This week host Ted Hyngstrom speaks to Staff Writer Jake Piper about his story “Heather Mac Donald blasts DEI, says it works to ‘cover up the racial skill gap’ during UW-Madison visit” in a discussion of Heather MacDonald’s comments on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on college campuses.
Articles in this week’s “campus news in brief” segment:
New UWPD chief Brent Plisch outlines leadership vision, department’s collaboration efforts – Ella Hanley
2025 student government elections see highest voter turnout in years – Gavin Escott
UW-Madison College Democrats, Republicans campaign on tried-and-true abortion, public safety issues in Supreme Court race – Clara Strecker
Ted Hyngstrom is the Podcast Editor for The Daily Cardinal. Alongside directing all audio storytelling, Ted hosts the Cardinal Call, a weekly campus news feature segment airing on local radio station WORT 89.9 FM. He also covers current events for the campus news desk.




