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Police are still searching for a man who robbed a 21-year-old man at gunpoint at approximate-ly 8:50 a.m. on North Charter Street near Spring Street, according to Madison police.

The suspect approached the victim with a handgun, stole his money and then took off on foot toward Regent Street, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement.

Police describe the suspect as a 5’9” Hispanic male with black hair worn “fade” style, no facial hair and who was wear-ing a red hoodie, jeans and car-rying a dark jacket, according to the report.

Students were warned in a timely manner this morning through University of Wisconsin-Madison WiscAlerts.

The first WiscAlert came at approximately 9:01 a.m. and informed students of the situa-tion. The alert urged students to use caution around the Charter and Spring Street areas.

The second WiscAlert came at approximately 9:42 a.m. stat-ing the search was complete but that the suspect was still at large.

A third WiscAlert was issued once police completed the search of the robbery area.

The UWPD and MPD will continue to investigate. Students are urged to call 911 to report any suspicious activity, the report said.

diversity Forum seeks to open dialogue on campus climateBy Tamar Myersthe daily cardinal

The second and final day of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Diversity Forum featured an address from an education expert on diversity, a human scavenger hunt and a session for participants to create ideas for the future cam-pus Diversity Plan.

Ruth Litovsky and Ryan Adserias, co-chairs of UW-Madison’s Diversity Committee, led a discussion with

attendees about establishing a diversity plan on campus.

Officials are in the process of creating a campus-wide plan to bolster diversity on campus after the previous Diversity Plan expired in 2008.

The plan will be a collabora-tive effort involving work from various campus community members, both Litovsky and Adserias said. It will also address diversity beyond ethnicity and incorporate facets of identity including thinking styles, physi-cal abilities and life experience, according to Adserias.

In small group brainstorming sessions after the presentation, participants discussed compo-nents they wanted to see included

Tammy Baldwin discusses UW research during visitSequester may harm UW lab, program fundingBy Jack Caseythe daily cardinal

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., showed her support for university research and its contributions to economic growth while speaking with researchers, students and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday.

Following her appoint-ment to the federal Budget Conference Committee last week, Baldwin visited Professor Bruce Klein’s molec-ular medical mycology lab to learn about UW-Madison’s innovations in immunity. She also explained her beliefs in how promoting research will ultimately strengthen the national economy.

“We’re pretty excited about the stuff we’ve found out,” Klein said to Baldwin when describing the research done by the university on antibodies produced by ants.

Baldwin said she appreci-ated the opportunity to hear about the importance of the state’s investment in science

that helps human health, the nation’s energy future and the state economy.

Throughout the visit, Baldwin said she believes investing in science will help stabilize the national economy.

When asked about the goals of the committee, Baldwin stressed the need for all par-ties to focus on growing the United States’ fragile economy. She said the committee has “a lot of work to do.”

“There is recognition that basic science—applied sci-ence—creates ideas and inno-vations that ultimately spur our economy,” Baldwin said when discussing bipartisan support. “Based on the tour that I just took, not only that, but you can see incredible potential for advancements that help all of humankind.”

By Sarah Olsonthe daily cardinal

University of Wisconsin-Madison Recreational Sports Director John Horn presented preliminary ideas for an esti-mated $260 million overhaul of three Rec Sports facilities at a Badgers for Recreational Reform meeting Tuesday.

According to Horn, the Southeast Recreational Facility, the Natatorium, the Nielsen Tennis Stadium and the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center, commonly known as the Shell, have outlived their life expectan-cies and some by 20 to 30 years.

“They’re the worst recre-ational facility designs for stu-dents on campuses that we’ve ever been in,” Horn said. “They are very inefficient.”

Ian Malmstadt, president of the newly registered student orga-nization dedicated to improving recreation at UW-Madison, said BBR members are encouraging students to support Rec Sports’ plan to tear down and rebuild the SERF and the Natatorium and expand Nielsen.

Plans for the SERF include a 22-lane swimming pool, div-

ing well and a running track that looks out over the pool as well as expanded fitness space and more multi-purpose rooms, which could house fitness classes and facilitate student organizations, Horn said.

The Natatorium could have an indoor turf, a recreational lap-swim pool and an ice rink, according to Horn, as well as multi-purpose athletic courts. The facility plans also incorporate an academic wing that could house university occupational therapy and kinesiology programs.

Under the new plan, Rec Sports would add on to Nielsen because the facility is in good condition, but it would make it a full fitness center and improve

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W ith freezing rain in the forecast and mid-terms every other

Monday, it’s easy to get grumpy around this time of year.

Your heat might not be work-ing... Maybe you have a lot of assignments due this week… Perhaps you’re starting your house hunt… And have you fig-ured out what you’re going to wear for Halloween?

So begins the anxiety that marks the start of eight months of cold weather. With this transi-tion comes a change in mindset about everything from health to heating bills.

Sure, a few months ago I had some routine complaints about endless construction, but there’s something about that time of year that’s just so much… warm-er and happier.

Let’s review how a Madison summer stacks up to the coming Wisconsin winter.

Desire to work outSummer: Warm, mild tem-

peratures make outdoor exercise not only bearable but enjoyable between June and August. So, since I was “too busy studying” to set foot in the SERF during spring semester, once exams wrap up, it’s time for me to get in shape. How to make it hap-pen? A run out to Picnic Point. A ride down the bike path. A stroll through the arboretum. The options are endless! And what’s waiting for me back in

my freezer? POST-WORKOUT POPSICLES! Half-marathon, here I come!

