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By Hallie MellendorfTHE DAILY CARDINAL

As students exhaust them-selves with late nights at the library in the midst of midterm season, one UW-Madison under-graduate combats an entirely dif-ferent source of stress.

Sophia Carter, whose name has been changed for this arti-cle, has been repeatedly home-less for the past four years.

Carter’s father abandoned her family when she was only six years old, leaving her moth-er alone to raise three children in the suburbs of Milwaukee.

Though Carter and her two older brothers were exception-al students throughout grade school, financial circumstances at home haunted their livelihood.

For instance, Carter was

part of a free lunch program in middle school, which provided its recipients with different col-ored lunch tickets.

This gave Carter’s peers an easy way to recognize and tar-get her disadvantage and as a result, she says she ate many of her lunches in the bathroom.

This stress was only com-pounded when it came time for

her to go to college. “As soon as I turned 18 my

mother said, ‘Now you’re God’s child, good luck,’” Carter said.

Carter first became home-less in the fall of 2010 during her first semester at UW-La Crosse and became accustomed to “couch-hopping.”

She was then diagnosed with bipolar disorder during her junior year.

“[Homelessness] exasperated what my disorders were,” Carter said. “I got really ill. I didn’t really have a concept of reality.”

The following year, Carter

transferred to UW-Madison and signed for an apartment on State Street.

For the first time in three years, she had a space of her own and admits it came as a bit of a culture shock.

She never unpacked her suitcase for fear that she would be forced to move again and she recalls rarely wanting to leave the apartment.

“I was so in love with the idea of having space,” Carter said.

But the deep retreat into her new home had consequences; Carter seldom attended classes and

was put on academic probation. Carter resolved to improve and

returned for the spring semester with renewed optimism.

Soon after classes began, Carter got a phone call from the police saying her eldest brother had been in a car accident.

Her brother, a diagnosed schizo-phrenic, had developed a heavy drinking habit over the previous months and had gotten behind the wheel while intoxicated.

Though he was uninjured, Carter advised the police to involuntarily commit her brother to a mental institution

because she thought he was a danger to himself and others.

The stress and concern she felt toward his situation took its toll.

“That semester, I responded 24/7 to my feelings and to my fear,” Carter said. “I couldn’t take my exams, I couldn’t write my papers.”

Carter is more academical-ly successful this semester but said it is not without challenges.

She was recently informed that her lease was terminated and she returned to sleeping on couches.

Her dual experiences as a stu-dent and a homeless individual in Madison have offered her a unique perspective on the privi-lege that is a college education.

“When I see people down

the street with their Starbucks and their tablet and their Beats by Dr. Dre, and they’re step-ping over other people sleeping and hanging out on the side-walk,” Carter asked. “When do you realize that you are one and the same?”

Carter said she has been

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Sophia Carter, whose name has been changed, reflects on how homelessness and adversity steeled her resolve (right). Her current sleeping arrangement on a friend’s wood floor (left).

By Melissa HowisonTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Universities blame states, states blame the federal gov-ernment, the federal govern-ment blames students and stu-dents blame universities. Any combination edges closer to the truth about the ever-growing calamity that is higher educa-tion’s accessibility.

Experts seem unanimous on only one thing; the financial aid system intended to equalize opportunities for the millennial generation is minimally help-ing some, locking others into irreparable debt, and coming at the expense of basic necessities.

UW-Madison junior Derek Field, the Working Class Student Union’s former finance manager, attributed much of the unintended negative con-

sequences to outdated policies and legislative stubbornness.

“Policy-makers right now are not very friendly toward higher education,” Field said.

He referenced the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant, origi-nally created to close the 33 percent gap between Federal Pell grant offerings and the total cost of a college degree.

However, WHEG only pro-vided students with 7 percent of their attendance fees in 2013, according to the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs.

“The cost of college bal-looned and financial aid did not keep up,” Field said.

The results were disastrous for one Sophia Carter, a home-less UW-Madison student, whose name has been changed

for this article.The demanding stipulations

of Carter’s financial aid pack-age and lagging federal policies compound her difficulty receiv-ing financial aid in the face of diminishing endowments.

Carter ’s “independent” FAFSA status lessens her chances of receiving grants from both the federal and state governments, accord-ing to Noel Radomski, direc-tor of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education.

As a result, Carter lacks the funds to provide for basic housing but is still held to the same scholarly standards as her peers.

“They’re asking me to suc-ceed and do well through extremely unreasonable cir-

cumstances,” Carter said. “And they won’t give me year-long financial aid, so I never know.”

That semester-to-semester uncertainty about future funds nearly negates Carter’s ability to even plan for future housing or devise an academic plan.

“Commitments are luxuries,” Carter said. “If you have the luxury to keep them, good for you, but it’s really hard when you are living on a bench.”

Radomski said herein lies the crux of the progressive push for higher education reform; giving students the ability to plan. Remedy proposals include two-year aid packages.

Still, Radomski suggests, because bureaucratic changes are slow and currently grid-locked, “if we want something done it should be done at the

campus level.”He said he has seen univer-

sities across the country cre-ate centralized hubs for home-less and underserved students, which offer donated food, school supplies, and financial and academic advising among other things. Not so much at UW-Madison.

“To be honest with you, I don’t know if anyone’s asked,” Radomski said.

Meanwhile, Field sees opportunities for the university to pressure alumni for more donations and the state for more funding.

“If they’re going to freeze tuition they have to give UW-Madison more money,” he said.

Carter said she just wants to feel like somebody is investing in her.

