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(05/04/10 6:00am)
It's that time of year again, when young recent college grads
with little-to-no work experience are set loose, diplomas in hand,
on the so-called ""real"" world where one's value is measured in
salary digits and employment perks. Recent economic activity,
according to those self-proclaimed experts in the ""science"" of
the relationship between humans and money, suggests that things are
looking brighter out there in the job market. American consumers
are feeling more confident, loosening their purse strings and
buying shit. And we all know there's nothing Americans love to do
more than buy shit. And theoretically, the more shit Americans buy
the more jobs there will be. Right?
(04/27/10 6:00am)
Socialist, Nazi, Muslim, terrorist, extremist, baby killer,
tyrant, dictator, un-American... and that's just the beginning of a
long list of hate-filled words used in political and public
conversation when talking about the ""opponent."" There is a reason
kids are taught not to use ""bad words."" It is because language
does matter and word choice is important. In an era where the
F-word has virtually lost all meaning to such an extent that it has
become a member of our conversational lexicon, we need to take a
step back and realize that the words we use are powerful, charged
with meaning, and as such we need to think carefully about how we
use them.
(04/20/10 6:00am)
Too often these days it seems flavorful beers are inevitably and
gut-bustingly stodgy, making it difficult to enjoy more than one
without feeling like it's Thanksgiving or Brat Fest. But just in
time for summer, sunshine and gut-rot-free drinking, Ale Asylum
has brewed up Bedlam IPA, a Trappist-style IPA that's easy to drink
without sacrificing taste. Brewed in the Trappist monastic
tradition dating back to the Middle Ages when beer ruled over
water, Bedlam is both refreshing and full-flavored.
(04/19/10 6:00am)
Last Tuesday the Arizona House of Representatives approved
anti-illegal-immigrant legislation that, pending approval of the
state Senate and the signature of Governor Jan Brewer, will set the
bar for immigration reform and the treatment of illegal immigrants
nationwide. The legislation has been lambasted by a New York Times
editorial for being ""mean-spirited,"" an editorial which went on
to argue the legislation ""would do little to stop illegal
immigration"" but would rather, ""lead to more racial profiling,
hobble local law enforcement, and open government agencies to
frivolous, politically driven lawsuits.""
(04/13/10 6:00am)
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, bringing needed
attention to the issue. However, I don't think sexual assault is
something we should be thinking about and fighting against just one
month out of the year. As a nation, we need to be fighting against
societal notions of gender and the violence pervasive in American
culture that leads to sexual assault. Gone are the days when women
were taught that sexual assault was confined to serial rapists in
dark alleys. Today we know that the majority of sexual assault
occurs between acquaintances in perceived ""safe"" locals. Sexual
assault occurs in marriages and committed relationships. Women (and
men) are battered and forced to have sex with someone who is
supposed to love them.
(04/04/10 6:00am)
Regardless of the outcome of tomorrow's Dane County Board of Supervisors' election, District 5 representation will be greatly improved. However, we must raise a voice in opposition to the Editorial Board's endorsement of Democratic candidate Analiese Eicher. Eicher, who we are sure would make the Dane County seat more visible on campus and greatly improve student outreach, is regrettably ill-prepared for the job of District 5 representative.
(03/23/10 6:00am)
Plans for a new Central Library were altered last week when
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Fiore Companies called it quits over
negotiations concerning construction of the new building downtown.
But even the disappointed must be breathing a sigh of relief now
that all the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Central
Library is finally over. There is no more worrying to be done
regarding the location or architecture of a building, the costs of
a construction company or developer, or role of public works and
the taxpayer's dollar. In fact, one could say that new life has
been breathed into a project bogged down for two years with red
tape and planning.
(03/15/10 6:00am)
The most recent chapter in the saga of radio royalties played
out earlier his month when more than 400 broadcasters visited
Washington D.C. and lobbied Capitol Hill in opposition to the
Performance Rights Act. The PRA has passed both the House and
Senate Judiciary Committees but has not yet been scheduled for a
vote in either body.
(03/10/10 6:00am)
Blue Moon's spring seasonal Rising Moon has hit liquor store
shelves in an attempt to capitalize on drinkers lured in by the
beer's suggestion of winter's end, warmer weather and Terrace
music. However, Rising Moon's emphasis on ""smooth and balanced
taste"" results in a one-dimensional brew more suited for
beerophiles requiring training wheels than the discerning
micro-brew lover.