Winter: Oh yes, running out-side… While that lake breeze felt grrreeaat before the temperature sank to butt-freezing lows (don’t act like you don’t know the feeling), running to Picnic Point becomes less refreshing and more anxiety-inducing when I lose feeling in my toes before I reach the marching band field. How about instead of traveling a few miles by foot to then travel the same number of miles by foot to get back to where I started, I just never leave the start-ing point? I’ll even forego the Popsicles.

Motivation to do outdoor chores, more specifically my attitude toward having a porch

Summer: “I loooove my porch,” I’ll tell myself on a sunny June Saturday. “Why don’t I just sweep the floorboards and wait outside for the mailman!” If he doesn’t come before I finish cleaning, I can sit and count the basil leaves sprouting up in my garden while I contem-plate which peach cob-bler recipe to try out next! And ooo, look at all the bunnies!

Winter: Porch remains covered with snow until a house-

hold stalemate regarding shov-eling duties ends abruptly when one roommate plows a path after face planting into the dead basil garden while trying to check the mail. Snow falls again, but shovel, with Post-it note that reads “use me :)” attached, goes untouched until move-out.

Likelihood of eating vegetables

Summer: Having guzzled down countless cups of Swiss Miss throughout the winter

and surviving a round of finals fueled almost

entirely by Ranch Dipped Hot

W i n g s Doritos,

I’m ready to revamp my eating once the school y e a r ’ s

t h r o u g h .

Fo r t u n a t e l y, with the Farmers’ Market out every weekend, the produce options are endless!

On top of my body’s plea for

n u t r i e n t s , the warm

w e a t h e r m a k e s me crave

fresh food. A crispy kale

salad becomes not only edible but

appetizingly delicious.

Winter: Salad out, cheese curds in. Veggies taste fine, don’t get me wrong, but after braving the elements, warm, fried cheddar hits the spot that raw zucchini can’t touch. Plus, since the inside of the house can get a little chilly, it makes sense to throw a few bricks of packaged cookie dough in the oven—you know, to, uh, heat the place up.

BillsSummer: Finally, no need to

worry about paying for heat and arguing over the thermo-stat settings! There’s still water and electric, but the overall monthly cost is waaay down. Yeah, it’s kind of warm, but who doesn’t love an excuse to sleep in their underwear?

Winter: Thermostat is set at 63 degrees, yet somehow heat costs half as much as rent. Roommate conflict ensues over what con-stitutes acceptable use of space heater. Snow-shoveling issue is reopened. Everyone is cold, both physically and personally.

You know what though, winter’s not all bad. There’s snowball fights. Cocoa with marshmallows. Cute scarves. And, of course, the holidays, with gifts to buy and recipes to try.

But before I start think-ing too far ahead, what I am gonna be for Halloween? And do I have an exam coming up next week?

Did you face plant into a bed of snow last winter? Come over to Rachel’s to talk about it while you make cookie-dough bricks or just email her at rmschulze@dailycardinal.com.

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Running by the cons of winter

H ey! You there! Guess what? There are a lot of collective nouns for

animals and most of them are pretty absurd. This shit ain’t just limited to “herds” or “groups” or “bevies.” Don’t believe me? Then read on, dear reader!

Take ducks for instance. There are three—three!—categories for describing groups of ducks. On land, on water and in the air. On land, you could call them a flock, a badling or a waddling if you’re feel-ing whimsical. On water, they’re called a bunch, a paddling or a raft. And in the air, you can call them a team, a string or a skein.

Hawks? Same thing! When it’s two or more circling around in flight, they’re called a boil. In large numbers, the group is called a kettle. Kettle, boil. Have you ever seen a kettle of hawks? Is this some kind of strange Old World recipe? Did the person who came up with this terminol-ogy do it on an empty stomach?

When you take the time to notice such naming patterns, you realize that the world is full of them. A pitying of turtle doves, rabbles of butterflies, armies of caterpillars,

hovers of trout, gams of whales, convocations of eagles! There are parliaments of owls and knots of snakes and rafters of turkeys. Oh God, rafters of turkeys—who came up with that? Were there turkeys in his or her rafters? If there were, that would have sucked, ‘cause tur-keys are bastards.

Even in context, some of them don’t make sense. For example, a train of jackdaws? Have you ever seen a jackdaw? They’re small birds. They can’t even buy a train ticket! Or a “deceit of lapwings”? I’ve certainly never met a lying lapwing in my life. Or a “watch of nightingales”? What are the nightingales watching, huh? And who watches the nightingales?

Or a building of rooks? Like, is there just some space in a town full of rooks? Is it an office? Is it a bank? Are there rooks sitting at their rook computers, watching over your assets right now?

Then, of course, there are some that work rather well. A group of flies is called a swarm, which is, like, totes obvi. A bouquet of pheasants is apt because, as every-one knows, you can totally mis-take a group of birds for a group of flowers. And an ostentation of peacocks? Right on the dot; pea-cocks are hella ostentatious.

Then, there are some that don’t make sense in context, but you wouldn’t change them for the world. Like a pack of asses... The other

asses, donkeys—which are called a drove when they’re being moved. Coincidentally, “pack of asses” and “drove of asses” are the least subtle names for a strip club ever.

