Keep stem-cell research funds suspended
(09/16/10 6:00am)
If my parents thought it was hard to keep track of my major, they should try keeping tabs on the availability of embryonic stem-cell research funding.
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Van Hollen should focus on job
(09/14/10 6:00am)
Once again, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is using his elected state office as a Republican shouting point. But this time, he's not saying anything at all.
In Republican primary, no endorsement
(09/12/10 6:00am)
The purpose of an endorsement is, ostensibly, for a newspaper's editorial board to support the candidate it feels will do best if elected; which candidate the board wants to see in office. For that reason, The Daily Cardinal cannot give an endorsement in the Republican primary between Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker or former congressman Mark Neumann.
Student leaders support Sanders and Hesselbein
(09/12/10 6:00am)
Every few years, students at the University of Wisconsin have an opportunity to be the deciding factor in local, state and national elections for public office. UW has long been a hotbed of political involvement and history reveals the dramatic difference we, as young people, generate when engaged in critical public issues and political campaigns. This year is no exception. Upcoming elections in November for Governor, House and Senate will surely shape our state and nation for decades. But UW students have an opportunity to flex our collective political muscles before November by voting in state-primary elections this Tuesday, Sept. 14.
Cardinal Endorses Wade in District 77
(09/12/10 6:00am)
As soon as Spencer Black announced he would not be seeking another term in the state Assembly, a plethora of candidates jumped forth all claiming to be his rightful successor. Long deemed to be one of the state's greatest champions of the environment, those seeking to claim his seat representing the state's 77th Assembly district trumpeted their credentials at the highest levels possible.
Smoke-free: Campus Joke
(09/08/10 6:00am)
And you thought the statewide smoking ban in Wisconsin was strict. Try going to school at UW-Stout.
Marriage amendment upheld, with Prop 8 ruling on horizon
(08/26/10 6:00am)
Although the Wisconsin Supreme Court case of McConkey vs. Van Hollen in June failed to invalidate Wisconsin's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the overturning of Proposition 8 in California earlier this month could mean big changes for marriage laws nationwide.
Candidates' stance on smoking ban unacceptable
(07/22/10 6:00am)
Sam Witthuhn
Candidates' stance on smoking ban unacceptable
(07/22/10 6:00am)
Just when we thought Wisconsin took a progressive step in a cleaner and healthier direction, Puff the Magic Dragon and his friend Camel Joe publically announced their plans to repeal the newly enacted Wisconsin smoking ban. Republican candidates for Governor, Scott Walker and Rep. Mark Neumann, have made it quite clear in their campaigns they consider the smoking ban an unnecessary barrier within the economy. While there are questions about whether Walker consistently contested the ban or if opponent Neumann inspired his open opposition, the important issue shouldn't revolve petty ""he said, he said"" debates but rather the sole fact that these candidates aim to lift the ban at all.
Five do's and don't's for incoming freshmen
(07/01/10 6:00am)
""You have brains in your head.
Strict alcohol limits ineffective in Wisconsin
(06/22/10 6:00am)
This just in—people drink a lot in Wisconsin. Over the last few months, the State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse has been examining ways to change Wisconsin's alcohol-based culture. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, especially college students in Madison. Although not all students on campus come from small Wisconsin towns that rely solely on alcohol for weekend entertainment, most of us drank before coming to school and were more than ready to continue the habit once we arrived in Madison, Wisconsin.
Madison 101
(06/04/10 6:00am)
As an incoming freshman or transfer student, the new surroundings of UW-Madison and the city surrounding it can be a tad intimidating, if only because they're new. Every day you'll see a rash of names of the front page of the paper of various government officials, university administrators and other notable figures and organizations, but it takes some time to understand who they all are and what it is they do. To make things easier, The Daily Cardinal has created a cheat sheet covering most of news makers you will see throughout the pages of our paper in the coming year.
Jon Spike's readers beat him (off) to death
(05/05/10 6:00am)
As my final days as a student at UW-Madison fade into the distant horizon on a Memorial Union Terrace sunset, I can't help but feel like a part of me is about to die. No, I'm not talking about that part of me I lost to frostbite in my extremities during the Camp Randall Outdoor Classic when I tried to urinate on the opposing team's mascot (wish it was Goldy Gopher). No, I'm talking about a much more metaphorical type of death—the death of my weekly opportunity to yammer on about trivial topics that vaguely relate to the UW-Madison campus. As a tribute to the death of my column and to that small part of me, I've decided to write our obituary to save some time and also to get one final jab at my critics.
Alcohol banned for entire Mifflin weekend
(04/29/10 6:00am)
In a brash and controversial move regarding tomorrow's Mifflin Street Block Party, the school's favorite binge-drinking holiday, the city of Madison has banned the sale of alcohol from today through Sunday. The decision, based on the standard fears of arrests, vandalism, deaths and injuries related to mass alcohol consumption, will certainly have severe implications toward the partygoing community. Ned Cheever, 87, of City Hall, one of the people who voted for this year's drying-out of Mifflin, explained their decision.
Big changes needed for cleaner lakes
(04/29/10 6:00am)
I don't know about you, but I can't believe summer is just around the corner. I feel like I'm still getting out of my winter slump (or maybe that's just my junioritis kicking in). And with the warm weather finally settling in for good, Lake Mendota is open for business. But how safe is the water actually? Do you really know what you're swimming in?
Five UW-Madison stem-cell lines regain approval, federal funding
(04/28/10 6:00am)
The National Institutes of Health re-approved federal funding on Tuesday for five prominent stem-cell lines discovered at UW-Madison, according to a WiCell press release. James Thomson's research team uncovered the lines in 1998, including H9 cells, which are the most reliable and accounted for about 40 percent of all stem-cell research orders made before the Bush Administration banned their federal funding, according to the release.
Keep access to 911 calls open to the news media
(04/18/10 6:00am)
Last week, the state assembly passed a bill banning the release of 911 call recordings. If it goes on to gain the Senate's approval, Wisconsin could become the fifth state exempting audio of 911 tapes from the public records, following Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, and Rhode Island. Even though the new measure is backed by families of the victims, who are the most relevant party in cases of emergency, public rights to access these records should not be abridged.
Senate passes ban on texting while driving, payday loan bill
(04/14/10 6:00am)
The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that prohibits texting while driving.
Reasons for statewide salvia ban hazy at best
(03/17/10 6:00am)
Two weeks ago, the powerful hand of the law laid a smack down on one of the few remaining legal drugs being used throughout Wisconsin. Salvia divinorum, commonly confused with saliva, was effectively banned from being manufactured and distributed among the many citizens of Wisconsin.
Right to drink raw milk an individual choice
(03/14/10 6:00am)
Pasteurization is not just a nightmare for cheese gourmets. It is a nuisance for anyone who sees selling and consuming raw milk as their natural right.
