Editorial Board

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OPINION

Cardinal View: Censoring hip-hop in bars is racist, does not promote student safety

By Editorial Board | Apr. 27, 2017

Some campus-area bars don’t like black people or black music. No bar owner or manager specifically said this statement outright, but there is no doubt that places like Wando’s Bar & Grill and The Double U  filtering hip-hop music from their TouchTunes players sends that exact message to the campus and greater Madison community. Jay Wando, one of only a few to respond to interview requests from Cardinal reporters, said he doesn’t want “gangster hip-hop” because it might draw in a crowd “not driven by UW-Madison students.” He further defended his policy of filtering hip-hop music by claiming it to be a safety issue. “It’s just because we want UW students to be safe in a bar environment,” he said.

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OPINION

Cardinal View: Campus health services vital in light of threats to Planned Parenthood

By Editorial Board | Feb. 2, 2017

Among a myriad of other injustices, the overall health of our nation faces stomach-sinking danger, and the threats to U.S.

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OPINION

Cardinal View: Explicit chant deserves punishment beyond hollow condemnation

By Editorial Board | Jan. 23, 2017

Discouraging. Disturbing. Disrespectful. Disgusting. These are a few words used by the Committee on Student Organizations and the international fraternity Sigma Chi to describe the recent actions of UW-Madison’s chapter of the fraternity. Sigma Chi’s members, roughly 50 of them, participated in a chant that “encouraged sexual assault” and “contributed to a culture of fear and concern,” according to the CSO. The chant is an anthem of rape culture. Lyrics, if they can be dignified with the term, include: “We’re going to throw her against the wall and we’re going to fuck her, and then fuck her mother and sister.

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OPINION

Editorial Board’s spring retrospective

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | May. 2, 2016

Sexual assault climate  Far too often this year, “sexual assault” appeared in the body of an email in our respective Wiscmail inboxes.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Cardinal View: Soglin slips in tackling homelessness issue

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Nov. 4, 2015

Mayor Paul Soglin, since his landslide reelection victory in April 2015, has once again taken upon himself to address Madison’s homeless problem with rhetoric rather than substantial policy. Over the summer, Mayor Soglin proposed a new city ordinance which would tackle problematic loitering and lodging in Madison’s Central Business District. While not directly mentioning the homeless, the ordinance, which Madison’s Common Council has since voted down, attempted to clear out downtown of individuals whom were causing an undue nuisance to both city residents and the various business of downtown Madison.

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OPINION

Commencement speaker decision proves divisive

By by The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Apr. 21, 2013

Last year around this time, The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board penned “UW needs to pay commencement speakers.” The column was primarily in response to the announcement University of Wisconsin -Madison Alumnus Carol Bartz was to be the spring 2012 commencement speaker. The editorial board was not optimistic that the former Yahoo and Autodesk’s CEO would deliver a rousing address. Somewhat paradoxically, this year’s announced commencement speaker, Anders Holm, did not have his credentials so stringently examined by this board.

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OPINION

More action needed against OWIs

By by The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2013

Wisconsin’s German heritage may explain where this perverse drinking culture began, but it cannot be the reason for such lax alcohol laws. There is nothing wrong with putting back a few cold ones after a long day, but did you know Wisconsin leads the nation in binge drinking—which is defined as having five drinks in a sitting for a man and four for a woman? People in Wisconsin are more likely to drive drunk than anywhere else in the United States, and this state has the highest incidence of drunken driving deaths in the United States. Not only that, but minors can legally drink at bars if accompanied by their legal guardian.