Do you know what you call a group of martens? Like, those wea-

sel cousins from the Mustelidae family? They’re called a “richness of martens.” A RICHNESS OF MARTENS. Everything is beauti-ful and nothing hurts.

Want to join a pack of Seans? Email him at sreichard@wisc.edu.

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the building’s accessibility by adding an elevator, Horn said.

Rec Sports facilities are funded largely by student segregated fees, according to Horn, but UW-Madison stu-dents pay the smallest amount toward recreational facilities of schools in the Big Ten.

Horn said UW-Madison stu-

dents each pay $36.78 to fund rec-reational services, but the average recreational services fee for stu-dents at Big Ten schools is $146.06.

Horn said Rec Sports would like to bring plans for the three facilities, including a request to increase student segregated fees to complete the project, to the Associated Students of Madison for students to vote on in April 2014.

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in the Diversity Plan. Attendees suggested incorporating items including a more diverse staff and a larger budget devoted exclusively to diversity.

Many participants addressed the challenge of creating changes on campus when they felt the school and state did not have a high amount of diversity.

Katherine Lipper, a pol-icy and legal advisor at the consulting form Education Counsel gave the night’s key-note addresses and stressed how universities should strive to represent minorities fairly.

In addition, she said schools should include high numbers of under-represented minori-ties in order to “achieve the educational benefits of diver-sity, and so the student feels like an individual, not a repre-sentative for his or her race.”

At a breakout session later in the day, two UW-Madison officials discussed how chang-es in higher education will lead to innovations in learning and teaching.

Vice Chancellor and UW-Extension Interim Provost Aaron Brower said higher edu-cation has changed in numer-ous ways. For instance, he said while enrollment has increased and more students are able to attend college, state funding has drastically diminished. In addition, a large number of stu-dents nationwide are older and returning to college.

In response to many of these changes, Brower and Jeffrey Russell, vice provost for lifelong learning and dean of the division of continuing studies, both said technology could he a useful tool.

Brower gave the example of the UW Flexible Option imple-mented by the UW-Extension, which allows students to earn a degree by learning and taking assessments on their own terms.

Provost Paul DeLuca capped off the forum by welcoming Chancellor Rebecca Blank and new faculty and discussing the future campus climate.

“The landscape is changing,” Deluca said. “The structure is in place to take us to the next level.”

Megan Stoebig, Dana Kampa and Jackie Bannon contributed to this report.

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Maple leaf sculpture poised to replace Library Mall clock

The Madison Arts Commission unanimously agreed Tuesday on designs for a nearly one-story-tall sugar maple leaf sculpture, which could replace the clock tower on the 800 block of State Street, adja-cent to Library Mall, when the area is reconstructed next year.

Artist Jill Sebastian, a sculp-ture professor at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, pre-sented designs for an approxi-mately 13-foot-tall maple leaf sculpture, constructed from brushed stainless steel, which Sebastian said fits into the design team’s plan to transform Library Mall into a “timeless, flexible and durable” destination.

Sebastian said she was inspired

by the “portal” aspect of Library Mall, how it transforms students as they pass through either on their way to the library or the union, and more broadly how it changes them as they move through their academic time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sebastian said she also drew from her per-sonal experience.

“When I was a student in 1968, the Martin Luther King candle-light march is something that changed me forever,” Sebastian said. “That when I think of this space for me it’s a place where I became a citizen, not just a woman, but actually a citizen.”

Sebastian said the leaf of a sugar maple, the official state tree, encap-

sulates the intersection of three ideas that represent the transfor-mation students go through dur-ing their time in Madison: a leaf, a bird when the sculpture’s shadow disperses as the sun goes down and the waves of Lake Mendota, created when the light shines through the structure.

“It’s a challenge for an artist to take something that’s known ... and to make you see it differ-ently,” Sebastian said.

The city will vote on the art installation when it considers the whole proposal for the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street, which city engineer Chris Petykowski said could be as early as January.

—Melissa Howison

Mountain climber details 1,100-foot fall in the Andes

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Isabel Suppé detailed her experience falling 1,100 feet from the side of a mountain in July 2010 to University of Wisconsin-Madison students and commu-nity members Tuesday.

Suppé currently roams the country by bicycle deliver-ing motivational speeches and touring for the English version of her book, “Starry Night,” which she originally wrote in Spanish. The book documents the story of Suppé’s accident and has been a finalist for the prestigious Desnivel Award for Literature in Spain.

Suppé is a climbing enthusi-ast, and she said her passion is no coincidence. Her grandfather was a passionate climber, who walked from the Black Sea to Germany after World War II.

With her grandfather’s old climbing shoes strapped to her back, Suppé traveled from Argentina to Bolivia in 2010 with money she had been sav-

ing for a refrigerator to climb Ala Izquierda del Colibri in the Bolivian Andes.

Suppé said when she and her climbing partner reached a point just 100 feet from their goal, a misstep caused both climbers to fall and Suppé’s climbing rope to wrap tightly around her chest, threatening to suffocate her as she lay at the bottom of the summit.

She began to worry for her life when she noticed her severely broken foot, with bones protruding through her skin. The injury meant simply walking to get help was not an option, according to Suppé , so she crawled, dragging her foot behind her.