System overload and blame converge in financial aid crisis

Sophia Carterhomeless student

UW-Madison

“I feel like I’ll look over my shoulder and see Everest

behind me, and know I just made it.”

carter page 2

Homeless for now, hopeful for future

Sophia Carterhomeless student

UW-Madison

“I would just like someone to think of me as an

investment for the first time in my life and not a

risk.”

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Student Council discusses 2015-’16 internal budget, proposes large decrease in Green Fund allocation

ASM Vice Chair Derek Field says Madison’s membership with USSA is important in developing a national student voice.

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By Madeline HeimTHE DAILY CARDINAL

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council met Wednesday for discussion on its proposed budget for the 2016 fis-cal year.

ASM is annually tasked with making decisions on the break-down of segregated university fees, which are charged to stu-dents for services and programs aside from general instruction.

The budget covers a variety of costs such as ASM administra-tive functions, stipends for ASM faculty and staff, and registered student organizations grants.

Council members were given the opportunity to have an initial view of each line of the budget, which was proposed at a total of $1,339,766.15.

The line for membership to the United States Student Association was reassigned a fee for the 2016 fiscal year after being eliminated from the bud-get last year.

The USSA promotes edu-cation and advocacy for issues impacting students and works

to develop the student voice at a local, state and national level, according to its website.

Previously, ASM excluded this line from the budget and revoked its membership due to the asso-ciation’s ties with partisan issues, like abortion.

This year, however, ASM Vice Chair Derek Field spoke on the importance of having student voices represented on a larger scale.

“We get the opportunity to shape the national student agen-da,” Field said, in reference to the USSA’s connection to national campaigns, like lobbying move-

ments in Washington D.C. Members also discussed

the Green Fund, which was introduced to Council by the Sustainability Committee last year to give grants to students developing sustainability initia-tives on campus.

Sustainability Committee Chair Kyla Kaplan proposed a decrease in the fund from $80,000 to $50,000 but mentioned a posi-tive response from student orga-nizations taking advantage of this fund despite the decrease.

In addition to budget discus-sion, the Council heard from the Rape Crisis Center on their proposed line increase from $60,000 to $100,000 in the 2017 fiscal year.

RCC representatives explained how the increase in funds from ASM will benefit their intention of an expanded presence on campus, partly by providing immediate advocates for victims of sexual assault.

Council will meet again next Wednesday to discuss amend-ments and ultimately vote on next year’s budget.

Derek Fieldvice chair

ASM

“We get the opportunity to shape the national student

agenda.”

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A UW-Madison student walks his bike down the recently completed steps, part of the city of Madison’s State Street- Library Mall Construction Project. + Photo by Drew Gilmore

UW-Madison sophomore’s phone app answers ‘How Full is the SERF?’A new smartphone appli-

cation can now save students from waiting 20 minutes for a treadmill or the frustrations of not finding an open racquetball court at the SERF.

UW-Madison computer engineering student Zach Vander Velden launched a new mobile app Wednesday on the Google Play Store to help fellow students monitor occupancy at the Southeast Recreational Facility on campus.

“How Full is the SERF?” displays live statistics of how many people are occupying each room in the SERF based on hourly headcounts conduct-ed by the facility’s employees.

Vander Velden first dis-covered a need for the app his freshman year, when he spent three days every week play-ing basketball at the SERF. He explained the struggle of forming teams for scrimmages without a method of knowing

how many people would be in the gym.

The sophomore commenced production on “How Full is the SERF?” in August. He used the Adobe PhoneGap platform to create the app, which he found to be a fairly easy process due to his experience in computer sciences.

While Wednesday marked the debut of the app on the Google Play Store for the Android system, Vander Velden first launched the app on the iOS App

Store for iPhones Friday. The mobile app has approximately 750 iPhone and Android smart-phone users so far.

Vander Velden considers “How Full is the SERF?” a hobby and made the app free to download.

“I make no money [from the app],” Vander Velden laughed. “I’m not a very entrepreneurial person.”

Although the current academic semester has been keeping him busy, Vander

Velden plans to also make live occupancy information avail-able for the Natatorium in the Lakeshore neighborhood before winter break.

”I have no idea where [“How Full is the SERF?”] is going to go or what will happen, but I am very excited,” Vander Velden said. “I am taking it a day at a time. I just hope people like the app. I want it to be used and positively affect lives.”

—Nicole Hurley

Scott Walker calls for aggressive action in first cabinet meeting

Newly re-elected Gov. Scott Walker met with his cabinet Wednesday for the first time since decisive-ly winning a second term Tuesday evening.

The governor appeared relaxed, joking with cabi-

net members and his wife Tonette before thanking members of his administra-tion for their work in propel-ling his campaign to victory.

While many speculated about Walker’s desires to launch a presidential cam-paign following his victory speech Tuesday night, the governor’s focus was entire-ly on state matters.

“How do we take the

work of state agencies to the next level?” Walker asked.

Walker said he was “ready to get to work” in giving his constituents a “more effective, efficient and accountable government.”

He also encouraged his cabinet “to be even more aggressive” in working with the Republican controlled Legislature and stressed cooperation with local gov-ernment as key elements of his second term.

Walker then announced plans to meet with Republican legislative leaders to determine the agenda for the upcoming session while underscoring his desire to quickly pass a new budget.

Wa l ke r d e f e at e d Democratic challeng-er Mary Burke by seven points Tuesday to earn his third victory in four years. Republicans also picked up one seat in the state Senate, extending their majority to 19-14, and were also on pace to extend their majority in the Assembly, although three races remained too close to call Wednesday.

unable to secure stable housing primarily because the UW-Madison Financial Aid Office only offers her semester-long aid.

