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Gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke said Gov. Scott Walker’s plan for the projected surplus is “irresponsible.”

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State Assembly passes controversial tax bills

The state Assembly approved an amendment to the state’s constitution Tuesday that would require 66 percent of voting members of both cham-bers to vote in favor of future tax bills in order to move them to the governor’s desk.

Currently, all legislation needs a simple majority vote of 51 percent to be approved by both houses of the Legislature.

Republicans defended their legislation from Democratic criticism saying the bill would protect tax cuts Wisconsin citi-zens deserve.

State Rep. Daniel Knodl, R-Germantown, said requir-ing a supermajority vote for

future tax bills would consti-tutionally protect the people of Wisconsin. He also said a supermajority vote would ensure the approval of only bipartisan tax bills.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, said the amend-ment would allow more people to keep their money, and said many states around the country already have the amendment in their respective constitutions.

Assembly Democrats fer-vently spoke to convince Republicans to vote against the amendment saying it would allow minority parties to block bills and disrupt legislation.

State Rep. Frederick Kessler,

D-Milwaukee, compared the amendment to a similar amend-ment in Nevada and said the state has a 50 percent gradua-tion rate for public high schools and its supermajority clause has prevented Nevada from raising its taxes for education.

This bill is a “recipe for dys-function and minority rule,” Kessler said.

State Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said the bill would “tie the hands of future legislatures.”

The amendment passed 60-to-39 and the bill must be approved by the state Senate before citizens vote in a simple majority referendum.

—Eoin Cottrell

By Dana KampaTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke responded to Gov. Scott Walker’s plans for the state’s projected $977 million surplus in a press conference Tuesday.

Burke stated the projected surplus is “based on some pretty rosy assumptions” and Walker’s plan is “irresponsible.”

“We know that 2013 was a record year in the stock market, and as a result, 75 percent of the states across the country are seeing these projected surplus-es,” Burke said. “In just the first five weeks of this year, we’ve already seen how volatile the

stock market can be and how quickly these rosy assumptions can go away.”

Burke said Walker is spend-ing money the state does not have without addressing a “large number of financial obli-gations,” including record-high

By Eoin CottrellTHE DAILY CARDINAL

The state Assembly approved two bills Monday proposed by Gov. Scott Walker in the year’s first Assembly special session.

Walker’s bills aim to cut income taxes and award grants to technical colleges as an invest-ment in future jobs. The governor requested the Assembly debate the bills in a special session as part of his “Blueprint for Prosperity.”

Republicans such as state Rep. Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, supported the bills for their tax cut initiative and investment in technological colleges.

“The people in my district want lower taxes, and I work for them,” Neylon said.

Assembly Democrats opposed the bill on the grounds that not only do the tax cuts increase Wisconsin’s structural deficit, but they also give the most relief to the wealthiest tax brackets.

State Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, said according to the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, the bottom 20 percent of citizens are receiving 5 percent of the tax cut while the top 1 percent are receiving 7 per-cent of the total tax cuts.

Taylor assured the Assembly she has nothing against the wealthy but said trickle down eco-nomics does not work and will not help the middle and lower classes.

State Rep. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, disagreed with

Taylor and said the tax relief was fair relative to what different tax brackets pay into the system.

Additionally, state Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, said the state’s $977 million surplus should be spent to pay down the state’s debt and put into Wisconsin’s rainy day fund. Berceau called Walker’s tax plan a “smoke and mirrors tax break” and asked the Legislature for further debate before voting on the bill.

Democrats argued an accountability amendment should be added to the technical college grant bill, so the money would be spent responsibly, but the amendment was tabled.

The bills will now move to the state Senate.

Supermajority tax bill passes state Assembly 60-to-39

Gov. Scott Walker’s tax bills move on to state Senate

ASM hosts Diversity Day to promote ‘unity of identities’ on campusBy Dana Kampa and Bri MaasTHE DAILY CARDINAL

The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee hosted a celebration of the “unity of identities” at Union South Tuesday.

The committee organized many presentations and perfor-mances from groups of different ethnicities, religions and abilities.

UW-Madison graduate stu-dent Andrew Haisley and Hannah Fry, a UW-Madison junior and caregiver, spoke about their experiences with McBurney Disability Resource Center.

Haisley, drawing on his own experiences with blindness, advocated for open and tactful discussions about disabilities,

emphasizing the importance of outreach “especially on issues that people probably aren’t nec-essarily going to bring up to each other sitting at a table at lunch.”

“I think [Diversity Day] is really important because it gives people a venue to explore some of the stuff they don’t necessarily think about,” Haisley added.

UW-Madison sophomore Nichole Springer said she was excited to attend Diversity Day and learn more about the Arab Students Association because it was one of the only groups offering a work-shop on culture and ethnicity.

“I’m just really interested in culture and different areas,” Springer said. “[ASA is] deal-ing with people from around the

world and trying to connect them with people who aren’t Arab.”

ASM Vice Chair and Diversity Committee member Mia Akers attended a presentation by Impact Movement, a Christian Evangelical organization on UW-Madison’s campus.