(03/09/10 6:00am)
Our private lives and personal beliefs follow us everywhere we
go. This includes the classroom. Students and teachers do not check
their biases, preferences or opinions at the door; but too often
such aspects of character are absent from our classrooms and our
education.
(03/01/10 6:00am)
The release last week of undercover video footage taken at a
Planned Parenthood clinic in Wisconsin, which supposedly reveals a
Planned Parenthood employee breaking a state law, has drawn
attention again to the contemptible and derisory tactics of
conservatives.
(02/22/10 6:00am)
Since I was a kid, I have loved watching Olympic sporting
events. I love Johnny Weir's tassel. I want to run my fingers
through Shaun White's hair. The chattering of skis as they cut past
a gate, the whooshing of the bobsled and the roar of excited fans
are all music to my ears. But this year, the Olympic games are
tainted for me.
(02/16/10 6:00am)
There are admittedly many problems facing student tenants in
Madison, ranging from dirty apartments with barely functioning
refrigerators, to poor responses to maintenance calls, to the
ubiquitous wrongful withholding of deposits for unsubstantiated
reasons.
(02/14/10 6:00am)
For a couple of months controversy has been stirring over a
proposed housing development just west of campus in the Village of
Shorewood Hills. Shorewood Hills is a community of approximately
630 mostly single-family homes that border the west shore of Lake
Mendota. It's no secret in Madison that Shorewood Hills is full of
wealthy liberals, whose homes lie on perfectly manicured lawns
along streets named after Ivy League institutions.
(02/07/10 6:00am)
The beginning of my environmental education as an elementary
schooler started with Reduce and ended with Recycle. Back in the
day environmental education consisted of little more than teaching
kids about the three Rs. If global warming existed in the early and
mid-90s, I never heard about it. I remember learning about the
rainforest, but never about deforestation. I do think I was
introduced to the ozone layer, but only because it had a hole in
it.
(02/02/10 6:00am)
Two days after the Massachusetts special election put health
care on the back burner in Washington (that's assuming it was even
on the front burner), Governor Jim Doyle announced a non-state
funded health-care plan for adults without dependants. The
BadgerCare Basic program would cost enrolled Wisconsin residents
$130 per month and is designed to benefit those 20,000 people
currently on the BadgerCare Plus waiting list.
(01/25/10 6:00am)
Voter advocacy and campaign finance reform advocates are up in
arms over last Thursday's Supreme Court decision that overturned
legislation prohibiting corporations, unions and other special
interest groups from spending their money to advocate for a
specific candidate. Since the Court's controversial 5-4 ruling,
talk radio waves have been abuzz with claims that the decision
overturns century old restrictions on corporations, special
interest groups and unions in political campaigns.
(01/19/10 6:00am)
Fresh Madison Market opened its doors to the public two
Saturdays ago, and as the only full service downtown grocery store
it is sure to change the face of Madison and the downtown living
experience. It is difficult to believe that downtown Madison has,
up until now, lacked a full service grocery store. For years
residents of downtown Madison, and the surrounding area from the
near east side to the Vilas neighborhood, have been forced to drive
or take a bus to the Hilldale Metcalfe and Copps, the southside
Copps, or fork over for the inflated prices at Cap Center or Open
Market Pantry.
(12/04/09 6:00am)
Diversity issues extend beyond race and nationality. I would
argue we are a product of our experiences, and though skin color
and nationality play a significant role in influencing our
experiences, encouraging a diversity of experiences on campus
cannot be measured by admittance data alone. UW-Madison cannot hope
to achieve true diversity simply through programs aimed at aiding
minority students. A truly diverse campus would embrace students
from all walks of life, whose experiences are as vast as they are
different and who are united by a common goal: to educate and
better themselves.
(11/10/09 6:00am)
1st Lt. Dan Choi was notified in April of this year that the
Army would begin discharge proceedings against him. Choi, an
Arabic-speaking linguist, Iraq war veteran, West Point graduate and
infantry officer, served in the nation's armed forces for 10 years.
Now he faces an other than honorable discharge from the military
because he is gay and doesn't want to lie about it.