Therefore, Carter can-not sign a 12-month lease because she never knows if she will be able to afford it six months down the road.

The constant uncertain-ty is a perpetual source of anxiety and frustration.

“I would just like some-one to think of me as an investment for the first time in my life and not a risk,” Carter said. “I get that I have the potential to fall, but I’d like to think that I also retain a potential to succeed a lot higher.”

Now Carter has her sights set on a UW-Madison degree; a goal most students never doubt they’ll attain, but Carter’s journey has been full of trepidations.

She said receiving her degree would validate all of the adversities she endured to put herself through college.

“I’ll feel like I’ll look over my shoulder and see Everest behind me, and know I just made it,” Carter said.

carter from page 1

Scott Walkergovernor

Wisconsin

“How do we take the work of state agencies to

the next level?”

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‘Interstellar’ inspires awe and tears

S o here’s the thing. My original plan was to run out tonight, catch the first

screening of Christopher Nolan’s newest work, “Interstellar,” col-lect my thoughts and calmly put down some words about the movie. However when I made these plans, I wasn’t expecting the film to be the full body spiritual gut punch expe-rience that I just had (and am still kind of shaking from).

So the deal is, I’m going to try my best to organize these very fresh and overwhelming feelings into some sort of coherent order, and y’all can sort them out in what-ever way seems best to you. Cool? OK, cool.

Now then, “Interstellar” is near-ly three hours of pure, dictionary-definition awe. This is both its effect and its stance. And the two are hard to pull apart, but bear with me.

A real long time ago, I wrote about my concerns regarding the fact that after the Dark Knight trilo-gy concluded, Nolan might be given more money than he knew what to do with for his next film. Turns out I was wrong, he knew exactly what to do with that money, and it represents the best argument for big Hollywood that I’ve ever seen.

See, what makes movies that cost millions and millions of dol-lars worth the absolutely insane amount of time, effort and resourc-es that go into them is the fact they can make things real. They can real-ize the impossible, and most of the time this translates to opulent, CGI-based visuals which get bigger and bigger as they go on.

What makes “Interstellar” such an experience, though, is the fact Nolan wants something more real than, say, “Avatar.” He understands that while film can create some absolutely wonderful illusions, that’s usually all they are. He also understands this isn’t all film can do. It can make these illusions real, relatively speaking.

The way to make them real, as a

filmmaker, is to treat them with the same sense of wonder we’d experi-ence if we were actually seeing the things in real life. For Nolan, this means embracing the physicality of the thing. It’s the reason so much of “Inception” and (now) “Interstellar” were made with practical—rather than digital—effects. It’s also the reason behind people getting to see the film Tuesday—rather than Friday—as he early released it to theaters showing it on actual film. It’s based on a true respect for the power these sounds and images can actually hold over us. It’s reverent, in a way.

And it’s exactly what filmmak-ing of this massive scope is best at producing. The best parts of classic Hollywood are the impos-sible dreams it could realize. It’s the

James Bond stunts real people actu-ally performed. It’s the sheer scale of humanity on display in “Gone with the Wind.” And in “Interstellar,” Nolan was given a canvas the size of a galaxy and he created a black hole.

The use of practical effects—of actual, built-to-scale space-ships, alien landscapes with real, physical texture and imaginings of space that make them feel like landscapes—all inspire the same wonder at the universe that the film desperately, desperately argues for.

See, this ability to create full-bodied, tangible realities in an effort to inspire awe in the viewer is reflected by the movie’s awe in the face of human complexity. By constructing a fully realized world, one where the light looks like it’s bending around objects because it actually is, one that looks like we could touch it because we actu-ally could, “Interstellar” leaves the viewer with nothing to do but mar-vel at the vast, impossible, beautiful wonder of it all. And not just at how big and complicated the universe is, but how small and complicated people can be, and that despite all of this baffling, endless existence,

we can still do things like go to the moon, figure out black holes and imagine new realities.

There’s an extremely obvious comparison to be made between “Interstellar” and “Gravity” which is probably unfair to both films, but I’m going to do it anyway because it’ll help me illustrate my point, if I have one.

“Gravity,” basically, admires humanity’s ability to survive in a universe it views as cold, inef-fable and horrifying in its blank-ness. Space is all encompassing and rendered with the pointed intensity digital filmmaking is capable of: It’s cool and smooth and mechani-cal and (therefore) terrifying. All of which builds to the cinematic equivalent of a roller coaster. You strap in, there are thrills and chills and it’s exhilarating, but everything is going to be OK and at the end the ride stops and you get off.

Next to this “Interstellar” is like strapping yourself into a rocket. It’s real, it grabs you. There’s dust and you can feel it. There aren’t any

handrails, and you aren’t just sitting in it, you’re connected to it, operat-ing it and you can’t just hop off whenever you feel like it. It’s a huge mixture of dust and starlight and it’s all real. You’re a part of this giant, complicated universe, one that’s vast and almost infinitely complex but ultimately, um, effable. And we, as humans, get to try and eff it.

It borders on a genuine reli-gious awe, but one in which a god has been replaced by the amazing, beautiful contradictions of human beings. Between our most basic survival instincts and our capacity for empathy. Between our ability to be so incredibly selfish, and so incredibly selfless. Between self-interest and self-sacrifice. And it marvels at the fact that despite how tiny and complicated and flawed we are next to this massive, com-plex, indifferent universe, we can still transcend, explore and under-stand it all.