Akers said she hopes “this day has opened up [students’] minds to how different identities function on this campus,” and that “people [will] walk away with more questions.”

Madison Flow Club started the second half of the night with two of its most widely-practiced styles of performance art: hula hooping and “poi.” The hula hooping acts went beyond simple twirling, with

Members of the Madison Flow Club showcase their hula hooping talents at the 2014 ASM Diversity Day Tuesday.

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Deer Cardinal,Valentine’s Day is coming

up this week, and I have no idea what I’m going to do for my girlfriend. I’m hoping to surprise her with some-thing special and would like to show her somewhere new (I have a car). Any ideas?

—Cal

Cupid Cal,It’s really touching that

you want to do something special for your girlfriend, and it’s so romantic that you want to surprise her! Let’s see what we can think up.

The key to a good sur-prise is keeping whatever it is on the down low. Give your girlfriend no reason to suspect you’re up to some-thing. Let her know now what time you’ll pick her up on Valentine’s Day, and after you drop that info, break off contact entirely until the 14th. If you have class with her before then, just skip it. Seriously, dude: If she means anything to you, avoid her at all costs.

Now that that’s clear, let’s figure out what you’re gonna do. Obviously, there are tons of great places to go in Madison. Fancy restaurants up by the Capitol… cute plac-es on State… the list is end-less. But what’s around here is irrelevant because you want to surprise her with something different. Show your girlfriend something new by going for a road trip to get away from campus. Where exactly to go? That’s for you to decide.

If you can’t pick a desti-nation, just drive in circles around the highway until you get bored or one of you has to pee.

The next question is what to eat. Shamrock Shakes

are back at McDonald’s, so Micky D’s seems like a pretty solid bet. Or, if you’re driv-ing around, you could just grab something at a gas sta-tion.

OK, best of luck, Cupid Cal! Let me know how it goes.

Deer Cardinal,My bathroom sink is broken.

The pipe underneath the basin leaks water when I turn on the faucet. Also, the water it leaks smells like ass. Any tips for how I could fix this situation?

—Betty

Broken Betty,Home repair can be time-

consuming, unexpectedly challenging and extremely costly if done incorrectly, so good for you for taking mat-ters into your own hands to get the job done!

With a DIY fixit, the first thing you’re going to want to do is raid your junk draw-er. Part of the appeal of fix-ing things yourself is saving money, so don’t dump dollars when you can use stuff you already own. You never know what you’ll find in your junk drawer, but items like paper clips, cigarette butts (they make great absorbents) and lightly chewn gum can help you get the job done. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out just how to use this trash turned treasure.

If you can’t find anything in the drawer, whip out the heavy guns: duct tape. Duct tape is like Frank’s Red Hot—works on everything. Go crazy.

As for the ass water, that presents a different chal-lenge, and fortunately that problem should go away when you fix the pipe. But in the meantime, try dumping various pleasant-smelling chemical concoctions into the sink until you get a scent you like.

Alrighty, Broken Betty, hope-fully this info will help you get the job done right! I should admit I live in a nest made of twigs and call the world my bathroom, so most of this is speculative advice. Nonetheless, I have no reason to believe it won’t work.

Need advice? Tweet at the Deer Cardinal—out loud, not online.

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I f everyone would please take their seats, I’d like to discuss a little-known, but impor-

tant danger to our Enlightened Society: the hallucinogenic cac-tus. One moment it’s perfectly tying together Aunt Susie’s living room, the next it’s being slammed down on a makeshift operating table and crudely bisected at seven different angles by teen-age kitchen-knife surgeons. Blended, boiled and strained to produce a n o x i o u s broth of u n g o d l y p o t e n c y or simply s k i n n e d like a rat in a seventh grade biology lab, this evil little succulent is made ready for con-sumption by sweaty-hand-ed troublemakers all across the country.

What’s more, cacti are the second hardiest of all plants, only surpassed in survival abilities by lichen. Therefore, they are particularly hard to kill. Cut them in half and both sections can survive independently, like an earthworm from hell.

I assure you these plants exist; they are a real threat! I will not go into any taxonomy for I fear there are hoodlums in this very room that are ready to hastily scribble down any specific Latin nomen-clature I might utter.

No doubt these twisted indi-viduals would enjoy the sensa-tion of tiny beetles crawling all over their arms and legs, the sight of a respirating bookcase or the sound of a football’s voice in their heads as it communicates with them telepathically.

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If word of these horrible plants spreads, the flame of our Enlightened Society will soon be extinguished! You all must keep this information to yourselves.

Oh, and did I mention that these cacti taste terrible?

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1832—Ecuador annexes the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos giant tortoises are granted full Ecuadorian citizenship.

1878—Frederick Thayer patents the catcher’s mask. He is labeled a “mask-wearing wuss” by the baseball community.

1947—A record 100.5 kg sailfish is caught by C.W. Stewart off the coast of the Galapagos Islands. Ecuador annexes the sailfish.

1957—Borazon, a substance harder than diamonds, is developed. Borazon became a girl’s new best friend. Borazons are forever.

