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(12/01/08 6:00am)
Starting today, Dane County residents will be able to officially
register their domestic partnerships. The domestic partnership
registry comes as a result of passing Ordinance Amendment 13 in
September and will require any companies working for the county to
offer health benefits to employees and their domestic partner. A
domestic partnership is defined as any two people in a committed
relationship for at least 90 days.
(12/01/08 6:00am)
As a result of the recent buzz started by the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel's series about drinking in Wisconsin, lawmakers have
discussed changing some policies concerning alcohol as well as
drunk driving. Wisconsin, according to the Journal Sentinel, is the
number one state in the nation in occurrences of drunk driving. We
also have one of the most lenient laws on drunk driving in the
nation: Wisconsin does not consider drunk driving a felony until an
individual's fifth offense. State lawmakers need to crack down on
drunk driving now. Passing stricter laws concerning driving under
the influence is extremely important. People who consume large
amounts of alcohol and then get behind the wheel not only put
themselves in danger but others on the road as well.
(12/01/08 6:00am)
A former Badger football player was arrested Friday for
allegedly placing threatening phone calls to the UW Athletic
Department.
(11/25/08 6:00am)
Nov. 4, 2008 was a day of elation. An intellectual, progressive
senator was elected U.S. President, becoming the first
African-American to lead our country. State referendums eased
restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. Pro-life measures
were defeated. Marriage was restricted to the union of a man and a
woman ... wait, what?
(11/21/08 6:00am)
By Jon Spike
(11/19/08 6:00am)
Correction: This article incorrectly stated that R. Alta
Charo receives research funding from Wisconsin Alumni Research
Foundation. The Cardinal regrets this error.
(11/16/08 6:00am)
trrjwe: Hundreds of local residents marched down State Street
Saturday to protest against gay marriage bans, especially
California's Proposition 8, and expressed hope for President-elect
Obama's reign.
(11/16/08 6:00am)
Hundreds of protesters marched down State Street Saturday
afternoon as part of a nationwide Fight the H8 rally against recent
gay marriage bans, particularly California's Proposition 8.
(11/13/08 6:00am)
By Ami ElShareif and Shaun Hundle
(11/13/08 6:00am)
This past Friday the University played host to the first ever
Energy Hub conference. Energy Hub's mission is to foster an
environment at Wisconsin that encourages collaboration,
communication and innovation on modern energy technology and
policy.""
(11/12/08 6:00am)
With the help of a Democratic majority in the state legislature,
state Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, hopes to overturn a 19th
century Wisconsin statute that criminalizes abortion.
(11/11/08 6:00am)
With Democrats now in control of both houses of the state
Legislature, lawmakers disagree on the amount of change that will
be seen at the state level in the next legislative session.
(11/10/08 6:00am)
Self-proclaimed sensible environmentalist"" Patrick Moore opened
the UW Energy Hub Conference Friday by advocating nuclear energy,
calling it the most effective way of reducing carbon emissions and
consumption of fossil fuels.
(10/30/08 6:00am)
Late last week, the NFL reported that several players had
violated the NFL's steroid policy, testing positive for a banned
weight-loss diuretic. Several of the players testing positive are
Minnesota Viking defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams, as well
as New Orleans running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen
Will Smith and Charles Grant.
(10/30/08 6:00am)
Election Day 2008 is fast approaching. With less than a week
left, voters across the country are ready to make the all-important
trip to the polls. As students here at UW-Madison get ready for
Election Day, we should be thankful we live in a state with early
voting and same day registration.
(10/29/08 6:00am)
Former Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus once called the city of
Madison 30 square miles surrounded by reality"" in reference to its
predominantly liberal atmosphere. His remarks are commonly used to
describe Madison's ethos today.
(10/23/08 6:00am)
With all the interest in the presidential election and the
financial crisis, it's easy to overlook the fact that China's
unsafe exports continue to spread across the nation. For over a
year, certain foods exported from China have contained unsafe
amounts of melamine, an industrial additive, but to date the only
widespread reaction has been individual project recalls.
(10/22/08 6:00am)
The Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee and Campus LGBT
Center co-sponsored a panel discussion Tuesday on the status of
same-sex unions in Wisconsin.
(10/21/08 6:00am)
The UW-Madison game day tradition of Jump Around"" will
celebrate its 10-year anniversary at the homecoming football game
Saturday against Illinois.
(10/16/08 6:00am)
Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton and Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, urged
students to vote for local and national candidates who support LGBT
rights at a rally Wednesday on Library Mall.