It is 100 percent the most beau-tiful sentiment I’ve ever seen in a big budget film. It’s making me cry again just writing about it. And if we’re going to spend millions and millions of dollars on films, it might as well be to remind ourselves just how much human beings are actu-ally capable of. And “Interstellar” does that. So go see it, is I guess what I’m saying.

Email your rapturous excla-mations about “Interstellar” to wellens@wisc.edu

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By Conor MurphyThe Daily CarDiNal

The fall season for University Theatre is underway, and the stu-dent-run theater is entering into the month of November with two adaptations of Greek epic poems on their way. The first is Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of “The Odyssey,” opening Nov. 7.

“The Odyssey,” Homer’s epic poem about Odysseus’ journey from the Trojan War back to his home on Ithaca, is a massive story. At 12,000 lines, the story is a daunt-ing task to adapt to any medium other than the long-form poem that many classics and history students have read in classes throughout high school and college.

While daunting to some, Zimmerman, a theater profes-sor who teaches at Northwestern University, adapted the story of Odysseus into a play, trimming the

source material down to allow for a concise, yet representative, telling of the Greek soldier’s travels.

This is UT’s second time show-ing one of Zimmerman’s plays. In the Fall 2006 season, the theater put on “Arabian Nights,” according to Heather Pickering, the director of UT’s production of “The Odyssey.”

Pickering noted that while UT is part of the UW-Madison Department of Theatre and Drama, the productions are open to stu-dents regardless of their major.

“There are Ph.D., MFA and undergraduate students in the production [of “The Odyssey”],” Pickering said. “While there are theater majors in the production, there are people pursing pre-med, mass communication, psychology and horticulture as well.”

Pickering has directed once before at UT. Last spring, she debuted with the spring production

of David Saar’s “The Yellow Boat.” One of the biggest drawbacks

in producing a show with a mas-sive source material, like “The Odyssey,” is the overall length of the production. Zimmerman’s adapta-tion clocks in around three hours and twenty minutes, but Pickering noted that the production team spoke with Zimmerman about making cuts to the production.

“She was kind enough to make several suggestions in cutting the production and we cut roughly an hour from the production,” Pickering said. “We have found our own interpretations of several moments in the production.”

“The Odyssey” will open Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Mitchell Theatre and will run until Nov. 16. There will be two shows (a 2 p.m. matinee and a 7:30 p.m. evening show) on Nov. 8 and 15. There will be one 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 9 and 16.

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Due to the insane level of perspiration on UW-Madison junior Connor Hartmann’s hand during a pre-job inter-view handshake, Hartmann is no longer being considered for the position.

Hartmann had been select-ed to interview for a summer internship with tech giant Epic, but the math major’s diaphoret-ic state caused a slimy embrace which pulled him out of the run-ning before he even uttered a single word. Hartmann’s inter-viewer confirmed that it was Hartmann’s handshake, not the strength of his application and candidacy, that really hurt his chances of being hired.

“Way too sweaty,” inter-viewer Cole Branson told The Daily Cardinal reporters. “I knew right away there wasn’t a chance in hell we would hire him. I’m sure he’ll find some-thing else though. He had one of the best resumes we have ever seen here.”

Hartmann possesses a 3.9 cumulative GPA, captains the concrete canoe team and vol-unteers twice weekly, but has a history of botching internship interviews. However, the hand-shake mishap was the first of its kind.

“In the past I’ve been under-dressed, overly nervous, late and one time I even failed to wash off a drawing of a penis that my roommates put on the back of my neck,” Hartmann explained. “But the handshake was the one aspect of the interview I thought I had nailed down.”

Conventional wisdom and any packet at a career fair sug-gest that a firm, dry handshake is the key to crushing any job interview. Experts agree that regardless of the field of work, even those that don’t require employees to shake hands all day long, a sweaty handshake is an immediate red flag.

“I now fully understand the importance of shaking people’s hands without them feeling like they just dipped their arms

into the sewer,” Hartmann said. “I’ve been practicing so many dry handshakes with my friends that they don’t even want to hang around me anymore.”

At press time, Hartmann scored another chance to interview for an internship over the summer and decided that he would remove his facial piercings for this one.

Kane KaimanThe Daily CarDiNal

Midterm elections saw the Republican Party gain at least 10 seats in the House of Representatives, allowing them to maintain firm control over the chamber’s thermostat.

The GOP took control of the House after the 2010 midterm elections, and immediately cranked the temperature down to a chilly 60 degrees.

“You should have seen the heating bill,” Speaker of the House John Boehner said. “It was a classic example of liberal fiscal irresponsibility.”

Before 2010, Democratic congressmen, led by Speaker

Nancy Pelosi, had normally set the thermostat to 72 degrees, turning up the heat on particu-larly cold days in Washington.

“The climate was practi-cally tropical,” Boehner said. “American tax dollars were being wasted on House utilities in 2010, and we felt it was our responsi-bility to run a tighter ship.”

The United States Capitol Building was built in 1800.

“The Capitol is over 200 years old,” House Majority Whip Steve Scalise said. “And these old buildings are notorious for letting heat escape. It just didn’t make sense from a financial standpoint to have the thermo-stat turned up that high.”

Winter is right around the corner, and temperatures in Washington have already begun to dip. In recent years, November has been a bad time to be a part of the Democratic minority.

“I don’t know if I’ll survive four more winters like this,” Pelosi said, rubbing her hands together for warmth. “I think I’m getting sick again.”

Democrats have already called for a bipartisan compro-mise to the heating situation.