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Peace Corps names UW-Madison top producer of volunteers abroad

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ActingPeaceCorpsDirectorCarrieHessler-RadeletpraisesthedifferenceUW-Madisonvolunteershavemadeabroad.

The Peace Corps named the University of Wisconsin-Madison the nation’s leading source of current Peace Corps volunteers, according to a Tuesday univer-sity press release.

UW-Madison reclaimed its position atop the list of contribu-tors for the first time since 2006, but the university has been an important resource for the length of the Peace Corps’ 53-year his-tory, the release said.

Since 1961 UW-Madison has sent 3,112 alumni abroad, sec-ond only to the University of California-Berkeley, according to the statement.

Acting Peace Corps Director

Carrie Hessler-Radelet made the announcement during a visit to Madison Tuesday, praising the difference UW-Madison volun-teers have made abroad.

According to the release, Chancellor Rebecca Blank said the announcement reflects UW-Madison’s strong interna-tional studies programs and the university’s founding principles.

“The mission of the Peace Corps is very much aligned with our guiding principle, the Wisconsin Idea–the commit-ment that we apply our knowl-edge and skills to improve peo-ple’s lives near and far,” Blank said in the release.

A state representative ques-tioned a Democratic bill that would allow students to refinance their student loans Tuesday, accusing the two lead authors of misrepresenting the legislation’s potential benefits.

State Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, specifically cited a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel arti-cle in which the authors, state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, and state Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, promised students could refinance their loans down to 4 percent.

Schraa said the 4 percent loan rate would be impossible

to achieve, because the agency established to give the loans would not require any collateral and would not back the loans with state funds. Loans without either type of backing generally have to be higher, approximate-ly 6 or 7 percent according to Schraa’s office, to guard against students who do not pay their obligations back.

Jay Wadd, a spokesperson for Hansen, maintained the Democratic legislators were never set on the 4 percent num-ber and plan to do their best to help Wisconsinites under the “terrific burden” of student debt.

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NormanDavis,thecityofMadison’saffirmativeactiondivisionmanager,explainsplansforKeenIndependentResearchtostudyequityissueswithpublicworkscontracts.

By Patricia JohnsonTHEDAILYCARDINAL

Madison’s Affirmative Action Commission awarded funds to the Keen Independent Research firm to perform the group’s “Disparity Study” planned from the previous year.

The “Disparity Study” is a research study members of the Affirmative Action group initi-ated to assess the magnitude of discrimination against minori-ties, women and disadvantaged business enterprises associated with Madison’s public works construction contracts.

The committee decided to choose the Colorado-based Keen Independent Research firm for its favorable reputation from previous studies performed nationwide.

“Keen has done dispar-ity studies all throughout the country,” Norman Davis, the city of Madison’s affirmative action division manager, said.

“They have successfully provid-ed expert testimony in federal court cases.”

The research firm will work with both women and minority-owned businesses in Madison to receive firsthand knowledge of the residents’ disparities. Keen’s strategy, according to Davis, involves “one-to-one, personal-ized” surveys with the individual contractors they plan to meet with. This tactic will allow the researchers to obtain thorough data from the perspective of sub-jugated Madison residents.

Once Keen analyzes results, the firm will assess whether or not the inequalities are a historic issue for Madison and which groups are specifically targeted.

The long term goals of the committee include creating legal amendments to alleviate the city of economic and marketplace discrimination. If the study pro-vides data suggesting market disparity is a serious issue in

Madison, the results will be pre-sented to Common Council for further deliberation beyond the city’s jurisdiction.

Davis explained that in order for legitimate changes to be made in Madison’s workplace equity, federal action must take place. Providing city officials with formidable data is the first step the committee should take in order to implement affirma-tive action programs, according to Davis.

Davis said the most impor-tant action Keen Research will take is “talking with the commu-nity, talking with all the stake-holders, talking with elected officials and explain[ing] exactly what’s happening.”

The committee hopes the research will raise awareness about the equity issue that is becoming increasingly preva-lent in the city.

“Nobody’s going to be in the dark during this process,” Davis said.

hoops flying through the air and limbs seamlessly moving in and out of the rings.

One member of the Flow Club also showcased a lesser-known art form known as “poi,” which involves swinging weighted lights in different shapes and pat-terns to music.

According to sophomore member Allison Tutkowski, Madison Flow Club celebrates diversity by inviting students to express themselves through movement of any kind.

Next, Wisconsin Ukulele Club performed an acoustic set of pop-ular songs, including a mashup of Ben King’s “Stand by Me” and Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls.” The Ukulele Club strives to con-nect ukulele players and musi-cians of all backgrounds, accord-ing to its website.

Jewop, UW-Madison’s only all-Jewish coed a cappella group, came to the stage next.

To wrap up the night, the School of Bhangra Dance Team per-formed a traditional Indian dance. According to the group’s website, it aims to promote traditions and cul-ture of North India while making a positive impact on the community.

diversity frompage1 UW law groups to host discussion on collegiate athlete compensation

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Black Law Students Association and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society will host a joint panel discus-sion titled “Compensation for College Athletes” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 5240 of the Law Building.

