

Jacque said though he understands the concern over stricter sanctions, he believes the legislation is necessary to maintain state citizens’ safety.

“This [bill] is something that I’ve

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New student-run mental health office to open in fall

The Associated Students of Madison Reserve Board approved over $50,000 in funding for a new student-run men-tal health office to be constructed in the Student Activity Center, according to a press release Tuesday.

ASM’s Student Activity Center Governing Board Chair Katie Cary requested ASM build the mental health office to allow student mental health groups to provide peer-to-peer advising services, according to the press release.

“There is an incredible demand for mental health services on this campus, and students could benefit from having a stable place to seek out student-provided support,” Cary said.

Cary said $52,670 in student segre-gated fees will go toward the facility’s construction, which would be completed in fall 2013, but additional future student funding will not be needed for the facil-ity’s operation.

According to Cary, the office’s peer-to-peer advising will differentiate it from counseling services offered by University Health Services, which focus on profes-sional counseling.

Cary said many students would feel more comfortable talking to a peer than a clinical professional.

Cary also said UHS is understaffed, and some students have had to wait up to six weeks for a mental health appoint-ment, which is problematic for students who are experiencing a crisis.

According to Cary, putting a mental health facility in the Student Activity Center will also promote the visibility of mental health on campus.

“By putting this office in a very visible space, we send the message that mental health is not something to be hushed, ignored or looked down upon,” Cary said in the release.

—Sarah Olson

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Wednesday Morning HangoverThe Sandlot, bikers and Elton John

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Wednesday Morning Hangover

I was planning on running Crazylegs this weekend, but then I looked online and saw I’d

be paying $40 to most likely finance Barry Alvarez’s bloated salary, so I said screw it. But before coming to that decision, I did some read-ing up on the event and found that Ron Dayne was the race’s Grand Marshal in 2008, which is the least surprising thing ever. I feel embar-rassed for Dayne when he’s intro-duced at Camp Randall every year just because he has nothing better to do, or when he’s signing auto-graphs at whatever shitty appliance store happens to have its grand opening that week. No appearance is too insignificant for Dayne to extract every last ounce out of his 15 minutes. His Heisman Trophy is displayed at a goddamn Buffalo Wild Wings for fuck’s sake! What, Chili’s wasn’t low-brow enough?

Movie from your childhood that kicks ass

“The Sandlot” (1993)—Even if just about everybody you know overuses the line “You’re killing me,

Smalls!” to death, this film perfectly encapsulates the magic of summer. Because really there’s nothing more liberating when you’re a kid than having three months of no respon-sibilities whatsoever. There was one summer where I spent almost every day scaring myself to death watching marathons of “Unsolved Mysteries” while raiding the freez-er and taking down about a half dozen frozen bean burritos. It’s sort of depressing that as you get older, summer is no longer about fun things like playing baseball or creating a makeshift slip ‘n slide. To realize you’re growing old is to care first and foremost about the current state of air conditioning.

First-World Hate of the week

This week’s hate is reserved for door-to-door solicitors. Another reason why summer kind of sucks as you age is because these people start coming out of the woodwork in droves to bug the shit out of you. I know because I was once one of these solicitors in what was an ill-fated employment decision I made the summer following my fresh-man year of college. I was tasked with offering free window and sid-ing estimates to homeowners in the Greater Milwaukee area, which

sounds like a noble gesture but was really an excuse for our sales team to get into your house and hard-sell you on our crappy products. Much to my chagrin, the people that answered the door for me were never the lonely housewives that pop culture conditions you to believe. Instead, I usually spoke to senile old ladies who couldn’t com-prehend what I was offering or just really freaking weird people. I had an old guy in Whitefish Bay answer the door wearing only his under-wear one time. After I gave him my pitch, he actually expressed inter-est in an estimate on his windows and invited me inside his house to check out his window situation, but I decided against it. Honestly, that’s what I deserved for knocking on people’s doors trying to sucker money out of them.

