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(02/09/09 6:00am)
A few days ago, Chancellor Biddy Martin announced the University
of Wisconsin's intent to end business relations in March with
Russell Athletics, a clothing manufacturing company contracted to
supply apparel donning UW-Madison logos.
(02/02/09 6:00am)
The smoke is starting to clear from the last presidential
election. The election was a prime example in the art of
mudslinging between two candidates who both ran negative campaigns.
Unsurprisingly, the one who ultimately lost ran the more negative
of the two, showing how attack-heavy campaigns are not always the
most effective.
(01/26/09 6:00am)
Early last year, an 11-year-old Wausau girl died of diabetic
ketoacidosis, a medically-treatable complication that arises when a
person with diabetes fails to monitor and control their blood-sugar
levels. What made this case of particular public interest was the
fact that the girl had failed to receive any medical treatment
whatsoever despite her quickly deteriorating condition that
progressed through three weeks until her death in April. Her
parents refused to contact any medical professional for treatment
for their daughter because they relied solely on prayer to heal
her.
(01/23/09 6:00am)
To a college student, the application process is a familiar one.
Taking tests and composing essays that could potentially determine
our future, we strive to exhibit our intelligence as well as our
uniqueness to the admissions office. And of course, when one talks
about college admissions, it is almost impossible not to touch upon
the subject of affirmative action. The mere mention of the subject
may force any student to ask, Is affirmative action going to help
or hurt me in the long run?""
(01/16/09 6:00am)
With the recession currently hanging over the heads of many
Americans, it is little surprise that several industries have gone
to the government to seek financial aid. However, are taxpayers the
ones who should be bailing out these companies and corporations for
their faulty business investments and poor financial planning? Or
has the recession taken a serious toll on these industries, forcing
them to plead for help from the American government? These
questions were on the minds of many when the American
automobile-making industry recently asked for federal assistance.
Shadows of this issue reappear as hospitals now look to the federal
and state governments for help. However, considering the current
plight of the taxpayer, the extraneous spending and the recent
surpluses in past years, hospitals should not expect a free ride
from the federal government in order to overcome their financial
woes.
(12/08/08 6:00am)
It is probably pretty safe to assume that many of us are
scrambling to study for our exams as school ends and the exam week
quickly begins. For some of us, classes end on Thursday or Friday,
and we have an exam (or two) shortly afterward on Sunday or Monday.
This sort of final exam scheduling is very hard on many students,
who have very little time to go over all of the material that is
presented in the last week of classes, as well as all of the
information that came in the weeks before.
(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.
(11/24/08 6:00am)
Madison is a unique city. We are fortunate enough to have access
to several opportunities, artistic and musical venues,
entertainment options and dining establishments. One feature in
particular that you cannot find anywhere else in Wisconsin is the
Overture Center, which brings world-class performance acts right
here in Madison.
(11/16/08 6:00am)
Big surprise: Wisconsin has a drinking problem. Last month the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a series of articles exposing the
sort of drinking culture we have here in Wisconsin, citing the
state with the largest percentage of drinkers, of adults who engage
in binge drinking and rate of people driving under the influence in
the nation.
(11/09/08 6:00am)
Last Thursday, the UW System Board of Regents held a meeting
discussing various challenges the UW System and UW-Madison in
particular are facing in recruiting and retaining academic faculty.
UW-Madison, which actively tries to recruit the best and brightest
professors from all fields, is constantly being undercut by other
schools who offer better wages or benefits than those found here.
Madison cannot continue to be the great research institute that it
currently is if its employees are continually poached by competing
universities.
(11/03/08 6:00am)
Tomorrow many of us will be heading out to the nearest polling
station and casting votes for our preferred candidates. We'll
return home and watch, later that night, as votes are tallied,
hoping that our favored candidate will prevail. In actuality,
however, the real decision on who becomes next president does not
take place until Dec. 15, when the Electoral College convenes and
each elector casts their votes for a presidential nominee.