After two days and nights of forcing herself to stay awake, fighting off hallucinations and consulting her college physiol-ogy textbook to keep her alive, Suppé said she was finally res-cued and brought to the hospi-tal to tend to her mangled foot.

After 10 major surgeries, doc-tors told Suppé she would never climb again, but she continued to train in her hospital bed. She said she eventually returned to climbing, sporting a special pair of climbing crutches that her brother made for her. She refused to let her accident get in the way of her passion.

“Having a physical problem can’t ever mean that we cannot do something, it just means that we have to try harder and become more creative,” Suppé said.

UniversityofWisconsin-MadisonrecreationalSportsdirectorJohnhornsaidmanyotherschoolsintheBigtenhaveupdatedtheirrecreationalfacilitiesinrecentyears.

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“Having a physical prob-lem can’t ever mean that we cannot do something,

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Metcalfe’s Market cuts ties with East Washington Avenue developer

The Gebhardt Development, a real estate service, is seeking a first floor grocery store opera-tor for a site on the 800 block of East Washington Avenue after Metcalfe’s Market was unable to continue in a deal with the development firm.

Metcalfe’s Market was unable to come to an agreement with Gebhardt after months of work and negotiation for the project. The companies parted ways Tuesday, according to an online statement from Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2.

The project began in February, when the city

accepted design propos-als from three developing firms, including Gebhardt, for a multipurpose commu-nity center on the East Side. Requests were submitted with plans to create housing units, incorporate a communal area and add a grocery store.

Gebhardt originally teamed up with Metcalfe’s Market to fulfill a request from the city to include a grocery store in the community center and have not publicly released any informa-tion regarding potential replace-ment operators since splitting with Metcalfe’s Market.

Baldwin also said the gov-ernment needs to start working together rather than playing the “blame game” in the after-math of the shutdown.

Following her tour of the lab, Baldwin held a roundtable discussion with faculty about the “very serious threat” the government-imposed finan-cial restrictions, known as the sequester, presents for uni-versity research. Klein also

expressed concern about the sequester’s potential impact.

“I think some of the concern we had around the funding situation, in a federal sense, is that it is the basic science that is being wedged out more than you would think,” Klein said.

Baldwin said she fears future generations will be deterred from going into scien-tific fields because “flat-fund-ing makes it harder and harder for young, promising research-ers to get grants.”

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life&styleMake a splash in your little black dressBy Madeleine HausbergThe Daily CarDinal

With fall weather comes a change in our fashion choices. Adding the addi-tional stylish layers to the everyday look, the women of Madison know what’s up as we rock our sweaters, high boots, beanies and more. But even as these fall trends are coming back into our everyday looks, one number seems to respond well in every season. It’s that one best friend that every girl needs. It’s that slimming number that highlights everything we want. It’s our good friend, the little black dress. The LBD is not seasonal, it is the best friend we have all year round, whether it be fall, spring or summer it never goes out of style. This versatile look can be worn in several different ways, and it’s all about bringing your own punch to your very own LBD.

Slip this tight little number on for the first date! Not coming on too strong, but sending your image off on the perfect note. Add the addi-tional leather jacket on top and add some fun highlighting accessories to really make this outfit stand out. Add a punch of color to the shoe — even a nice red could be perfect for the fall! Don’t forget placement of your hair though. With those low, sexy backs, try a messy ponytail, sending off the perfect fun, playful image on that first date. The LBD will not let you down, making that first impression as per-fect as the dress.

Going out to brunch with the girls, the LBD can be dressed down for any occasion. The casual afternoon stroll down State Street, throw on the little black dress and top it with either a dark blue-jean jacket or an army-green parka and you’re ready to go. Add on a pair of high-top Converse or even a pair of combat boots and stroll down the street looking better than ever. There is no problem get-ting cute for brunch, just make sure to cap off the outfit with a nice pair of sunglasses and cute beanie to finish the outfit off nicely.

Shopping on the town and of course your little black dress is by your side. Leave the heels at home, this LBD can be worn with Converse, Vans, or even sandals. Don’t forget to layer on a warm sweater, and especially at this time of the year add on that plaid! Whip that scarf around your neck and you are good to go!

And lastly, throw on that LBD for a night on the town. Show the men what you’re really about when you slip on your little friend and pair it off with a nice black blazer. Going for all black, throw on an easy pair of pumps or wedges to show the long legs that you’re work-ing. Don’t forget to finish the outfit with a nice lipstick. Depending on the season, go for something bright; it’s fun and flirty! You’ll be stopping eyes in no time.

The LBD, a friend never a foe — by your side all year round and never a disappointment. Wear this number on the streets during the day, and out on the town at night. It is the best friend that you don’t only want, but you need. She never lets you down and is with you through thick and thin. Cherish this little number as it follows you throughout each season. Thank you LBD, you’ve made my first 19 years truly spectacular!

Have any questions about the must-have little black dress? Email Madeleine at hausberg@wisc.edu.

By Aleesha Halbach The Daily CarDinal

In this day and age, with our fast-paced lifestyles, countless responsibilities and stressful lives, there is no wonder why we turn to cof-fee for a pick-me-up. Coffee has become integrated into so many of our lives. We drink it on our morning commute, meet for coffee meetings or try to find some relaxation in a local coffee shop. Many of us buy our coffee but never think of where it actually comes from.