Song that Never Fails to fire me up

“Levon” (Elton John, 1971)—There are a lot of things that make Elton John great, most of which involve him tickling the ivories bet-ter than just about anyone for the last 40-plus years. But I’ll always remember him for his puzzling selection as the headlining act for Harley-Davidson’s 100th anniver-sary celebration in Milwaukee in

2003. This was a huge deal for the city—there were weeklong festivi-ties celebrating the anniversary, with thousands of bikers from all over the country converging on the area. Harley-Davidson kept it under wraps all week which act was going to play on the final day, and naturally, people’s expecta-tions were high. Most speculated the choice would be a band like the Stones, Aerosmith or ZZ Top – you know, the sort of acts that would resonate with these grizzled “Sons of Anarchy” lookalikes. Instead, that crowd was treated to stirring renditions of “Crocodile Rock” and “Tiny Dancer,” which went over about as well as a fire in a nursing home. Those bikers were so pissed.

Unedited moronic facebook status from a kid from my high>

school

“well shoot watchn buckwild all mornin made me realize shit now why n the hell didnt we make a redneck reality tv show years ago”

I don’t think MTV needs fur-ther help in solidifying the blith-ering dumbass demographic.

Ever gone door-to-door push-ing product? Share your strug-gles with Adam by emailing him at awolf3@wisc.edu.

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I love the NFL Draft. Seeing 22-year-olds get picked up by teams hoping to be the

next Brian Urlacher or Peyton Manning, when they could as eas-ily be the next Akili Smith or Tony Mandarich. Hell, I love any kind of sports draft; NBA, MLB, MLS, Fantasy, I even watched the 2010 WNBA Draft because I wanted to know which NBA pro Tina Charles matched up with. I think what is so tantalizing about these over-hyped, never-remembered events is the prospect of potential.

Anyone who is a religious fol-lower of a major American sport knows the term “potential” is thrown around like the balls they play with. Drafting is an inexact science where you can have the number one pick be a complete bust or the number 199th pick win the Super Bowl three times. These young men will make a lot of money with just their pure talent alone. And these men can throw away all their money with their pure stupidity.

With star athletes, we can argue about their potential and their physical gifts, but ultimate-ly they are the masters of their own domains. If they want to eat their way out of a contract or get an addiction to codeine (hi JaMarcus Russell!), that’s their own prerogative.

But why do we get so mad when these athletes that we’ve never met throw away their

lives when we do it almost as frequently? I’m not saying I have a sizzurp addiction or my reliance on Taco Shop will be my downfall, but man do I have untapped potential that needs to be realized.

I guess we can see the poten-tial of athletes because it’s in their muscles, their size, their speed and their play. The poten-tial of Joe Schmoes like me is so much more hidden that there needs to be extra attention drawn to it. Every fucking sec-ond I spend on Reddit I could be doing something so much more productive; go to the gym, write this goddamn article I started 12 hours late, fix my LinkedIn (jk, what even is LinkedIn?).

This is what I call (hey, Michael started a new trend, which is cre-ating his own phrases, one every week, shut up this is new) poten-tial apathy. Potential apathy is the refusal to do something you know is good for you in the future so your present is more enjoyable. Is potential apathy the same thing as procrastination? Good question Patrick, potential apathy is procras-tination and all of its brothers; pro-crastincubation, procrastinception and of course, procrasturbation.

Potential apathy is the rea-son why new bands spend more time coming up with a name than practicing, why aspiring actors have already written their Oscars speech before even learn-ing their lines, and why I will never get anything done until the day it’s due.

But do not cry for me, reader, because you do this too, we all do this. This is the beauty of life, where personal gain today seems

to be better than personal gain tomorrow but it really isn’t. That 15th page of Reddit, that 100th refresh of Twitter, that sixth time you googled Kevin Bacon (seri-ously, he’s overrated), they’re all distractions to the semi-Matrix that we call life.

So next time you hear Tyrann Mathieu talk about his drug tests, or you see an athlete get a DUI, do not judge, because you’d do the same thing in their shoes (jk about the DUI stuff, that is lit-erally the dumbest thing you can

do). We all make mistakes and we all have potential. It’s only the strongest and the smartest that realize their potential and become famous rock stars or economists (wait, what?).

Just be thankful you can get anything done. I know I am thankful this is the last sen-tence of this article.

What were you putting off while reading this article? Michael wants to know, so email mvo-loshin@wisc.edu to increase the number of distractions in his life.

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would be responsible for bring-ing any issues with the space to the landlord’s attention.

The bill was introduced by four Assembly Republicans and received co-sponsorship from state Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere.

