OPINION

Cardinal View: UW-Madison expression policies shape debate on only their terms. This restricts student dialogue

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Oct. 29

In wake of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s new expressive policy and neutrality statement, The Daily Cardinal believes these sentiments disregard the Wisconsin Idea and could censor important student protests.

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Cardinal View: UW System doesn’t grasp the impact of campus closures on students

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Sep. 12

After a lack of communication from UW System officials, many communities and students face uncertainty and isolation with higher education after a myriad of branch campuses closed.

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The Daily Cardinal announces 2024 Local Bar Guide Awards nominees

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 15, 2024

After nearly a decade on hiatus, The Daily Cardinal is reviving its annual Local Bar Guide for 2024.

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OPINION

Cardinal View: Stop playing chess with our education, Mr. Vos

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Aug. 10, 2023

DEI programs prepare UW students for the workforce. Cutting the UW System's budget cripples Wisconsin's economic engine.

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Cardinal View: We mourn with Michigan State University, grapple with yet another school shooting

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Feb. 23, 2023

As we mourn with Michigan State University, we implore those in positions of power to take action and realize that enough is enough. Ultimately, every day without action is a day where vulnerability persists.

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OPINION

Cardinal View: Madison housing shortages, rent surges need to be addressed

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Sep. 29, 2022

With capacity issues at dorms, and some Madison rent prices rising by up to 20% next year, University of Wisconsin-Madison students are left to bear the burden of an increasingly predatory and volatile housing market. 

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Cardinal View: We support the right to choose

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | May. 9, 2022

As the final verdict of the Supreme Court looms, we implore fellow students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to reflect on how an overturn of Roe v. Wade impacts your body, as well as the bodies of your peers.

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News

Being a Badger: UW-Madison’s issue with identity

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 31, 2022

 Do you want to be a Badger? Come along with me.

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Cardinal View: Sexual assault resources need greater funding

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Feb. 24, 2022

It’s long overdue for the university to make adequate investments in survivor and mental health services. 

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Cardinal View: Opening the doors behind UW System’s new president

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Jan. 27, 2022

The Board of Regents has selected a new president to lead the University of Wisconsin System Schools — and the decision was made behind closed doors. 

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OPINION

Cardinal View: New COVID-19 variants necessitate a more cautious safety plan

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Sep. 9, 2021

The return of in-person classes is a necessary step forward, but a more cautious plan is needed to ensure student, staff and faculty safety. 

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A year in review: An ongoing fight for student justice

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Apr. 29, 2021

Entering the school year, students and faculty alike were anxious for how the semester would look. How would the pandemic affect day-to-day campus operations, and could we return “safely” back to campus?

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OPINION

Cardinal View: Retracting our endorsement of Ayomi Obuseh for District 8 Alder

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 31, 2021

At the Daily Cardinal, we stand with survivors of sexual assault; finding it critical that we — and others — do the same with our words and actions, we can no longer support Ayomi Obuseh.

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A look into our exploitative reality

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 25, 2021

The Editorial Board dives into facets of labor culture — parsing through the ways in which it has neglected systemic inequalities, exploited youth, perpetuated cycles of oppression and manifested in our immediate environment.

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OPINION

UW must take greater responsibility for students’ financial health

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 25, 2021

UW-Madison must take strong action in the best interests of students that are left out of aid and scholarship conversations.

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Breaking backs, hopes for the future: How UW perpetuates prison labor

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 25, 2021

UW is having a serious crisis of character regarding this issue and it is questionable as to why they support progressive ideals within the community, yet benefit directly from what is essentially legal slavery.

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OPINION

Cardinal View: Why you should care about city politics

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Feb. 25, 2021

Everyone capable of voting in local elections should, and every single member of the city and campus community should stay aware of local politics. After all, change starts from the ground up.