The purpose of the dia-logue is to question whether or not there is a problem with the way student athletes are currently compensated for playing and to consider poten-tial solutions.

Possible issues of discussion

will include the role of schol-arships in rewarding collegiate athletes and whether further benefits should be extended to them, according to a Facebook page promoting the event.

The discussion will fea-ture UW-Madison law pro-fessors Linda Greene and Walter Dickey.

The event is one of several organized by BLSA in honor of Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, according to the UW-Madison Law School website.

debt and other shortfalls.Burke said the state incurred

$1.2 billion in debt under Walker’s administration.

“Put simply, Walker’s approach is to borrow and spend, and it’s left us in a weak-er position financially, while we continue to lag the nation in job creation,” Burke said.

Wisconsin’s structural deficit

would be $825 million in the next biennium under Walker’s plan, according to Burke. The state also has not paid $957 million in trans-portation projects and left a $92 million “hole” in Medicaid, which Burke attributed to Walker’s refusal of federal funding.

Burke said she would spend half of the projected surplus to pay down the debt and “bol-ster our rainy day fund,” and allocate the other half to target

middle class property taxes.“Our economy grows when

we grow and strengthen the middle class,” Burke said.

Burke also said Walker’s cuts to worker training and technical colleges “have put us in a weaker position.”

“My top priorities as gover-nor will be making sure that folks have good-paying jobs by supporting small business growth and making sure that

workers have the education and the skills to fill them,” Burke said. “I don’t think we should get ahead of ourselves and make these commitments that … if the surplus doesn’t come true, puts us in a bigger hole.”

“Wisconsin has everything we need to have a top 10 thriv-ing economy in the country, but what we lack is the lead-ership to get it done,” Burke concluded Tuesday.

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Affirmative Action Commission studies Madison’s workplace racial disparities

W e all know that one Republican who, particularly after a

few drinks, is all of the sud-den an expert on the American health care system and will argue until he or she is blue in the face about how Obamacare will ruin the country. Well, the Congressional Budget Office recently released a report on the Affordable Care Act and the facts are in. It is now essen-tially impossible to keep the debate going without the stub-born right wing coming across as totally misinformed buf-foons. Let’s be very clear about this before we move on though: the CBO said Obamacare “would reduce the number of hours worked by the equivalent of 2.5 million full-time workers by 2025.”

Republicans, immediately misinterpreting that report, said this proved 2.5 million Americans are going to lose their jobs because of Obamacare. Yet on the same day they made these claims, several media outlets revealed Republicans weren’t being truthful. In reality,

Obamacare will allow 2.5 mil-lion people to work less if they choose to do so. This is because with the Affordable Care Act, health insurance is portable, so you don’t have to worry about losing your health care just because you decide you don’t like your job anymore. Before, it was a common thing for mil-lions of Americans to be in a “job lock.” They suffered from “a reluctance to change jobs for fear of losing employer-spon-sored health insurance.” This is what the CBO report was addressing: People with crappy jobs no longer have to work those crappy jobs if having healthcare was the only reason they were staying there in the first place. Well, they’re free to go now!

Does it surprise you that Republicans, once again, lied to the American people? In these last four years, it seems that all they want to do is convince everyone that Obamacare will destroy our country, our econ-omy or send your grandma to a

death panel. They might as well be telling us “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,” because it’s a man in a hospital bed with health insurance for the first time.

The mainstream media loves to focus on people who have lost their (questionable) health insur-ance because of Obamacare. Of course, they tend to ignore cru-cial aspects of the stories. For the people who’ve been dropped by their health insurance poli-cies, there is a need to clarify that those policies were not actually legitimate. When people in their fifties pay under $100 a month for health insurance, but there is a strict limit on what the policy will pay if there is an actual claim made by the carrier, then it’s called a “junk policy.” Just Google it. They’re not legal anymore because of the undermining way insurance companies screwed over naïve cus-tomers. Those very few people who lost their health insurance had “lit-tle more than discount cards that can leave unknowing consumers with huge medical debt.” I can’t imagine anyone who would appre-ciate that type of health care policy.

Look—the Affordable Care Act is nothing more than health insurance reform, which, if any-thing, was the old Republican platform for providing universal health care. Take a look at Mitt Romney’s health care reform in Massachusetts when he was gov-

ernor there, and you’ll see how similar it is to the Affordable Care Act that President Obama signed into law. Yes, it’s important to note that a lot of liberals aren’t satisfied with the Affordable Care Act either, but only because they say it didn’t go far enough and establish a single -payer sys-tem, much like what is in place in Canada.

If Republicans continue to lin-ger on this health care issue, it will backfire. Millions of people are now signing up for health insurance because, guess what, nobody can be denied for a pre-existing condition now! Many of us undergraduate Badgers will be able to stay under our parents’ health insurance plans until we are 26, which was not the case before Obamacare. There are also subsidies for small businesses and middle-to-low-income fami-lies to buy health insurance, too. Is the law perfect? Not necessar-ily. Is it a step in the right direc-tion? Absolutely. Just ask any-one who didn’t have health care before but does now.