A few local coffee shops

have started to think about their impact by selling Fair Trade coffee. Many times Fair Trade coffee can assist in farmers escaping poverty; promise them a minimum price on their coffee and sup-port the link between farmers and importers, which in turn creates long-term sustainabil-ity. Through these sustainable practices, farmers then can earn better incomes, allowing them to hold on to their land and invest in quality.

One local business has adopted this Fair Trade cof-fee mission and has also done

acts of social justice to pro-mote sustainability to go one step further than just buy-ing coffee. Redamte Coffee House has taken it upon itself to empower individuals, organizations and communi-ties to participate in restor-ative entrepreneurship. This means that Redamte is con-stantly asking itself how it as a business can make the world better. This mission rooted in community has helped change the lives of many Fair Trade coffee growers.

Redamte Coffee House, located on the second floor on

the corner of State and Broom Streets isn’t only empowering coffee growers abroad but also sharing the mission within the Madison community. The cafe, run by solely volunteers and a handful of staff, is changing the way people think about coffee. Instead of just offering that sim-ple morning cup of coffee, it is starting a movement, in which buying coffee goes further.

Have any questions about Fair Trade coffee’s effort to do more than just provide people with their daily dose of coffee? Email Aleesha at alhalbach@wisc.edu and share your thoughts.

Fair Trade coffee companies give a whole new meaning to your purchases

By Chloe Butler The Daily CarDinal

Just like most students at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, I find myself con-stantly raving to my friends back home about how unbe-lievable my college experi-ence has been. I also con-stantly find myself saying that I go to the best school in the entire country.

It’s difficult to put into words everything that I love about UW-Madison, which is why I love it when my friends come to visit me because I can finally show them all the amazing things this school has to offer. Between the Capitol, the Farmer’s Market, ‘Jump Around,’ the football games, State Street, the restaurants, lunch on the Terrace at Lake Mendota, the Lakeshore Path, the food carts and the many other attractions of UW-Madison, there is no question that this school is the best school in

the entire country.There is a certain pressure

felt when I have visitors; I want to make sure that when they return to their school they’re suddenly disappoint-ed in what it has to offer and, whether they admit it or not, they secretly wish they were still in Madison. To make sure your visitors leave want-ing more, it is important to hit up all of the best parts of Madison during their visit. It is essential to a visitors’ experience that they see State Street, the Capitol, a tailgate and football game, eat a Mac n’ Cheese slice at Ian’s, cheese curds at Graze and enjoy ice cream by Lake Mendota.

When visitors arrive they should first take a long walk down State Street, stop in Kilwins if they need a quick treat or pick up a sweater at Bop if they didn’t believe you when you said Madison was freezing. As you are making your way toward the Capitol,

definitely make sure to stop in Ian’s and pick up a slice of Madison’s famous Mac n’ Cheese pizza. Head toward the Capitol and eat by Capitol Square, it’s the perfect view down State Street.

On Saturday there is no place you’d rather be than Camp Randall Stadium. Here visitors get a true sense of Wisconsin’s pride, spirit and love for its school. It is a key part to your visitors’ true Wisconsin experience that you make sure they are getting involved in every last chant and that they don’t miss a second of ‘Jump Around.’ At this point during their visit if they were at all hesitant about coming to Wisconsin, after attending a Badgers football game they most definitely will want to transfer.

After a long nap and a nice warm shower, a visitor must experience a delicious meal at The Old Fashioned or Red Sushi. The bacon cheeseburg-

er or spicy salmon over crispy rice will put their average caf-eteria food to shame. Don’t forget to stop by the Terrace after for some ice cream and a beautiful view of Lake Mendota and the sunset.

On the sad last day of a vis-itor’s stay in Madison, make sure he or she enjoys what-ever you believe makes this school the best school in the entire country. Whether it be lounging on Bascom, getting another peice of that deli-cious Mac n’ Cheese pizza, or alternatively working out at CYC Fitness, show your visi-tors the reasons you never want to leave UW-Madison and why they should leave with a slight disappointment in their school.

Have a visitor coming to town and need some help com-ing up with unique ideas? Email Chloe at cjbutler2@wisc.edu and start planning for your unforgettable weekend leaving your visitor wanting more.

Know your city best: Be your visitor’s ultimate guide to all things Madison

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Greatness where you least expect it

This weekend, I start-ed reading “Madame Bovary” just for the hell

of it. I know; it’s such a willful, loose cannon thing for someone to do. I’m so rebellious.

And I will say. Even though I’m not finished with it yet, I’ve been enjoying it far more than I thought I would. “Bovary” is just one of those books that seems perma-nently embedded in the history of world literature; any appreciation of it is severely briefed by its status.

But I was surprised. I was really surprised. Granted, I don’t think it’s the best book ever writ-ten, but I was not expecting it to be great. I’ve only dabbled briefly in Gustave Flaubert; I read “Three Tales” shortly after I read Yann Martel’s “Beatrice and Virgil” because one of the tales, “The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier,” is an important signpost in the story.

The stories seemed fairly quo-tidian to my high school mind, which (I guess) relished more in fantastic flights of fancy, either in story or vocabulary. Nonetheless, it turned me off Flaubert… until “Madame Bovary” came along.

Maybe this is horribly boring, but as someone deeply invested

in reading as a main pastime, finding a book that is not only great, but whose greatness sur-prises you, is itself a feat. It’s like surfing cable at four in the morn-ing and finding some old TV show or movie that you’ve never heard of, but it’s so good that you wonder how you never heard of/realized that such a thing could be. It’s like getting a CD from the bargain bin because it looked cool/weird and it ends up becoming one of your favorites.

