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Letter to the Editor: Protestors need to hold ground
By Casey A. Klofstad | Feb. 28, 2011Wausau, Wis., is my hometown and I am a proud University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate. I take umbrage at Governor Walker's ""budget repair"" proposal for many reasons.
Letter to the Editor: Voter ID bill threatens students
By Emma Gibbens | Feb. 28, 2011Most students are unaware that their right to vote is currently up for discussion at the Capitol. The senate bill proposal requires that to vote, one must have an ID with a current address. While this may seem logical, it completely disenfranchises the student voice in Wisconsin politics. Aimed at decreasing ""voter fraud,"" the bill would drastically decrease voter turnout, and Wisconsin would plummet from having very progressive voting laws to a system worse than any other state in the union.
Letter to the Editor: Partnership is vital to UW's success
By Adam Johnson | Feb. 28, 2011The New Badger Partnership can be a scary thing when first discussed. There are mountains of misinformation being disseminated about the New Badger Partnership ranging from rising tuition to dismantling the UW System. Corporatization and power grabs are participating in frightening (and frighteningly false) conversation pieces that could lead one to oppose the New Badger Partnership based on nothing but false concepts; unless, of course, you know your facts.
Assembly speaker must resign post
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Feb. 27, 2011As state Assembly Democrats tried to delay a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill early Friday morning, Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, committed an act that one Democrat accurately described as ""a stain on democracy.""
Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting threaten communication
By Soren Nieminen | Feb. 27, 2011