“Christ, I can see my breath in here,” Democratic Colorado congressman Jared Polis said. “We need to reach across the aisle on this and meet in the middle at 65 degrees.”

However, Boehner has repeat-edly stated Republicans will not budge on the heating issue.

“If we have to filibuster to make House conditions livable again, we will,” Scalise said.

“The simple solution: layer up,” Boehner said, wrapping his signature GOP red scarf around his neck. “I guess it doesn’t help that liberals are cold-blooded to begin with.”

The GOP also took control of the Senate, putting chilly Democrats in a tough spot.

“We can’t even go over to the other chamber to get warmed up anymore,” Pelosi said, shiv-ering. “Son of a bitch, it’s cold in here.”

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With a shift into reverse, a reach of his arm behind the passenger’s seat and a swivel of his head, local father Frank Humphrey assured his entire family Tuesday night that back-ing into the targeted parking spot would “pay off big time.”

What was set to be a casu-al family outing at Applebee’s turned into a showcase of hero-ics for the Humphrey patri-arch, perched at the helm of the family van with more extrava-gant plans in mind.

“Personally, I don’t care for it when he does this,” wife Julie Humphrey told Cardinal reporters. “But, it just means so much to him. It’s nice to see some wind in his sails.”

The strategically calcu-lated, veteran maneuver faced some initial criticism from the Humphrey offspring before

Ellen, 17, and Peter, 15, relented to their father who so clearly needed a win, mumbling back a concession that they just want-ed to get inside, eat dinner and get out of there.

“They’ll thank me later,” Mr. Humphrey told The Daily Cardinal. “I’ve been pulling this nifty trick a long, long time, and daddy don’t do it for nothin’. I couldn’t even offer a guess at how much time I’ve saved myself, my friends and my family over the years.”

The Daily Cardinal research team has concluded that Frank Humphrey has managed to spare approximately 11 minutes and 45 seconds total in his 25 years of practicing the Reverse Park Method.

At press time, riding high on the recent ego boost, Frank Humphrey was cracking jokes to an anxious waitress that gar-nered laughs from only himself.

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Burke concession displays passion

F ollowing the news of her inevitable defeat, Mary Burke delivered her con-

cession speech to a crowd of dis-appointed supporters Tuesday night. It was, in a word, bril-liant. She demonstrated pas-sion, determination, humor and a touching poignance that would have even tugged at the emotions of those who opposed her most. She appeared smart and in control, but most impor-tantly, she looked like a leader, a leader willing to fight and claw to defend her democratic val-ues. All of this led me to ask: Where the hell was this during the campaign?

I firmly believe that the votes were out there to defeat Scott Walker. People in this state have had enough of the lies and divisiveness that have come out of the governor’s

first term, but who can blame them for not being willing to vote for a candidate they were never properly introduced to. Two nights ago, Mary Burke showed the voters of the state of Wisconsin who she was, but it was too late.

Why weren’t more speech-es like this made during the campaign? And if they were, why weren’t they more pub-licized? Instead of seeing a strong, passionate challenger who was ready to vigorously work to restore the rights that many Wisconsinites have had stripped away over the past few years, we saw someone who was almost robotic and appeared unable to get excited over anything. We saw a candi-date that was so detached from the organization of her own campaign, she allowed a plagia-rism scandal to not only occur, but to effectively take her off

message for well over a week. Finally, we saw a Democratic base that was screaming to be mobilized, be largely ignored during significant portions of the campaign.

Maybe Burke just wasn’t the right nominee though. Maybe there is someone out there who was capable of beating Walker, and Burke just isn’t that per-son. Personally, I don’t believe that. Mary Burke is a Harvard-educated woman with govern-mental experience (limited, but experience nonetheless)

who helped to manage one of the most successful companies in the history of the state of Wisconsin. Now, there are cer-tain intangibles that go along with running for public office as well: among them are charis-ma and public speaking abili-ties. This is where Gov. Walker is particularly strong. It is also where Burke showed serious weaknesses during the cam-paign, but I’m not convinced that she is completely inept in this category. For some reason, though, she never allowed her-self to demonstrate that during the race.

At the beginning of her speech, Burke quoted Vince Lombardi: “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” (easier for a guy with a regular season winning percentage of 73.8 per-cent to say). That’s a great sen-timent, but there’s one prob-

lem. Burke was knocked down the entire campaign, and did not bother getting back up until it was already over. Ultimately, Mary Burke proved to me and the rest of the state Tuesday night that she was right for Wisconsin. For the first time in 13 months, she finally looked us in the eye and said: This is who I am, and this is what I want to do for you. Who knows, maybe if she showed us this earlier we would have seen a different result on election night. All we know for sure is that Scott Walker is sitting comfortably in his seat in the governor’s office, hunched over and chuckling like Mr. Burns. And Mary Burke is, well, I guess it doesn’t really matter anymore.

Max is a junior majoring in political science. Do you agree or disagree with his take on the election? Send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Halloween weekend has come and gone. Barely there costumes

and piles of candy (among other things) are no longer in our dreams or mantra to get us through the school week. Instead of moving on to the next holiday, which would be Thanksgiving, the entire cam-

pus has gone Christmas crazy. The talk in classrooms and on all social media forums is of Christmas music, Christmas decorations and Christmas presents. Even as I write this article, I am listening to Christmas music and drink-ing hot cocoa. While I am not opposed to Starbucks switch-ing its seasonal drink choice away from the favored pump-kin spice latte to the pepper-mint mocha, I am lost in the dash to get to Christmas.