It’s as if the new Republican strategy is to make Americans so tremendously angry with Obamacare that they blame it for all of the nation’s lack of progress. But you’d have to live in an alternate reality if you believe a reform of our broken health care system—a reform that guarantees millions of Americans health insurance for the first time ever—is the reason for our country’s problems. It’s actually the Grand Old Party (I emphasize the world “old” here) and its lack of commitment to voters that is to blame for our nation’s lack of progress.

Don’t be fooled anymore by the unparalleled propaganda of the Republican Party and its obsession over the “problem” of health insurance reform. If you’re still concerned about Obamacare, yet not as con-cerned about the countless other unsolved issues such as immigration reform, firearm reform, increases on minimum wage and jobs bills (our bridges aren’t going to rebuild them-selves, after all), then you may want to get your head checked. Luckily Obamacare covers that!

Do you agree with Tony that Republicans need to get over Obamacare? Do you think it’s time to back off from Obamacare and start to focus on other issue areas? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Don’t be fooled anymore by the unparalleled propa-

ganda of the Republican Party and its obsession

over the ‘problem’ of health insurance reform.

The Affordable Care Act is nothing more than health insurance reform, which, if anything, was the old

Republican platform for providing universal

health care.

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By Courtney pelotthe daily cardinal

Nikki Erdmann, a sopho-more majoring in psychol-ogy, is now well into her first semester as a Style Guru with CollegeFashionista. This semes-ter, Nikki writes the weekly Accesories Report, where she provides readers with some of the trendiest accessories and how they can be adapted into your own wardrobe. Be sure to check out her posts every Friday. To learn more about Nikki, her fashion favorites and what trends she’s ready to rock this spring, read my Q&A with her.

Courtney Pelot: What is your favorite part about being a Style Guru for CollegeFashionista?

Nikki Erdmann: I love seeing the style on campus and how people can take certain pieces and totally reinvent them.

CP: How would you describe your personal style?

NE: I’m more adventurous than I was in high school. My

style is very eclectic. I love riding boots—they’re my favorite. I also am obsessed with sunglasses.

CP: How has this internship influenced your personal style so far?

NE: I definitely have started to up my game. I try a little hard-er when I get dressed and go for different styles rather than just leaning toward the same pieces.

CP: What’s your go-to outfit?NE: At the moment, it’s dark

wash skinny jeans, my riding boots, some kind of jacket or blazer, a plain white T-shirt and then my winter coat.

CP: At this point in winter, many are becoming tired of their cold weather wardrobe. Do you have any ideas of how to spice things up for the rest of February’s chilly weather?

NE: Try mixing it up with accessories. I switch my scarves and hats every once in a while to make things interesting.

CP: Which trends are you looking forward to sporting the

most in spring?NE: I’m looking forward to

wearing more colors and high-waist shorts.

CP: What are you favorite places to shop for pieces in your wardrobe?

NE: Urban Outfitters, Free People and Bloomingdales.

CP: Where do you get your fash-ion and style inspiration?

NE: I’m inspired by my mom. She’s really fashionable. Also, I just look through magazines and observe what other people are wearing in every day life.

CP: Do you have a style icon that you look to for inspiration?

NE: Jessica Alba. I like that she mixes boyfriend jeans with really cute high heels, which is unexpected. I also love her bags and purses.

CP: What’s your biggest splurge?NE: I got a bag from Henry

Bendel. It’s special because I paid for it myself.

Want to learn more about about CollegeFashionista? Email Courtney at cpelot@wisc.edu.

By Courtney pelotthe daily cardinal

With the start of spring semester comes new textbooks, empty notebooks and sharp pencils. However, the most lovey-dovey holiday of the year is also very near. Valentine’s Day is only a few days away! Whether you have a significant other or not, it’s always fun to celebrate the season of love. I have compiled a list of “lovely” ideas to help get you in the Valentine’s Day spirit!

Indulge in red velvetRed velvet desserts are most

definitely my favorite treat anytime of the year. However, I tend to treat myself to red velvet items more around this holiday. After all, nothing says

Valentine’s Day like a red velvet cake with extra cream cheese frosting. Try a tasty red velvet cake pop, slice of cheesecake or cookie. Get more adven-turous and create a red vel-vet milkshake, puppy chow or crêpes with whipped cream.

paint your nailsGet festive by opting for

a beautiful manicure in red and pink. I’m sure you have one of these go-to shades at home. However, if you’re look-ing for a new color, shop my favorite brand, essie, available at Walgreens for only $8.50 a bottle. If you want a deep red, try “Bordeaux”. For an elegant light-pink, select “Pink About It.” Pick up “Bottle Service” if you want a vibrant pink that

will make your hands stand out. If you want a more chal-lenging manicure, create some nail art by using a toothpick to paint hearts onto your nails. You could also try writing “xoxo” on your nails using the toothpick again.

pick up some flowersYou don’t have to wait

around for someone to buy you flowers. Treat yourself to a beautiful bouquet! Pick up a bunch of pink roses or your favorite blooms on your next stop at the grocery store. Display them in a vase on the kitchen counter or on your desk. Anytime you need to for-get about the dreary piles of snow outside, simply look at your gorgeous vase of blooms.