I’ll give a few more examples.Over the summer, I kindled a

love for the works of Thornton Wilder—he wrote “Our Town,” for all you college kids drawing a blank on his name—and I’ve been steadily working my way through his oeuvre. I picked up “Theophilus North” on the whim that it was a Wilder novel, but I wasn’t expecting it to be so great.

Good God! One minute Theophilus—aka “Teddy”—is ingratiating himself into a ven-erable New England household in order to extricate a befuddled patriarch; the next he’s making custom cork bullets to shoot out automobile tires; after that he’s saving an Edgar Allen Poe devo-tee from the clutches of a sinister counterfeiting organization; then it turns out that he might have magic hands—but not “those” kind of magic hands. The book swirls, pulses, vibrates, pounces.

Another book that sur-prised me was “The Waves” by Virginia Woolf. Woolf, of course, is a great author who has writ-ten great books (“Mrs Dalloway,” “Orlando,” etc.). But “The Waves” is so different from her other works that it absolutely floored me when I was reading it. So lush! So magnificent!

It’s a hell of a read and I don’t recommend it to anyone who isn’t at least considering an English degree or doesn’t have gobs of

time/sanity in reserve.“The Mezzanine” by Nicholson

Baker was such a surprise to me. Although I got a most rhapsod-ic recommendation to read it, based on my own gleaming of the plot off of Wikipedia—man goes on lunch break and thinks about milk cartons and bendy straws, with plenty of footnotes—I thought that, at best, it would be good. I was a fool.

Goddamn, I still don’t know how, but “The Mezzanine” is one

of the funniest books I have ever read. Its style is miraculous, its pacing is flawless. It’s a short read, just over 100 pages, which means you can read it again and again and again. I probably need to soon, now that I’ve remem-bered that it exists.

It helps that I came to these books without any great expec-tations. I had an idea that “Theophilus North” would at least be good, that “The Waves” would be up to snuff, that “The

Mezzanine” was well liked by someone I admire. It even helps that I didn’t expect to like “Madame Bovary” because of its reputation.

In the end though, the mes-sage to be gleaned from this is that, in most cases, it’s better to let your cultural guard down and let things through. You’d be amazed at what sticks.

Have you ever had a book surprise you? Let Sean know at sreichard@wisc.edu.

THE RECORD ROUTINE

By Nikki Stoutthe daily cardinal

Fade Away, Best Coast’s newly released mini-album, is undeni-ably the strongest effort we’ve seen from the band in their short four-year span. With seven songs led by Bethany Consentino, a pop-pow-ered California girl for the college crowd, Fade Away transitions the band into a new phase of Vaccines-like power pop with a coastal vibe.

The album’s title track is the best on the album, a shy four and a half minute nod to The Vaccines, The Dum Dum Girls and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The reverberation on the vocals melds them into the guitar,

bringing in a dream-like quality that Best Coast consistently excels at.

Consentino sounds like a Blondie for the 21st century. Strong and cool and ready to shout about it. Even if her lyrics are repetitive and simple, it’s how she sings them that gives them their power. Best Coast knows exactly how to articu-late a vintage sound and embody a modern persona. Their chord pro-gressions mirror old Elvis Presley songs. Simple to some, yet genius in their simplicity. It is to be appre-ciated as it is, rather than critiqued for not being more.

My suggestion? Download this album and dance around in your underwear while cleaning your room. Don’t expect a life-chang-ing, introspective view of what it means to be a 20-something in the 21st century, don’t expect to be moved to tears at young love gone wrong. Expect to enjoy the simple moment you’re in.

Rating: B+

Fade awayBest Coast

SEaN REICHaRDquip quo pro

‘Fade Away’ coasts on a wave of power pop

as someone deeply invest-ed in reading as a main pastime, finding a book

that is not only great, but whose greatness surprises

you, is itself a feat.

opinion

US cannot ignore ongoing gun violencealex SwanSonopinioncolumnist

I t is probable people willalwaysstrivetoadjusttotheirsurroundings. Previously, a

large problem with gun violencewasthatournationwaslulledintoa false sense of security betweenmass shootings. We were appalledby Columbine, Virginia Tech,Sandy Hook and too many othermassshootings.Butastimepassedafter each horrific incident, webegan to be unconcerned aboutgun violence until we were againshocked into caring by the nextmassshooting.But,itseemstomethatwemaybemovingawayfrombecomingapatheticbetweenshoot-ings and instead, we are becom-ingapathetic towardtheshootingsevenwhentheyimmediatelyoccur.The news is filled with so manyreports of mass shootings that it’stemptingtoputtheinformationoutof our minds and focus on some-thingmorecheerful.Theshootings

today happen so frequently thatthereisnotimetobecomeapatheticbetweenshootings,andweinsteadbecomeapatheticdirectlyinthefaceofthem.Wehearsomanyreportsofshootings, and the reports eventu-allyseemmundanetous.

Perhaps this is one reason thatAmericahasnotyetcreatedstron-gerguncontrollaws.Butaddition-ally, many Americans oppose guncontrol and argue that ordinarycitizens have the right to guns forself-defense or hunting purposes.However, I see no reason for anycitizentokeepanassaultweaponinhisorherhome.Idon’tseetheben-

efitofapersonusingarmorpierc-ingbullets.Thoseweaponsare farbeyond what is necessary for self-defense or hunting. And unfortu-nately,thoseweaponscouldbeandhavebeenusedformassmurder.