Robert Kovach, Lasee’s chief of staff, said the legisla-tors introduced the legislation because they discovered there were specific needs that needed to be addressed in statewide housing rules.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said he disapproves of the bill because it takes rights away from student tenants in favor of landlords. He cited specif-

ic portions of the bill he said could affect students the most, including portions relating to a landlord’s ability to withhold portions of a security deposit for damages without notifying tenants of specific deductions.

“Essentially, students would just receive the bill from their landlord,” Resnick said. “What this does is it makes it easier for the landlord to put students at a significant disadvantage, basical-ly to [not] even be aware of what they’re being charged with.”

Ryan Prestil, an Associated Students of Madison council representative who has worked on the Student Tenant Bill of Rights, also said he opposes the proposed legislation, mainly because it largely eliminates a

landlord’s responsibility to com-municate with student tenants.

“The landlord is not respon-sible for getting [students’] information,” Prestil said. “That is something that is really con-cerning for me being an advo-cate for having an actual dia-logue with the landlord before and during the lease term.”

Resnick and Prestil also raised concerns that legislators were trying to “fast-track” the bill by introducing it so late in the school year, essentially keeping students from having a chance to give their input.

“I don’t know if it was planned that way, but it is defi-nitely not to the benefit of us as students to organize around [the bill],” Prestil said.

But Kovach maintained the bill did not contain any language that disenfran-chised student tenants or other citizens in the state.

Melissa Howison con-tributed to this report.

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PanelistsdiscussthehistoryofmodernterrorismandhowitconnectstotheBostonbombings.

By Sam Cusickthedailycardinal

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia hosted a panel discussion Tuesday to exam-ine terrorism and the possi-ble motives behind the recent Boston Marathon bombings.

The panel consisted of Political Science professor Andrew Kydd, Sociology pro-fessor Theodore Gerber and Middle East Studies profes-sor Uli Schamiloglu, who dis-cussed the history of terrorism throughout Central Asia.

Panelists focused on past terror attacks that occurred or were the consequence of groups from the same region as the Tsarnaev brothers, who committed the Boston Marathon bombings.

Kydd emphasized the fact that this latest attack, while trag-ic, is not as severe as past terror-ist attacks in the United States.

During his speech, Gerber focused on the Tsarnaev broth-ers’ ethnic relation to the Chechin province of Russia and how many media outlets played up their ties to the loca-tion to prove the bombings were an act of terror. However, Gerber said he does not believe the brothers were well trained at all, which is inconsistent with terrorist plots originating from that area.

Schamiloglu primar-ily focused on the relationship between religion and terror-ism, specifically that of Islam. He said media outlets quick-ly focused on the Tsarnaev’s Muslim faith to portray the bombings as an act of jihad.

However, Schamiloglu sug-gested that since the act has no clear political motive, unlike most attacks, the bombings could be attributed more to the brothers’ mental instability and self-radicalization than a planned terrorist attack.

Associate Director of CREECA Jennifer Tishler said her department organized the event to help students to under-stand terroristic acts from mul-tiple perspectives and realize the events are more complex than they seem.

“Part of the mission of our center is to do this kind of com-munity outreach,” Tishler said. “When there is a big event in the news, like the recent bomb-ings at the Boston Marathon we feel that it is our responsibility to respond to that and to allow people to learn more about it.”

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The Associated Students of Madison denounced internal fis-cal irresponsibility, including excessive spending by student leaders for travel and events with low turnout, in an early Wednesday morning press release from ASM interim Chair Nick Checker.

In the release, ASM declared a “War on Fiscal Insanity,” cit-ing misuse of student segregat-ed fees such as a student leader using a corporate credit card to pay a $50 tip to a pizza delivery man. The release also cited mis-uses of funding such as $1000 on “cookies and pop” and a $1200 Appreciation Day dinner.

Checker said such events show a larger cultural problem in ASM, “where a gluttonous sense of elitism and entitlement reduces the student segregated fees into monopoly money.”

“Hopefully going forward, people are more conscious about their fiduciary duties to students to spend money wisely,” Checker said. “This is something we 100 percent control, and yet it’s being abused.”

Andrew Bulovsky, who was the chair of ASM during its for-mer session which ended at mid-night Tuesday, called the state-ment “a rather fair representa-tion of ASM.”

Both Checker and Bulovsky said the budget process could use more oversight, and the cul-ture of ASM should change to emphasize professionalism and fiscal responsibility.

Bulovsky added budgeting is a learning experience for students.