Sandwiched somewhere between Halloween and Christmas is a Thursday hol-iday that is slowly becoming more minuscule in the minds of millions of Americans— Thanksgiving. If you search hard, you might find a small selection of Thanksgiving cards, autumn decorations and a turkey platter amid the aisles and aisles of Halloween costumes, Christmas deco-rations and toys. For some, Thanksgiving is a day to orga-

nize their gift lists prior to a day of marathon Christmas shopping. Somehow our perception of Thanksgiving has gone askew.

What happened to Thanksgiving? I understand there are hardly any Thanksgiving songs or movies, but why is it this holiday gets forgotten in pop cul-ture? Is it because we have trouble finding things to be thankful for? Is it because we have forgotten why we celebrate it? Or is it simply because it isn’t as “fun” of a holiday when com-pared to the others?

Consequently, we hurdle over a day of being thankful and look forward to a holiday season that has, unfortunately, turned into one of wanting. I’m trying as hard as possible not to sound like some sappy middle-aged Bible study teacher or mother, but how is it that we can’t take time to be thankful? As college students we have many things to be thankful for. There is the class-mate who helped you with your homework, the relative who visited and took you out to din-ner and the TAs and professors who you actually understood. You could even be thankful for your crazy roommate who gives you endless stories to share. Given that there is plenty to be thankful for on campus, per-haps we forget Thanksgiving because we don’t know why it is a holidy.

I think the main reason why Thanksgiving is skipped in the winter holiday count-down is simply because it isn’t a “fun” holiday. It requires a trip back home to relatives who ask you questions that you still don’t know answers to, such as

“What are you doing with your life?” It also means going back to your hometown to hear how everyone else loves their college campus, while you bite your tongue to refrain from shout-ing that Madison is the best school. Even the color tones of Thanksgiving are a dull mix of yellows and browns.

While it might seem diffi-cult to find a reason to remem-ber Thanksgiving, I think it is an important holiday. It gives us a reason to go home, for-get school and come back to campus with Tupperware con-tainers full of leftovers. If that isn’t a good enough reason to celebrate, I don’t know what is.

Lilly is a freshman writer for The Daily Cardinal. Do you agree or disagree with her sentiment about Christmas decorations appearing already? We’d like to hear your take on Thanksgiving. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycar-dinal.com.

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When the Badgers first looked over their schedule for the year, one series caught their attention right away: their rematch against rival North Dakota.

“It’s a [chance at] redemp-tion for us,” said senior forward Joseph LaBate. “We’re pretty excited to play them.”

Of course, Wisconsin will face nearly the same North Dakota team that knocked it out of the NCAA tournament in the region-al round in March, despite the No. 1-seeded Badgers being heav-ily favored to make a strong tour-nament run.

Though UND stayed the same, losing only four seniors last season, the Badgers look a

whole lot different.After graduating nine seniors

and losing two additional players to the National Hockey League at the end of last season, Wisconsin has entered a rebuilding phase. Used to relying on offensive pro-duction and a solid defensive core, the Badgers are in unfamil-iar territory this season.

“It’s been a very different dynamic in the locker room and on the ice,” LaBate said. “With a lot of the guys being so young, there are younger guys looking up to older guys and older guys filling new roles. It’s been a learn-ing process for the whole team.”

Through four games, the Badgers have four losses. They’ve been outscored 11-3 and shut out twice.

The biggest surprise thus far is that UW’s freshman-dominat-ed roster is not the issue. Players who produced points in droves last year—LaBate, Grant Besse, Kevin Schulze—have been nota-bly absent from the score sheet. Wisconsin’s leading point produc-er, with no goals and two assists, is freshman forward Ryan Wagner.

Senior goaltender and usual starter Joel Rumpel has per-formed amicably amidst the Badgers’ low offensive output, yet senior Landon Peterson has been even better, allowing only one goal in a loss to Alaska-Anchorage in the only game he’s played this year.

Meanwhile, North Dakota is ranked No. 2 in the most recent USCHO poll, having swept

Colorado College in October and recorded wins against Air Force, Bemidji State and the respectable No. 12 Providence. The team’s plus/minus stands at an impres-sive plus-26.

“They’re pretty skilled offen-sively,” Rumpel said. “They have some threats that can put the puck in the net. The main thing we’re going to focus on is just playing our systems and not running around too much, because if you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile.”

North Dakota’s offense isn’t its only asset. Junior goaltender Zane McIntyre has appeared in all of UND’s seven games, rack-ing up a .931 save percentage in the process. The defense has been equally impressive, tallying 18 points as a unit so far.

To combat North Dakota’s size and skill, the Badgers will need help from players who have faced them before. Critical to Wisconsin’s rebuilding plan now is leadership and consistency from the upper-classmen and a freshman class that is willing to learn.

“I’m glad it’s not in North Dakota,” said head coach Mike Eaves of this weekend’s matchup in a Monday press conference. “[Because] we’re at home, [the younger players] are going to be excited. … The older guys are going to have to lead by example in their preparation and when they start playing.”

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man forward Ethan Happ, who grabbed an offensive rebound and converted a three-point play on his first possession of the contest.

“[Happ] rebounds the ball well, he plays hard. He pushes the ball in transition,” Kaminsky said. “From the sec-ond he stepped on campus, he’s played hard.”

In addition to Kaminsky, Wisconsin received contribu-tions from the rest of its starting lineup—senior guard Traevon Jackson, redshirt senior guard Josh Gasser, sophomore guard Bronson Koenig and sopho-more forward Nigel Hayes.