(10/27/08 6:00am)
At the biannual Policy Alternative Community and Education
Project (PACE) meeting last week, community and university
officials discussed lowering the legal drinking age. This
discussion came as a result of the Amethyst Initiative's growing
support - a coalition of chancellors and presidents from
universities and colleges across the nation focused on discussing
the current drinking age. They agree that the minimum age of 21 for
legal alcohol consumption has not prevented college students from
partaking in heavy drinking and that something must be done to try
to stop this problem. The Amethyst Initiative suggests universities
need to rethink the idea of lowering the minimum legal age for
consumption back to 18, and that this may have an effect on the
currently dangerous drinking culture plaguing many colleges and
universities.
(10/20/08 6:00am)
When it comes to voting, we all know that the youth vote is,
unfortunately, the most apathetic toward the electoral process.
Such a claim is substantiated by middle-aged and senior voters who
consistently cast ballots in larger percentages than younger
voters.
(10/13/08 6:00am)
Seeing as it's October and that this is Madison, people's
thoughts begin to turn toward Halloween - from what they will be
wearing to what they will be doing. Halloween is an exciting time
for Madison students. A large number of people will undoubtedly be
heading to Freakfest on State Street this year, while just as many
will be going out to various parties scattered across campus.
(10/06/08 6:00am)
In America, we rely on coal energy for roughly half of our
electricity consumption. Americans are more dependent on coal power
than any other nation, and according to a report done by the Energy
Information Administration in 2006, the US generated more power
from coal than any other country, including China. Even in Madison,
we rely on the Charter Street coal plant for almost all of our
electricity.
(09/29/08 6:00am)
Lately, on college campuses across the nation a new trend has
been emerging, increasing the amount of course material online.
Indeed, many colleges are now completely online, allowing people to
earn their bachelor degrees from the comfort of their own home. A
simple internet search can yield thousands of these online
university websites, some promising you a degree in legal studies
and the like, while others boast such sketchy offers as allowing
you to receive a PhD in psychology within five years.
(09/22/08 6:00am)
Recently, The Associated Press released a commentary on the
dangers hospitals, nursing homes and other medical institutions
pose in terms of their unused pharmaceutical drugs. More often than
not, these drugs are either flushed down a toilet or tossed
carelessly into the sink to be washed away. This water, after
purification and cleansing, eventually comes back to our faucets.
However, traces of those drugs may still remain, and trace amounts
can easily enter our bodies and bloodstream the next time we take a
drink of water.
(09/15/08 6:00am)
From the most experienced fifth-year senior to the newest of
freshmen, we all have felt at one time or another the stress and
rigors of college life bearing down on us. Whether we are stressing
over financial situations, what our goals for the future may be,
relationships, or even that term paper due this Friday you haven't
even started yet, college is a tumultuous time that heavily impacts
our minds and mental states. That being said, it should be a top
priority for our university (any university or college, in fact) to
have mental treatment and counseling readily available to all
students for free, or at least at very affordable prices. The fact
that a recent UW System audit found that student mental health
needs were growing at a much faster rate than the resources
available is, therefore, a cause for great concern. The UW System
needs to address this issue now before it grows out of control or
situations arise in which students are put at risk.
(09/08/08 6:00am)
Returning students and incoming freshmen alike have no doubt
already noticed that many of the Madison Metro System's buses are
(still) brandishing the fully-wrapping advertisements. However,
much to the dismay of many Madison residents, the City Council
voted in early July to not only keep these ads around, but also to
double the number of ad-wrapped buses.
(05/05/08 6:00am)
As the school year winds down at UW-Madison, Plan 2008 is also
coming to an end. Plan 2008 is an initiative created by UW-Madison
administrators to increase the percentage of minorities attending
UW-Madison and thereby promote diversity on campus. Plan 2008 also
aims to close the achievement gap between white and non-white
students. The program, which started in 1998, has successfully
increased the undergraduate minority population to just under 4
percent of the total undergraduate population. While Plan 2008 has
been slightly successful, it needs to be heavily revised before
such a plan is reinstated for another 10 years.