“Part of the process of going through college seems to be not taking care of … money in the most efficient way possible,” he said.

—Meghan Chua

City to use website for input on budgetThe City of Madison will use

a website to emphasize and pro-mote public input in the dis-cussion of the 2014 city budget, according to a city press release.

This year, Madison citizens are invited to share their ideas using the online idea collabora-tion tool IdeaScale, which allows participants to suggest ideas as well as vote on ideas shared by others, according to the release.

Feedback from residents on difficult budget choices will help city officials create a budget that reflects the desires and priorities of

Madison residents, the release said.In-person budget conversa-

tions for community members will be held in May at four dif-ferent Madison locations. The meetings will be organized around the ideas shared by res-idents on IdeaScale for topics such as work, transportation, health, safety and food.

In the budget process, the mayor introduces the execu-tive budget to the city council in September which the city can amend before voting on adoption in November.

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worked very hard with peo-ple in both the law enforce-ment and drug prevention community to really raise awareness to the serious-ness of this as a public health and public safety issue,” Jacque said.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison student Nicholas Glattard created an online petition April 24 in support of the Mifflin Street Block Party that has garnered approximately 650 signatures since its creation.

The platform for the petition, which he created at change.org, encourages police to focus on “stu-dent safety, rather than taking a no-tolerance, pro-citation stance on a time honored University of Wisconsin-Madison tradition,”

according to the website.The petition, called “Save

Mifflin Street Block Party,” will be delivered to Mayor Paul Soglin, UW-Madison Police Department Chief Susan Riseling, Food and Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf and Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray upon reaching its 1,000 signature goal, according to the website.

“This is a great tradition that should never be discontinued,” Glattard said on the petition’s website.

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Gatsby and the great American dread

Travesty. Tra-ves-ty. Noun. Plural: –ties. A false, absurd, or dis-torted representation of something.

Used in a sentence: “The new ‘Great Gatsby’ movie is going to be a travesty.”

There, I said it.Yes, it appears I am pre-

emptively censuring Baz Luhrmann for adapting one of the 20th century’s finest nov-els into a movie, precipitating F. Scott Fitzgerald’s long tonic dream into a film redolent of glissaded glamour. And now you’re expecting me to spend the rest of this column lash-ing out a dangerous diatribe against the whole project.

It’s not going to come to that. Frankly, it’s a losing bat-tle trying to adapt any book, especially one as ingrained as Gatsby. What Baz has done is nothing new, and I can’t think of anything to term his attempt—Luhrmannsanity? And I’m too old for sour grapes and spoiled milk on the matter. If people want a movie, they can have one. They’ve had one, too.

In 10th grade, we had to watch the 1974 adaptation of Gatsby. Sam Waterston (sexy beast) was a preternatural Nick Carraway, and Robert Redford pulled off Gatsby pretty well. The rest of the movie was inane.

My main paranoiac strain is people will see the movie and assume it’s a faithful ren-dering of the book, or that the two are on the same foot-ing. Because, just from watch-ing the trailers, I can already see where the movie devi-ates or just makes things up. I can point out the dialogue not spoken in the book, the scenes not scripted by Fitz, the attitudes that are glossily amplified. There’s one scene where Nick Carraway emotes. If you’ve read the book you know the idea is outrageous.

I have not seen it yet, but I know for sure there’ll be movie tie-in book, and if I really felt like indulging my paranoia receptors, I’d be afraid they altered the book to suit the movie—interpolated their own addenda and agendas.

I tried to find a passage worthy of parodic meddling, some passage where Gatsby could dual wield pistols and blow up a truck or some-thing. I didn’t find anything like that. The closest I came to making my point was by altering the scene where Nick Carraway talks about Jordan Baker’s habitual dishonesty and delivers one of the book’s most important lines:

“Every one suspects him-self of at least one of the cardi-nal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest peo-ple that I have ever known. Bitches be cray, yo.”

And so parody, yon tender

blossom, wilts.My reaction to this movie

will forever be rooted in my love for the book, and the fear that the movie will wrongly eclipse the original novel. It’s a bit of a silly sentiment, since “The Great Gatsby” has been a cornerstone of American letters since its publication in 1925. It’s the perennial high school read. I have not heard any legitimate objec-tions to the book’s existence/style. The only criticism I’ve heard of Gatsby is that it’s plotless or overly diffuse, to some people.