Instant day brightener!

Get craftingTry a craft that doubles as

a homemade Valentine’s Day decoration. I recently made a fun “kiss canvas.” All you real-ly need for this project is a few different lipsticks and a small canvas. Simply apply a lipstick, pucker up and kiss the canvas. To mix it up, use a variety of pink and red lipsticks. For a little extra glamour, swirl gold paint around the canvas.

Grab a cupcakeCupcakes are the perfect

sweet treat everyday of the year, especially during Valentine’s Day. If you don’t have time to make a batch of your own, simply run to my favorite cup-

cake shop in Madison, Gigi’s Cupcakes, located in Hilldale Mall. As a frosting-aholic, I can confirm that these cupcakes have the perfect amount on their sweet cakes! My favor-ite flavor will forever be their Scarlett Red Velvet. This cup-cake features a vanilla filling and cream cheese frosting with red sprinkles and a white choc-olate heart on top—perfect for the season. You can also try their Mini Smooch box, a vari-ety of their mini cupcakes, all festively decorated with pink and red hearts.

I hope these festive ideas make for a happy Valentine’s Day season. Feel the love!

Need some more motiva-tion for Valentine’s Day? Email Courtney at cpelot@wisc.edu.

By Meghann Stelznerthe daily cardinal

While models are not riding the slopes or performing acrobatic aerial tricks on the halfpipe in Sochi, the fashion world brought its take on the Olympics to New York. Beginning last Thursday, Feb. 6, leading innova-tors of style and beauty, supermod-els and celebrities came together to decide which trends and collections would win the gold, silver and bronze medals during the 2014 New York Fashion Week.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week takes place twice a year in February and September at the Lincoln Center and surrounding venues in the area. The event provides top designers an inter-national platform to present their col-lections to more than 100,000 industry professionals. Showcasing more than 80 designers’ shows in only eight days, it is New York City’s largest media event.

It should have been difficult to top the 2013 Opening Ceremony, when models zipped down the pier-side catwalk in muscle cars, but Sunday night tied for aesthetics. It was defi-nitely more crave-worthy, with 2,000 pounds of chocolate melting down the large white runway walls halfway through the show.

As guests entered Spring Studios Sunday night, they received playing card-size boxes of Belgian chocolate. Inspired by a trip to Antwerp, design-ers Humberto Leon and Carol Lim wanted their Fall/Winter 2014 collec-tion of complicated, stiff silhouettes and chunky winter knits to be accom-panied by a thrill for the senses.

With an endless list of major American designers, veterans to NYFW and other popular name-brand designers, it is hard to put a finger on the best shows from the past six days. However, Sunday marked a day of extravagance despite the dreary snowstorms circling New York City.

Sunday night, Diane von Furstenberg celebrated the 40th anni-versary of her wrap dress by creating a show, called “Bohemian Wrapsody,” that put the spotlight on her iconic cre-ation. In 1974, Furstenberg designed the wrap dress, which came to sym-bolize power and independence for an entire generation of women, and in 1997, she relaunched the dress to reestablish her company as the global luxury lifestyle brand it is today.

To top off the pun-worthy title, the show was a hit, or in the case of Sochi ratings, a promising gold medal. Karen Elson kicked off the show in a clas-

sic wrap with a gold knotted pattern and ended with a (literal) bang when Karlie Kloss led a supermodel dance party down the runway showered by gold confetti and accompanied by a live performance by St. Vincent. The mod-els sported the glistening gold wrap dresses, wrap sweaters, wrap minis and wrap cardigans, truly embodying the show’s symbolism.

For the designers, Sunday was about standing out to the crowd. For Victoria Beckham, her signature was a gold chain—and if that wasn’t enough of a callout, her fashion fami-ly five-pack was sitting front row! All key pieces of her collection included a gold chain detail, such as long and lean coats, long, black pleated skirts and a black modern gown with a white inset at the neckline.

As for other designers that day, DKNY, Thakoon, Delpozo and Derek Lam focused their attention on bold, boxy shapes—a possible trend for fall. Sweaters are oversized, tops are bulky and pants are wide-legged. Pieces hung by the body instead of hugging it and embodied a very structural look.

Want more updates on New York Fashion Week? Email Meghann at mastelzner@wisc.edu.

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Some of the models for the Fall 2014 diane von Furstenberg collection donned gorgeous gold frocks.

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‘Flappy Bird’ shutdown exposes the losing side of indie game development

F lappy Bird” is dead. The simplistic app that dominated the cultural

zeitgeist this past week seems to have perished more quickly than most of my pitiful attempts at its egregiously difficult gameplay. Countless articles were published chronicling the insightful commentary “Flappy Bird’s” success provided for an industry that generally suc-ceeds on stagnation.

I think the debate surround-ing the game’s merits in a per-plexing mobile field are valid, but the latest events are entirely dis-tressing. After continual harass-ment, creator Dong Nguyen took down the app, which prompted hundreds of death threats direct-ed at him. The worst part is that this is nothing but another inci-dent indicative of a larger, toxic problem in the industry.