Jackson posted 15 points

on 5-of-6 shooting, seven rebounds and three assists; Hayes recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double; Gasser had 11 points while going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc; and Koenig chipped in five points and three assists.

Junior guard Jimmy Gavin had 15 points for the Rangers, who scored just 10 points on 12 percent shooting in the second half. This was a UW-Parkside team that ranked second among all NCAA Division II teams in field goal percentage last year.

The Rangers, who only have two players on their roster taller than 6’6,” were also dominated by Wisconsin on the glass, get-

ting outrebounded 53-28 during the game.

Wednesday night’s game was a reunion of sorts for Ryan, as UW-Parkside is cur-rently coached by Luke Reigel, who won a national title at UW-Platteville as both a player and assistant coach under Ryan.

“We always work together on the Coaches vs. Cancer event that we have, with Luke hav-ing played at Platteville,” Ryan said. “He coached at the high school in Platteville for a few years, so he coached my young-est son, Matt.”

Wisconsin will kick off the regular season next week. The Badgers will host the Northern Kentucky Norse Nov. 14 at the Kohl Center.

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By Bobby Ehrlichthe daily cardiNal

No. 2 seed Wisconsin defeated Illinois 2-0 Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament in West Lafayette, Indiana.

It may have just been the open-ing round, but this is the first time the Badgers have won a game in the conference tournament since 2005. It moves Wisconsin one step closer to a title, as the team is now just two victories away from capturing the crown, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since that 2005 campaign.

As expected, the Wisconsin seniors stepped up on the big stage. Redshirt senior forward Kodee Williams opened up the scoring in the 25th minute. Williams received the ball from junior midfielder Kinley McNicoll at midfield, beat a defender and put one past the Illini keeper.

Six minutes later, senior forward Cara Walls scored an unassisted goal, her team-leading 12th of the year and her first since she netted two against Minnesota Oct. 18th.

After this flurry of offense, the Badgers never looked back. Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Genevieve Richard earned yet another shutout, giving her 13 on the season. Wisconsin compiled a strong defensive effort, shutting down Big Ten Forward of the Year, Jannelle Flaws, who only mustered two shots on goal. Illinois got off 12 total shots but only four of those were on goal, a testament to the Badgers’ stingy defense.

“I was proud,” said head coach Paula Wilkins of the team’s perfor-mance. “I think Illinois had a game-plan and our players were able to figure it out. I’m really proud of them for that.”

Wisconsin moves on to the semi-finals of the tournament where they will take on rival Minnesota. The No. 6-seed Golden Gophers pulled out an upset against the No. 3-seed Michigan, defeating the Wolverines by a score of 1-0 in double overtime.

Wisconsin was the only high-er seed that won in the opening round. In addition to Michigan, conference champion Penn State was stunned by No. 8 seed Northwestern and No. 4 seed Rutgers fell to No. 5 seed Iowa.

With the powerhouses knocked out, the road seems to be paved for a Wisconsin championship. The Badgers are certainly the best team remaining on paper, but Wisconsin will without a doubt have to earn the title.

The last time Wisconsin and Minnesota played, the Badgers turned in one of the most com-plete efforts of the season, win-ning 4-1. Minnesota will come into this contest with more confidence after upsetting Michigan, but the Badgers are also riding a seven-game unbeaten streak.

The semifinal matchup between the two rivals kicks off at 2 p.m. Friday, with the other semifinal between Iowa and Northwestern at 11 a.m.

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by Jake Powersthe daily cardinal

Following a thorough 37-0 bashing of Rutgers last week, Wisconsin will take on Big Ten West opponent Purdue Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The No. 25 Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) have progressed on both sides of the ball through-out their current three-game win-ning streak dating back to Oct. 11. Over the course of the run, UW has scored at least 37 points in each contest and has allowed just over 200 yards per game.

This balance of success on both offense and defense has allowed Wisconsin to completely dictate the tempo of its last few games. Opponents’ drives have ended in a three-and-out 37.9 percent of the time, a country-leading figure that has given the Badgers’ offense ample room to maneuver downfield and rack up points.

“When the defense is playing the way they are we just have got to make sure that we’re basically pay-ing them back with good offensive production and scoring points,” said redshirt junior quarterback Joel Stave.

“They’re getting stops and three-and-outs and getting us the ball back at around midfield time and time again, and when they’re doing that we’ve got to reward them with points and just sustain drives to keep them off the field so they can be rested and ready to go,” Stave said.

The Badgers have the fifth-best time of possession in the FBS, as they have held on to the ball for an average of just over 34 minutes per game. This is largely due to the two-headed rushing attack of redshirt junior Melvin Gordon and sopho-more Corey Clement, who have a combined 1,993 rushing yards on the season, the highest total of any two teammates in the FBS.

While Gordon and Clement have provided the offensive fire-works, Wisconsin’s defense has quickly established itself as one of the best units in the nation.

UW has allowed the fewest yards per game (253.8) and the sec-ond-fewest points per game (14.1) in the country.

Redshirt senior nose guard Warren Herring felt that the defense can build on the recent suc-cesses that have surfaced at the top of the stat sheet.

“You definitely have to take pride in that as a defense,” Herring said. “That’s a goal from day one. You come in and [defensive coordi-nator Dave Aranda] asks us ‘What’s our identity, who do we want to be?’ and the main goal is to be the num-ber one defense in the country and that’s what we pride ourselves in and we want to work at that every day to make sure that people know that we are the number one defense in the country.”