In my mind, “The Great Gatsby” is a profound and ethereal book. It is like a tonic (I invoked this earlier) but it’s more than that. It’s got a gin aspect to it. Its prose has a botanical freshness; it laps over your mind in vapors. “The Great Gatsby” reads like a gin and tonic, but it doesn’t leave you drunk, it doesn’t tighten you up.

This isn’t a slight against drinkers or readers of drunk-en books. Plenty of books will try and envelop you and dull your senses, but very few authors can write a book that flushes you like a drink but doesn’t rob you of your sens-es. That kind of writing takes practice, or miracles.

If I could isolate what it is I like about “The Great Gatsby” so much, it would be how spot-on the book is on the subject of loneliness. If Fitzgerald, at the bottom

of one of his gin fizzes had decided to call it “The Book of Human Loneliness,” all pre-tensions aside, he would have been right.

Nick, Daisy, Tom, Myrtle, George, the party goers—the book is populated by lonely people, lonely for very dif-ferent reasons. But Gatsby is the prince of human loneli-ness. That is his character, and that’s something people seem to miss. The upcom-ing movie certainly missed it. Gatsby is not a hero. He is not a winner.

The story of the movie will be that he built an empire out of nothing but his dreams, and incarnated an emperor out of a hardscrabble boy; he will vie for Daisy, the resplendent empress, only to have his fate sealed by jealousy, madness and murder. It will be a tragedy.

The story of the novel is he built a façade out of nothing but his dreams, and incarnated a gesture out of a hardscrabble boy. He vied for Daisy, mon-eyed voice, and his fate was sealed by jealousy, madness and murder. It is a story.

I imagine the movie will be good in its own right, even if it’s an unmitigated travesty of one of the world’s most ineffable books. So maybe I do have sour grapes towards the movie. But at least I can always make wine out of that.

What’s that, wine and “The Great Gatsby?” I can dig it. Tell Sean you can dig it at sreichard@wisc.edu.

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By Jordyn Silversteinthe daily cardinal

As Badgers, we are definitely familiar with the quote, “work hard, play hard.” Unfortunately, with exams coming up we are all going to be sitting in our dorm rooms, friends’ apartments, cam-pus libraries or random coffee shops focusing on the “work hard” aspect of that phrase. Finals week can be the most stressful time of the year, and with sum-mer right around the corner, it is nearly impossible to stay focused. However, before you drive yourself insane by imagining every possible dreadful sce-nario—failing your chemistry test, for-getting to turn in your English paper or running out of time to complete your history project—look here to find healthy ways to de-stress!

It is important to remember that you need to give yourself breaks. Studying for too long will not only make you restless, but you won’t retain all of the informa-tion. A great way to give your brain the break it needs is to exercise! Physical exercise, whether that means going for a walk along State Street or going for a two mile run throughout Madison, is one of the best ways to release your built up stress. To make your workout even better, don’t deprive yourself of the refreshing beautiful weather and do your exercise of choice outdoors.

Does the term “runners high” sound familiar? Exercise generates a release of endorphins (natural mood-enhancers) from your brain that will help take your mind off of school work or any obstacle you’re focused on. Exercising is the per-fect way to release tension, anger or stress you have accumulated while at the same

time getting in shape for swimsuit season. After staring at the same page in your textbook for hours on end, try some of the following ideas to ease your school-related woes a bit.

IndoorsCyc: This is my personal favorite. Cyc is an indoor spinning studio that offers multiple 45 minute classes a day where you burn up to 800 calories. Bring some friends, exercise to great music and clear your mind before you go back to the books!Kaivalya Yoga: What’s a better way to release some of your tension than tak-ing a relaxing yoga class? Stretch your muscles, sculpt your body and get rid of all stressful thoughts by enrolling in any of the classes offered such as power flow, hot power flow or mad yogi flow. Take your pick!The SERF or the NAT: Both of these recreational gyms are perfect places to

go with friends who all want to do differ-ent activities. Between the huge weight rooms, swimming pools, indoor tracks and basketball courts, large cardio rooms and fitness studios, there are endless pos-sibilities to relieve stress. Swimming is a great aerobic workout that uses your whole body and will give you the chance to ignore all your work. Or if you’re not a fan of swimming or static exercise machines, try one of the group classes offered such as core crunch, zumba or hip-hop!