Game designers constantly burn out during devel-opment crunches that oftentimes force work weeks of up to 90 hours. Yet as develop-ers become dis-enchanted, they sometimes incor-rectly figure that going indie will be a safe, viable way to escape the everyday grind a c c o m p a n y i n g AAA major plat-form development.

It’s an appeal-ing prospect to be your own boss. However, that freedom comes at a cost: a level of responsibil-ity and openness where the onus is placed purely on your shoulders. Indie developers can create their own projects in secrecy, but many times open-ing up to the public is an inte-gral part of the process.

Getting the word out about your game is a constant struggle for indie developers. Maintaining an active role on Twitter or other social net-working sites in an attempt to open up to fans or press is a commonly suggested method for publicity. Anonymity is a right few can have

or afford. When a product blows up like “Flappy Bird,” any semblance of privacy can be difficult to attain unless you wipe yourself off the face of the earth.

Still, Nguyen’s plight is particu-larly striking. On Saturday alone, after he announced “Flappy Bird’s” expiration date, he proceeded to gain over 100,000 followers. It’s analo-gous to the leap Katherine Webb received after Brent Musburger

drooled all over her at the nationally televised 2013 BCS Championship Game.

The onslaught of death threats, suicide threats and other disgusting comments is hor-rific. If you read through “Flappy Bird’s” reviews, however, you could almost sense a per-verse fanaticism that seemed to go beyond something that might spur a typical bar brawl over rival sports teams.

Thousands of reviews all seemed to return to the same sentiment: anger, fury and death. Browsing through them, it was alarm-ing how many of them referenced the game making you want to kill yourself.

They were satirical—that much was apparent—but it’s hard to believe there wasn’t a sliver of truth within their hyperbolic opinions. “Flappy Bird” is designed to provoke frustration—is the game so crazy that people translated such sick-ening fanaticism into a series of distressing messages directed at a single man they could blame for creating those emotions?

The answer should be no, but gaming culture is so insular that it’s difficult to direct ourselves outside the purview of this ingra-tiated world somehow fostering these reprehensible actions. We’re biting the hand that feeds us.

It’s hard to understand why gaming can create such a toxic culture. Fostering talent is difficult enough without players constant-ly harassing developers for their design choices. Dong Nguyen made “Flappy Bird” as a way to blow off steam when he came home from work. His life is irreparably altered now, his name is forever tied to a particularly ugly bird and some familiar green pipes.

Of all the lessons “Flappy Bird” taught us, I don’t think any-one thought the tale of “Flappy Bird” would end up as a Greek tragedy. We were all in on the joke. We knew the game sucked. We laughed along at the inept bird’s hilarity, but we knew the story would eventually end.

We have no satisfying con-clusion, just an introverted man who wanted to make indie games. Now we’re making a game jam in honor of “Flappy Bird.” I guess that’s supposed to be some consolation for Nguyen, a man who is now forced to hide from the public that simultaneously made him a virtual martyr and a once-future millionaire.

Think you beat Adam’s “Flappy Bird” high score? Let him know at arparis@wisc.edu.

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‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ chills the heartBy Kelsey MandersTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Abdellatif Kechiche’s “Blue is the Warmest Color” is the perfect film to see if you’re ready to travel with the characters through their tumultuous love story and leave the theater feeling emotionally drained. Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos give raw, passion-ate and haunting performances.

The film follows Adèle (Exarchopoulos) from her high school years through her career as a young teacher. As a teen-ager navigating the social scene of high school, she finds herself unfulfilled with her relation-ships. Enter Emma (Seydoux), an older and utterly fascinating woman who is marked by her bright blue hair. Adèle becomes captivated by Emma and a new mesmerizing world opens up.

While this short synopsis sounds like the beginning of any Hollywood romcom, the film quickly delves into the darkest part of the relationship. The viewer watches Adèle and Emma slowly grow distant, which is marked visually by Emma’s hair fading from blue to blonde. If blue is the warmest color, their love is cool-ing. Finally, in a heartbreaking and perfectly acted scene, their rela-tionship breaks into pieces. The scene feels as if it is continuing for hours, creating a discomfort

within the viewer. Their relation-ship is disintegrating and the film is not going to let the viewer off with a quick, painless finish.

The rest of the film follows Adèle while she fails over and over to put herself back together. This is what marks the film as not simply a love story but rather a narra-tive of finding oneself. More fit-tingly, the French title of the film is “La Vie d’Adéle - Chapitres 1 et 2” (“The Life of Adéle - Chapters 1 and 2”). This puts the focus on Adèle, where it should be, considering it is truly her story with Emma as only one—albeit important—chap-ter. By changing the title as well as a few incorrect translations throughout the film, the context is slightly lost on the American audience. While it is not enough to destroy the sanctity of the story, it is enough for any viewer who knows French to become annoyed.

Regardless of the language barrier, the actresses give emo-tionally heartbreaking portrayals that transcend cultures. In an end-ing classic to French filmmaking, Adèle is seen walking away from Emma’s art showing wearing a bright blue dress. The ambiguity, while to some frustrating, leaves the rest of Adèle’s chapters refresh-ingly open. It is hard to imagine them becoming any happier.