Although its record may not indicate it, Purdue (1-4, 3-6) has experienced an offensive resur-gence over the past few weeks and

will pose a test for UW.After starting the season 2-3,

quarterback Danny Etling was pulled in favor of sophomore Austin Appleby. Appleby instantly sparked the offense, throwing for 202 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 76 yards and two touch-downs to lead the Boilermakers to a 38-27 win at Illinois in his first start Oct. 4.

Head coach Darell Hazell’s deci-sion to go with Appleby has paid dividends, as his dual-threat capa-bilities fit better in Purdue’s triple-option offense than Etling’s pocket-passer playing style.

Under Etling, the Boilermakers averaged 312 yards and 23.8 points per game. Comparatively, Purdue has aver-aged a little more than 420 yards of total offense and 30.3 points per game in Appleby’s four starts.

Aranda identified Appleby’s insertion at quarterback as a turn-ing point for Purdue. He stressed that Appleby’s athleticism, along with the speed of senior running backs Akeem Hunt and Raheem Mostert, can put a lot of points on the board in a hurry.

“There’s a run, a dive, the quar-terback keeps it, and there’s an out-let pass, so there’s three options on every play,” Aranda said. “Like I said the dive has been [used] heavi-ly—those backs are not very big, but they’re very fast, a lot of big plays. A guy’s out of a gap and he’s gone, no one’s catching him, both of them, [Hunt] and [Mostert]. So that’s been

stressed, the pass has been stressed to the receiver or the fullback or the tight ends in the flats.”

The revamped offense’s suc-cess has been squandered by the Boilermakers’ defense, which has allowed an average of 36.5 points and nearly 450 yards per game dur-ing Appleby’s tenure as starter.

Purdue held powerhouse Nebraska to 297 yards of total offense last week in Lincoln,

Nebraska, but the Cornhuskers were able to put up 35 points even without star running back Ameer Abdullah, who left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury.

While Wisconsin’s offense should have little issue moving the ball Saturday, the key to the game will be how the Badgers respond to Purdue’s fresh offensive attack.

Kickoff at Ross-Ade Stadium is scheduled for 11 a.m.

by andrew bahlthe daily cardinal

While the notion of bik-ing hundreds of miles, even for a good cause, may faze even the most dedicated athlete, the seniors in Sigma Phi Epsilon do this every year. The motive? To raise money for the American Family Children’s Hospital.

Each year, the fraternity con-ducts numerous fundraising events for the hospital as part of what the group dubs Tour de Touchdown. These efforts culminate with the senior members biking a game ball signed by head coach Gary Andersen, to an away football game. This year that game is this weekend’s contest against Purdue.

The events, which include lob-bying community members for donations and an annual football tournament among sororities, have raised over $200,000 since Tour de Touchdown’s inception in 1991. Sig Ep philanthropy director Adam Sjoquist notes that the group typi-cally raises at least $10,000 a year and has brought in over $50,000 in the past four years.

All the money raised is donat-ed to the Child Life program at the American Family Children’s Hospital, a program designed to support the families of patients dur-ing their treatment.

“We had a family of six come speak to us who had a son [who] was at AFCH,” Sjoquist said. “The family said that being at the hospital was almost more fun than being at home because of the setup and

because of the support they had for all the family members.”

“Knowing the positive effects of the program, we will continue to give our support because [the money we raise] obviously goes to a good cause.”

Beyond the philanthropic efforts, Sig Ep members also tout the social benefits of the bike ride. Senior members typically embark on their two-day bike ride on a Thursday and meet up with under-classmen members of the fraternity, who bus down from Madison, the next night.

The group then stays together at the house of the local Sig Ep chap-ter, bonding with their brothers and taking in the football game before heading back to Madison.

Senior Drew Kremer has looked forward to this opportunity since freshman year.

“Every since the first TDT trip I went on to Michigan State, I’ve anxiously awaited the chance to bike with all of my senior brothers,” Kremer said. “TDT is one of the most creative and well produced philanthropies on campus and I’m thrilled with the progress we as a chapter have made.”

Sjoquist agrees, calling it “one of the best events” the fraternity does.

“As an underclassman you look forward to joining with your pledge brothers who you have known since freshman year,” he said. “The event raises money for a great cause but it also solidifies friendship and caps off your time with [the fraternity].”

Fraternity seniors bike to Purdue to help raise money

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corey clement had a huge game last week in his return to his home state of new Jersey, racking up 131 yards and two tds.

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Senior Frank Kaminsky, a preseason all-american and eSPn’s pick as the best player in the nation, impressed during Wednesday’s exhibition, totaling 19 points and 11 rebounds.

UW dominates in exhibition gameby Zach rastallthe daily cardinal

After last season’s run to the Final Four, senior forward Frank Kaminsky and the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers enter this year with lofty expectations.

They gave fans a glimpse of what might be to come Wednesday night, defeat-ing Division II opponent UW-Parkside 77-40 in an exhi-bition game at the Kohl Center.

Kaminsky, who was select-ed to the AP preseason All-

American team, picked up right where he left off in last season’s NCAA tournament, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds on his way to a double-double.

“He’s a very good player and he’s trying to get better, and that’s all I’m looking for,” said head coach Bo Ryan after the game.

Ryan utilized his bench early and often, playing nine differ-ent players in the first 10 min-utes of the game. The Badgers

were without junior forward Sam Dekker, who is recovering from a sprained left ankle, and redshirt senior forward Duje Dukan, who will be out until the third game of the regular season in order to regain his senior sea-son of eligibility.

All 13 players that suited up for the Badgers saw action dur-ing the course of the game.

Among those who saw play-ing time off the bench was fresh-

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