The Natatorium, often referred to as the NAT, has a great indoor swimming pool where you can do laps or go for a dive. The NAT also offers access to the outdoor Perrier Paracourse Fitness Circuit and the lakeshore running path, two great places to enjoy the weather and get in shape.Dance Fabulous Dancing: This is always a fun way to let loose and have fun. There is no pressure to be a professional or experienced dancer before trying out

one of their classes. Give yourself a break from the library and laugh with some friends as you burn calories with-out even noticing!

OutdoorsLakeshore Path: For all the runners out there, the lakeshore path is the best place to be. Even if you’re walk-ing through it, the beautiful scenery will be sure to help you alleviate some anxiety. Choose this path for your next running excursion! Madison B-Cycle: Rent a bike with some friends and ride to the capitol or down the lakeshore path to forget about

studying. Pick up a bike from a variety of stations placed throughout Madison, give yourself an hour or two break, grab some food and then return the bike to any station you want. I can’t think of a more perfect study break!Volleyball: Right outside of the Witte dorm, there’s a great volleyball court where you can toss around the ball just for fun. Grab a couple friends, put together a team and enjoy yourself before you head back to the library.

Finals week is definitely not the ideal “fun” way to end an amazing year at UW. Make it better by working in some exer-cise and enjoying the weather, even if it means just going for a walk. Use these tips to relieve some of your final’s week stress and to get in some quality time with your friends before you separate for the summer!

Want to join Jordyn in a game of volleyball this week? Email her at jasilverstei@wisc.edu to form a team and release your pent-up stress on a wicked spike or two.

By Jordyn Silversteinthe daily cardinal

Do you ever scan the pages of a fashion magazine or look at a fashion blog, see your favorite celebrity and think, “She looks amaz-ing, but I could never wear something like that”? I know I do, and rightfully so. With stylists and major events to attend, celeb-rities get the chance to take some major fashion risks that some of us might feel uncomfortable sporting at Johnny O’s on a Thursday. For the bolder among us, by all means, rock that courageous outfit, but for the milder, here are some ways to translate hard-to-wear celebrity style into something more simple.

Head-To-Toe MenswearIt’s funny how Angelina Jolie looks flaw-

less in a full-on pantsuit, but if you tried to wear that, it would look seriously out of place. It’s not an easy thing for anyone to make such

a boyish shape look glamorous and sophisti-cated, so don’t worry if you can’t pull that off.

To ease into it, try a blazer. In black or navy blue, a blazer is the perfect piece to throw on over a cute patterned tank (Pitaya’s has lots!). Complete the look with skinny jeans and ballet flats or your favorite pair of wedges. Not only does the blazer look cute, but it also functions as a way to stay warm on those freezing walks to the bar.

MetallicsIf wearing a metallic dress makes you feel

like a Hershey kiss wrapper, you’re not alone. Stepping out in something shiny automati-cally attracts a lot of attention, and attention can be great, but maybe not always in the UW-Madison social scene. The solution is to start simple and see just how much shine you can handle.

First, try a metallic clutch with a simple outfit. Let the bag be the attention grabber.

If you’re feeling a little more adventurous, try a metallic top with black skinny jeans and black wedges. The shirt will stand out, but the outfit won’t be overwhelming so you won’t become the disco ball at the frat party.

Shorts and Heels When someone like Blake Lively steps out

in shorts and heels, she looks classy and put together. Maybe it’s because she has legs for miles, but it’s also because she knows how to make the look work. The key is to balance the outfit.

First off, make sure the shorts are a good fit. If they’re going to be the focal point of the outfit, you want to make sure they’re not skin-tight and are a tasteful length. Heels lift and lengthen your legs, so double check that your shorts still work with them.

Second, start with wedges. Yes, celebs somehow pull off shorts and sky-high pumps, but that is no easy feat, especially in a college

town. Wedges will make the outfit a bit more comfortable and keep it from getting risqué.

Lastly, choose your top wisely. Something a little loose like a blouse or a flowy tank compliments the look and keeps it elegant. Perhaps throw on a cropped jacket or (hey #1) a blazer. This look is great for a warm night as long as it’s done right.

Next time you’re envying a celebrity look and wondering if you could pull it off, just give it a try. Modify it, make it more you, but don’t be afraid to test it out. If you don’t like how something looks, at least you can say you took a fashion risk. You never know, maybe people will be looking at your outfits thinking, “She looks great. I’d love to wear something like that.”