Rating: A

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By Brett BachmanTHE DAILY CARDINAL

Just six days after signing 30 new players, second-year head coach Gary Andersen confirmed that he took an interview for the Cleveland Browns’ head coach-ing job, though he later decided not to pursue the position.

The news broke after Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweeted Tuesday morning, “#Browns tried it all during coaching search. Source says they secretly interviewed #Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen, who got a raise on 1/25.”

While the tweet implies Andersen’s raise is connected to the interview, the $100,000 raise was previously scheduled in his contract and is a result of a one-year contract extension approved in January, accord-ing to the athletic department. Andersen is set to make $1.9 mil-lion in 2014.

Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and Andersen released statements Tuesday, although it is unclear when Andersen interviewed with Cleveland. The Browns eventually hired Mike Pettine, the defensive coordina-tor of the Buffalo Bills and for-mer defensive coordinator for the New York Jets.

“I’m appreciative that Gary handled all of this the right way,” Alvarez said. “He alert-ed me immediately that he had been contacted by the Browns and affirmed his commitment to the University of Wisconsin. When you have talented coach-es on your roster, there will always be people who want to talk to them. I think that Gary

is one of the top coaches in the country and am glad that he is leading our team.”

Andersen coached at Utah State before taking over at Wisconsin, and turned the Aggies from a floundering team to an 11-game winner in 2012.

The Badgers finished 9-4 in Andersen’s first season at UW and ended the season with a loss to South Carolina in the Capitol One Bowl.

“Officials from the Cleveland Browns contacted me to talk about their head coaching vacancy,” Andersen said. “After our initial conver-sation, I decided not to pursue the position. I am committed to the University of Wisconsin and the student-athletes in our program. I love the city of Madison and am grateful for all the support from Badgers fans around the state and around the country.”

While Badger players found out about the interview today after the news broke, new recruit Austin Hudson isn’t going to overanalyze Andersen’s decision to stay.

“I’m gonna view him the same way he viewed me,” Hudson said. “As what he is, not what he’s labeled as.”

Nobody near the team was surprised when he was given thought as an NFL coach, accord-ing to Hudson, and the incident won’t change much in the way of team morale.

“He’s always been that caliber coach,” Hudson said. “Him inter-viewing doesn’t prove anything to me, it’s just reiterating what I’ve already known.”

By Chris BatesTHE DAILY CARDINAL

After losing on Saturday, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team is in the midst of a slow streak, having lost six of seven.

“Everybody’s looking for that win. Everybody needs it. We need it. So it will be a good game,” head coach Bobbie Kelsey said at a press conference Monday.

Coming off back-to-back con-ference losses to Indiana and Nebraska, the Badgers need to gain some momentum with only a month left before the Big Ten Tournament begins March 6.

“We have six more guaran-teed games,” Kelsey said. “The ones on your schedule that you know you’re going to play are five regular season and then you get the first game of the tourna-ment. After that, those are extra, and you want some extra ones.”

The quest toward extending their season and getting those extra games begins Wednesday night at the Kohl Center as the Badgers (3-8 Big Ten, 10-13 overall) take on border rival Minnesota (4-6, 15-9) at 7 p.m.

The Golden Gophers got the best of Wisconsin in their previous meeting in comeback fashion, winning 64-53 after the Badgers led by six at the break.

Minnesota guard Rachel Banham lead all scorers in that game with 19 points and comes in leading the conference aver-aging 22.3 points per game.

Kelsey talked about how her team might slow down the guard.

“I think the challenge is you can’t shut somebody like that down. She’s going to get her points,” Kelsey said. “We’ve done a good job in the past of limiting her touches and trying to make it hard for her to score. Scorers are used to scoring, so we’re trying to make her a passer and then shut that down.”

But the Badgers have an offensive force of their own, red-shirt junior forward Michala Johnson, who has been on a tear lately scoring over 20 points in her last four contests.

Senior guard Taylor Wurtz has been a beast inside and out, adding three straight double-doubles to the Badger attack.

The surprise from last game came off the bench in freshman forward Malayna Johnson, who tied a career high with five points

while adding a nice block in only nine minutes of game action.

“You know, Malayna did really well in this last game,” Kelsey said. “She’s tall. We forget how long she is. When they have these post play-ers that we need to take [Michala Johnson] off of, her sister, we put her on them because they have problems shooting over Malayna.”

In a big week for the Wisconsin/Minnesota rivalry, six games are being played between the two teams. Kelsey knows her team must do their part.

“Of course, our men’s hock-ey [team] beat the Minnesota hockey team and then the women have them [Friday],” she said. “I don’t know if this is a Minnesota week, but we’ve got to do our part for sure. So we’re excited to play them. We’ll see what happens.”

Badgers aim to avoid third straight loss when they play border rival

Badger forward Michala Johnson leads the team in scoring.WILL CHIZEK/CARDINAL FILE PHOTO

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In his first year with UW, head coach Gary Andersen finished the season 9-4, including losses to Penn State and Ohio State.