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(10/12/09 6:00am)
State Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere, has always been an interesting
character. Perhaps it comes with the territory, as he is stranded
over in the corner of the state in Door County, surrounded by
tourists and cranberry farmers. Or it just might be the cowboy hat
he totes around on his head. However it came about, Lasee has a
reputation of being an interesting lawmaker, and with that comes
interesting ideas. One of Lasee's most recent initiatives is
actually one of his old standbys: give the offices of secretary of
state and lieutenant governor the axe in Wisconsin.
(10/06/09 6:00am)
Plans to renovate Peace Park on State Street may sound
appealing, but the estimated $1,000,000 price tag comes at a time
when we should be tightening our expenditures as a city. Expenses
that would not draw significant jobs or economic activity to
Madison should be scrutinized, not rubber-stamped. From a new
police training facility to the Edgewater development to a new
central library branch, the city is currently staring down plenty
of more beneficial multimillion-dollar projects.
(10/05/09 6:00am)
It's been a little over a year since we tepidly endorsed
then-candidate Wyndham Manning for Dane County Supervisor of the
5th District. It was a decision made with a certain amount of
reserve and precaution—one that was not made without considerable
skepticism of Manning's ability to perform and execute in the
position of supervisor and adequately represent the student voice.
During his year in office, Manning has done little to challenge the
low bar that was set for him, and his awkward and secretive
announcement to not seek re-election only validated our earlier
preoccupations with endorsing him.
(10/02/09 6:00am)
On Wednesday, the Offices of the Dean of Students held a town
hall meeting to discuss exactly how they would use the $1.5 million
that has been appropriated for student services. During the town
meeting, many good ideas were floated around dealing with student
leadership, textbook resources, and faculty retention concerns.
(09/30/09 6:00am)
Up to 3,000 convicted felons who perhaps should still legally be
in prison may be wandering the streets of Wisconsin. That's a
comforting thought, isn't it?
(09/28/09 6:00am)
There are few organizations on campus that can puzzle students
as much as the SSFC. Many people don't even know what it does
(allocate a select amount of your segregated fee dollars to various
eligible student groups) or for that matter what those letters
stand for (Student Services Finance Committee). Those who do know
tend to think of it as the most stereotypical of bureaucracies, the
kind of group in which jargon is thrown around so often they almost
speak a different language and you need to fill out three different
forms just to get permission to sneeze (though with the looming
threat of swine flu, additional paperwork may be required).
(09/27/09 6:00am)
Last Monday saw a long-due celebration for the authorized
domestic-partner health insurance benefits at UW-Madison. After
years of fierce debates, Gov. Jim Doyle signed the plan into law
this summer. This is also seen as a solid move to support education
and promote equity.
(09/24/09 6:00am)
This year we find ourselves in the midst of the university's
Year of the Humanities, a series of lectures dedicated to esoteric
topics in hopes of increasing visibility of the humanities on
campus and to promote the worth of a well- rounded, humanistic
education in the job market. A liberal arts education is often
composed of a lot of intangibles, but if the university is truly
serious about its commitment to a humanistic education and the
worth of the humanities to mankind, it needs to commit something
more tangible to the cause.
(09/22/09 6:00am)
On Sept. 17 Congress approved far-reaching legislation that
would expand federal aid to college students and end federal
subsidies to private lenders. The Students Aid and Fiscal
Responsibility Act, if passed by the Senate and signed by the
president, would allocate $87 billion in post-secondary education
over ten years. The bill would increase the amount of federal aid
available to university students and increase funding to community
colleges. Perhaps most importantly, the bill would simplify the
spiteful Federal Application for Student Aid, infamously known to
students as the FAFSA.
(09/21/09 6:00am)
This past Friday, the Daily Cardinal Editorial Board had the
opportunity to meet with Chancellor Carolyn ""Biddy"" Martin to
discuss some of the university's most pressing issues. With a year
under her belt, Martin is due for some of the first appraisals of
her job performance, most of which is tethered to the Madison
Initiative for Undergraduates. But considering how much the Madison
Initiative is dependent upon the future, most of the conversation
looked ahead.
(09/17/09 6:00am)
Law school is hell. Ask your average first year what their life
is like, and chances are their answer will involve screaming,
incoherent frustrated mutterings and a whimper or two. Maybe even a
little sobbing. Law students start off with a huge workload that
fails to let up until they graduate three years later. And even
after that wondrous graduation day, there is still the looming
spectacle of the bar exam hanging over them, just waiting to
squeeze that last extra teaspoon of life out of those enterprising
legal minds.
(09/16/09 6:00am)
Few students on campus desire to contract swine flu - or, as the
powers-that-be demand we call it, H1N1. But every year in fall and
winter we have a flu season. Students get sick, get better and the
world continues to turn.
(09/16/09 6:00am)
Few students on campus desire to contract swine flu - or as the
powers-at-be demand we call it, H1N1. But every year, in fall and
winter, we have a flu season. Students get sick, get better and the
world continues to turn.
(09/16/09 6:00am)
Few students on campus desire to contract swine flu - or, as the
powers-that-be demand we call it, H1N1. But every year, in fall and
winter, we have a flu season. Students get sick, get better and the
world continues to turn.
(09/16/09 6:00am)
Few students on campus desire to contract swine flu - or as the
powers-that-be demand we call it, H1N1. But every year, in fall and
winter, we have a flu season. Students get sick, get better, and
the world continues to turn.
(09/16/09 6:00am)
The invisible force that is progress seems to constantly be
wreaking havoc on the city of Madison. Someday, the city skyline
will no longer be peppered with cranes and the streets won't be
covered with dump trucks, but that day keeps moving farther away.
Last week, Madison's Planning Department met to discuss what to do
about the historic Mifflin Street area.
(09/16/09 6:00am)
Few students on campus desire to contract swine flu - or as the
powers-that-be demand we call it, H1N1. But every year, in fall and
winter, we have a flu season. Students get sick, get better and the
world continues to turn.
(09/10/09 6:00am)
The city of Madison is one built around education and lifelong
learning. Unfortunately, the city does not have a central library
to match the overall vision of the city. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's
capital budget has made room for the renovation of Madison's
Central Library on Mifflin Street, and it's about time. As long as
some functional concessions are made in order to turn the library
into a multi-purpose piece of property, there is no reason that the
library should not be upgraded to better blend with its scholarly
surroundings.
(09/09/09 6:00am)
From August 28-30, the Associated Students of Madison held its
fourth book swap, moving $35,000 and 2,700 books, half of which
sold.
(09/04/09 6:00am)
War begins Saturday for the University of Wisconsin, albeit a
relatively tame war. While the Badgers look to go 1-0 on the
football field, the university looks to keep the alcoholic culture
associated with football games down to a minimum. In many ways, the
war on binge drinking and underage drinking is a futile endeavor,
especially when dealing with something as inveterately linked as
football and beer. But it is a noble endeavor nonetheless; one that
the University has shown it is willing to fight. The concept of
""show and blow"" was introduced last year to keep underage
drinking down, and now UW has dropped radio ads during football
games associated with alcohol presumably to obscure the connection
between football and beer drinking.