Fancy another tip or two? Email your ques-tions to Sydney at smmann@wisc.edu and transform your run-of-the-mill look into an atten-tion-grabbing getup on State Street.

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Sprucing up your home away from home on a budgetBy Kelsey Eichmanthe daily cardinal

Being on a typical college student’s budget while trying to create a stylish apartment can be tough. Your apartment will probably have carpets that are some unknown brown-green mess of color and will, to your surprise and horror, soak up any substance. Despite this and a lack of “cute” furniture, your apart-ment can still look good. Maybe even Pinterest-worthy if you have the knack, however, it might require some handiwork of your own.

A tray can do wonders for a room. Seriously, a tray. In a bedroom, it offers a way to store your jewelry, makeup or perfume in a way that keeps them from looking as though they are just lying around. If you’re going to store your makeup supplies, filling an empty candle jar with coffee beans makes for a great way to hold makeup brushes. In a living room, a tray keeps your coffee table looking chic and purposeful. Put big art books on it (you can find cheap ones

on eBay or a second-hand store), some flowers and top it off with a candle.

Another great way to spice up your organi-zational tools is by painting the inside shelves of a bookcase. This is a great way to add style to an outdated bookcase you purchased cheap at a garage sale or Goodwill. Use a bright color like orange to give it an unexpected pop. You can also use gold spray paint to make an industrial metal shelf go from gritty to glam. Don’t stop painting there. Paint an inspira-tional quote on a canvas frame found at your local craft store, and hang it up on a wall. Alternatively, use chalkboard paint on the side of a bookshelf or dresser to add some pizzazz and keep track of your to-dos.

When designing your place, don’t be afraid to use an item for something other than its intended use. For example, hang a full-length mirror horizontally above a desk or dresser rather than vertically over your door. This gives an otherwise basic item a really artistic

presence. You can even try stacking two or three to further the sophistication of this look. Another innovative trick is to use a frame, wire and clothespins to showcase your photos in a new way. By attaching two or three wires along the frame’s edges (from the left-side to the right-side) and using clothespins to hang your photos along the wires, the frame becomes more visually appealing and unique. This idea works well with all styles of frames.

It’s important to make your apartment/house personal. Include décor details that are specific to your roommates. A unique way to incorporate your roommates into the unit is by framing maps of everyone’s hometown or home state. If you recently studied abroad, you can do something similar. Take a map of wher-ever you studied and use thick, bright thread to sew your path to various cities. To spice it up, use personal photos of you and your friends abroad to border the map and include souve-nirs like tickets to really bring your memories

to life, rather than have them remain forgotten in the bottom of a drawer. If you and your roommates really want a cohesive, stylish unit, make a group Pinterest board to get a sense of one another’s ideas and preferences.

When furniture shopping, don’t forget to check out thrift stores, eBay, and Etsy for “vin-tage” pieces that still have charm but without the price-sticker shock. If you just can’t handle the thought of a previous owner for your mid-century, barrel back chaise, check out home flash sale websites like One Kings Lane, Gilt, Rue La La and Joss & Main. They offer very high quality items at deeply discounted prices.

The task of making student living “cute” may seem daunting but it is much simpler than it appears. Organization and a touch of personalization is all it takes to make your temporary home have the calming qualities of a permanent one.

Email Kelsey your inquiries about interior design on a budget at eichman2@wisc.edu.

PHOTO COurTESy Of CyC

cyc is Jordyn’s top pick for a fun, challenging way to de-stress for final exams.

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By Melanie Shibley shibleyv@wisc.edu

TAKE ME HOME, CROSSWORD ROADS

ACROSS 1 Word in French

restaurant names 5 Sweater size, say 10 One-time Kremlin

dweller 14 Freeway division 15 Bald eagle nest 16 “Lilo & Stitch” dance 17 Fine mount 18 Dylan’s “As ___ Out

One Morning” 19 Do as told 20 Top layer of an

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compass (Abbr.) 29 Escapees from

Pandora’s Box 33 Bobby’s wife on the

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

90s nostalgia woo! The author of the Hunger Games

also wrote Clarrisa Explains it All.

First In Twenty By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Caved In By Nick Kryshak nkryshak@wisc.edu

So much to do, so very little time.© Puzzles by Pappocom

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

Today’s Sudoku

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