President Barack Obama hasproposed gun control measures inan attempt to reduce gun violencein the United States. Among otherreforms, he’s insisting we requirebackgroundchecksforallgunsalesand strengthen already-existingbackgroundchecks.Inaddition,hewantstopassanewbanonassaultweapons. He wants to ensure thattheacquiringofarmorpiercingbul-lets isrestricted.Hewants to limitthe amount of clips in a magazineto10rounds.Theseproposedstepsare often called common sensemeasures, because that’s just whattheyare:commonsense.

The preventative measuresObamahasproposedwouldhaveapositiveimpactonournation.Howgreat an impact they would havehasbeenfiercelydebatedbypoliti-cians since Obama announced the

proposal.Regardlessofthedebate,his plan has the potential to savelives and to prevent mass murder.We must act, we must do some-thing. I stand behind Obama’sproposal, and I urge you to lookpast your personal interests anddothesame.

Unfortunately, in April 2013,the Senate blocked Obama’s com-monsensemeasurestoreducegunviolence.Inresponsetotheunsuc-cessful bill, Obama remarked, “Allin all, this was a shameful dayfor Washington.” Indeed it was.Roughly 10 months have passed

since the Sandy Hook Elementarymassacre. About one year‘s timehas passed since the Aurora massshooting. It’s been six years sincethe Virginia Tech massacre and 14years since the Columbine mas-sacre. Yet, America still has notmade progress in implementingeffectiveguncontrol.Wehavehadample time to impose restrictionson gun use in the United States,and the pressure to act is continu-ally heightened. Gun violence ishappeningsofrequentlythateveryday preventative measures are notput in place is another day for apotentialshooting,liketheonethatoccurredinNevadaMonday.

Gunviolenceisoneofthemostcrucial issues in the United Statestoday. The sooner we act, the lesslikely it is that gun violence willdestroy more communities andfamilies,andthelesslikelyitisthatitwillaffectyou.

What do you think we should do to better control gun violence? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardi-nal.com.

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Gun violence is happening so frequently that every

day preventative measures are not put in place is

another day for a potential shooting.

I n the middle of a lethar-gic second term in whichPresident Barack Obama

and Congress have passedlittle meaningful legislation,Washington,D.C.hasanoppor-tunity to reboot. The narrowaversion of a federal defaulton itsdebtandtemporarygov-ernment shutdown have set upa budget conference, which islongoverdue.

IfCongressusestheframe-work from previous negotia-tions, it is more likely thannot the budget conference willend similarly to the previous—with nothing to show. HouseSpeaker John Boehner doesnothavethepoliticalcapitalorpolitical courage to corral hiscaucustovotefortaxincreaseseven in exchange for cuts innondiscretionary spending.Meanwhile, Senate DemocratsandObamawillnotacceptenti-tlement cuts without matchingtaxincreases.

Therefore, it makes little tono sense to work within theframework of the grand bar-gain that failed a couple yearsago. Rather, Democrats shouldaccept certain budget cuts inreturnforimmigrationreform.

This compromise wouldaccomplish what Washingtonwas unable to do last week,which would be to reduceour budget deficit and pro-mote growth in the UnitedStates economy. The latestCongressional Budget Officeprojected that the federal defi-citwillfallto2percentofGDPby 2015. The budget deficit isfalling and it’s falling fast. TheCBO report also found thata 0.2 percent increase in thegrowth rate would put an endtothelong-runbudgetgap.

This is where immigra-tion comes in. The CBO found

the immigration reform billthat the Senate passed wouldincrease real GDP by 3.3 per-cent in 2023 and 5.4 percentin 2033, real increases of $700billionand$1.4trillion,respec-tively.TheincreaseinrealGDPrepresents much more thanthe 0.2 percent increase in thegrowth rate needed to elimi-nate our long-run budget gap.Moreover,theincreaseintaxespaidasaresultoftheimmigra-tion bill is one of the few waysDemocrats can raise revenueswithoutincreasingtaxes.

The key to this negotia-tion is to find spending cutsthat Republicans will agreeto in return for immigrationreform. Spending cuts willreduce the growth rate, so itwill be imperative to ensurethose reductions in the growthrate are substantially less thanthe increase from immigrationreform. The budget cuts mustalso take into account equityand not come upon the backsof the most needy. For exam-ple, Democrats should rejectreductionstotheSupplementalNutrition Assistance Programthat Republicans have beenpushingfor.

This framework couldextend the liquidity of socialsecurity and greatly reducethe long-run budget imbalancewhile providing the basis forthe next generation of innova-tion and job creation. Whilenot all of Washington, D.C.would approve of this compro-mise, a majority of each houseofCongresscouldsupportthis.Instead of focusing on highertaxes and entitlement reform,immigrationreformandspend-ing reductions could providethe compromise Washington,D.C.hasbeenlookingfor.

Do you think this would be a good compromise between Republicans and Democrats? Please send all feedback to opin-ion@dailycardinal.com.

NowisthetimeforCongressto‘reboot’withcompromisealex hollandopinioncolumnist

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opinion@dailycardinal.com

The shootings today hap-pen so frequently that

there is no time to become apathetic between shoot-

ings, and we instead become apathetic directly

in the face of them.

