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Dalai Lama promotes individual well-being as a source of global health

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, spoke at the Overture Center for the Arts during part of his two-day visit to Madison. The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center along with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute sponsored the Dalai Lama’s Overture panel as a part of the Change Your Mind, Change The World tour, focused on a message that people’s minds can be trained just like muscles.

Proposed 2013-'15 state budget

UW System and Higher Education

Mental health money a helpful red herring

Gov. Scott Walker recently announced plans to propose a $29 million increase to mental health services in the state. Of the $29 million, $10.2 million would go toward expanding community-based care programs for individuals with severe mental illnesses and $12.5 million would fund two new treatment units at Mendota Health Institute. While Walker said the proposal is not solely intended for public safety purposes, discussions surrounding mental health began in response to recent mass shootings nationwide.

Mayor Soglin weighs in on homelessness

The Daily Cardinal’s Editorial Board met with Mayor Paul Soglin last week for over an hour. The Mayor opened with an informal statement of his priorities and how Madison has changed in the past 20 years. He continued to answer our questions about several of the topics you see below.  Here are some of our thoughts on the areas of the city that Soglin commented on regarding the issue of homelessness.

Walker, Vos aim to expand mental health care in the state

Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday he will include a near $30 million, tax-funded expansion of the state’s mental health care infrastructure in the upcoming state budget.

Gun control loophole poses potential threat to arm criminals

We’re a nation of 315 million constitutional law scholars.  Most Americans avoid the legalese of their credit card contracts like the plague.  But the Constitution and specifically the Second Amendment? No problem—we know exactly what it means.  But the fact is what you or I think about the Second Amendment is pretty meaningless, because it’s the Supreme Court’s interpretation that counts.

Political rhetoric overshadows the issues

Often times the rhetoric surrounding an issue becomes the issue itself. Emotional hang-ups and the ever-present argument of deeming something “unconstitutional” can overwhelm the issue at hand, and that can not only hinder solving that problem, it can also blow the problem out of proportion and then lead an effort to fix things that aren’t broken.

Stories that went under the radar

The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board covers a lot of stories in its infinite wisdom. These are the stories that didn’t make the cut, but are still important.

Things to stop talking about

Delving into the Daily Cardinal's History: Legislators debate condom sales

March 7, 1986

City-County joint initiative announced to fight heroin

Mayor Paul Soglin and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced a joint comprehensive plan Wednesday to address the rising number of heroin and prescription drug overdoses in the county.

Federal grant to fund UHS preventive care

A unit of University Health Services received a federal grant of $23.5 million Tuesday to combat the spread of disease in Wisconsin over the next five years.

Campus overload

In high school, students are told their four years of education will prepare them for the rigorous academia of college. For Alex Giordano, this was not the case.

Ryan's path dark, short-sighted

The so-called ""Path to Prosperity,"" a slew of budget reform measures backed by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, is anything but helpful. Ryan claims that by cutting programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, he will be able to save the government $6 trillion. So, just what are some of the more questionable items in this new budget bill?

Vibrator reinstatement

My boyfriend dumped me last year. I'm over it; it's fine. The real problem is, he bought me a REALLY nice, REALLY expensive ($100+) vibrator when we were dating. Since the dumpage I've tried using it, but it only brings up bad memories about my ex. How can I use the vibrator without feeling weird every time?                                                                                                                                                  —Feeling Bad Vibes

UHS launches free, drop-in counseling service

University Health Services has launched a drop-in counseling program in an effort to remove barriers for UW-Madison students who need help, but may not be inclined to seek traditional counseling services.

Parents awarded $1 million from lawsuit, blamed therapists for false allegations

A Dane County jury granted $1 million to Dr. Charles and Karen Johnson, who claimed mental health care providers led their daughter to falsely accuse her parents of sexual and physical abuse Sunday.

'I didn't have any reason to live'

UW-Madison senior Albert ""Alby"" Luciani took 60 muscle relaxants and lay down in his closet, hoping to quietly slip away.

Falk announces new crisis centers

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced the development of two new crisis centers in the area at a press conference at the Mental Health Care Center of Dane County Tuesday.

Andrew breaks (and breaks up) with his phone

Somehow I smashed the screen on my fancy and fairly new Samsung sliding-touch phone to kingdom come, and over the next few weeks slowly watched the light behind the screen die from where I cracked it outwards... malignant cancer of the phone. I remember the sinking feeling in my stomach as my text messages, contacts and favorite Star Trek adventure game faded away into nonexistence. Now I'm stuck with this antique pile of shit flip phone, with a half-assed camera and T9 prediction for texts. I remember clutching a similar one while scurrying around the halls during the early years of high school, but at that time they were the cat's meow, the cool thing to have.