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Heffalumps and woozles© 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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UW keeps the ball rollingby Cameron Kalmon The Daily CarDinal

Bye weeks are typically a good chance to improve a team’s quirks or setbacks mid-season. It is also a chance for a team to get some extra time to prepare for upcoming opponents. As far as improvements go, the Badgers’ offense might just need to watch last week’s game film and repeat.

Wisconsin (3-1 Big Ten, 5-2 overall) scored a season-high 56 points against Illinois (0-2, 3-3) in last weekend’s matchup. The highly anticipated night game was a chance for the Badgers to get their first road win of the season and to prove that they belong in AP Top 25.

Earlier this season Wisconsin had been skirting on the edge of being a ranked team. The Badgers were ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll going into last weekend’s game against the Fighting Illini, but walked away ranked No. 22. The Badgers’ trio of tailbacks, red-shirt sophomore Melvin Gordon, senior James White and freshman Corey Clement had a combined 44 carries for 294 yards and six touchdowns.

Gordon has speedily reached the 1000 rushing-yard mark this season. He ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns against the Fighting Illini, marking the sixth game of seven this season where he has rushed for over 140 yards.

White also added 127 yards and two touchdowns. The senior is leading all active FBS players with 39 career rushing touch-downs and 41 career touchdowns.

“When I’m not hot there’s a good chance that [White] is,” Gordon said. “That’s the great thing about it, you feed off that, that’s how competitive we are.”

Wisconsin will look to keep its momen-tum running into next week’s matchup against Iowa. It will be the first time in two years the Hawkeyes and Badgers face

off for the Heartland Trophy. In their last matchup Wisconsin won, but the series is tied 42-42-2.

The Badgers will look to continue to strive toward offensive perfection with the talented trio of tailbacks and receiving game led by redshirt senior Jared Abbrederis, who has 752 yards this season. An extra week of practice will provide Wisconsin with a bit more time to prepare for its heat-ed rivalry and a chance to keep a hold on the Heartland Trophy.

redshirt sophomore Melvin Gordon quickly reached 1,000 rushing yards this season, leading a trio of backs who combined to score six touchdowns Saturday.

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Making sense of this season’s BCS standings

The BCS standings were released Sunday with the same fanfare and controversy we’ve come to expect. Complete turmoil

and upheaval have rocked the standings for the past two weeks.

College football is becoming what it is best, a proverbial game of high jump in which the top teams in the rankings narrowly escape and the rest fall into the piranha pool of one-loss teams that maim and then eventually eat each other.

This is the last of the first BCS standings because next year will play host to the inaugural College Football Playoff.

The BCS standings are flawed. I’m not debating this, but it’s a hell of a lot better than the system in place before 1999.

The original system was simply the AP poll. Whoever was No. 1 at the end of the year was the champion; the BCS poll was created to combine human polls, the Harris Poll and the Coaches Poll, with a computer system that ranked teams in more of a statistical sense.

The human polls are flawed—coaches are too busy, well, coaching, to really see who’s number one, and sports writers, myself includ-ed, are usually pretty dumb. These human polls are riddled with bias and chained to preseason convictions. In the past two weeks, 16 ranked teams have lost. Seven last week, nine this week. If the Top 25 were actually the Top 25 they wouldn’t lose all the time.

The computer poll tries to balance that out. There are six computer polls, each with a slight-ly different statistical method of determining who’s No. 1.

The BCS is computed as one-third Harris poll, one-third Coaches Poll and one-third com-puters. The six computer scores are added up, the highest and lowest scores are dropped and the four remaining scores are averaged.

BCS composite scores are on an inverse order so No. 1, is worth 25 points (25/25 equals 1). No. 2 is worth 24 (24/25 equals 0.96) and so on.

So for example, Alabama is No. 1 in the Harris Poll, No. 1 in the Coaches Poll and Nos. 2, 1, 3, 3, 2 and 1 in each respective com-puter. So the highest and lowest computer scores are dropped (one and three), which means that Alabama’s computer ranking [(1+2+2+3)/4] is No. 2, or a BCS composite of 0.96. So, (1 + 1 + 0.96)/3 = .098, which is the highest score and why Alabama is No. 1 in the current BCS standings.

Confused yet? That’s ok. There is a lot of season to go.

Freaking out over the first batch of BCS rankings is a rather foolish endeavor to begin with because every team in the Top 25 has at least one matchup with another ranked team. There’s a lot of hubbub because Florida State jumped Oregon for the No. 2 spot. Florida State is coming off an impressive win over Clemson.

In fact, the Seminoles have looked invinci-ble these past two weeks, systematically elimi-nating the competition 63-0 and 51-14 in their last two games, both of which came against ranked teams.

Oregon has played one ranked team, Washington, and won 45-24. But here’s the deal, Oregon has games against No. 12, UCLA next week and No. 6 Stanford the week after. If the Ducks win both contests they’ll jump FSU no problem.

It’s not time to freak out over rankings with seven weeks left to play. College football has a way of sorting itself out. I can only hope that 10 ranked teams lose next week.

As always, see ya Saturday.Grey loves college football, and he loves to hear

from other college football fans. If you’ve got a burning question or even just a comment you think he should hear, email sports@dailycardinal.com.

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