News
Agreement reached on statewide smoking ban
By Grace Urban | May. 7, 2009State lawmakers have reached an agreement on a statewide smoking ban and expect to vote on it May 13. The ban would take effect in all Wisconsin workplaces July 5, 2010.
Female Athlete of the Year: Jessie Vetter
By Brandon Storlie | May. 7, 2009Due to her spectacular season culminating in a national championship, Jessie Vetter is our female athlete of the year
No basis for different races
By Jigyasa Jyotika | May. 7, 2009Despite some differences between nations, science has shown that we are all the same race: human.'
Crawl across campus to uncover burger bliss
By Michelle Diament and Sara Barreau | May. 7, 2009Five Daily Cardinal Editors set off on an adventure to discover Madison's hamburger elite'
ASM looks to reform, reach out in 17th session
By Rory Linnane | May. 7, 2009Although many Associated Students of Madison representatives agree more students need to be involved in ASM, they present different opinions about how to engage the student body.
Concern for swine flu is worth the squealing
By Sean McMaster and Jon Spike | May. 6, 2009The new strain of influenza can prove dangerous to both the health of individuals and the economy
The NBA Finals, MLB All-Star Game highlight the dog days
By Matt Fox and By Adam Paris | May. 6, 2009Columnist Matt Fox names several events fans can look forward to this summer.
Statewide smoking ban sparks debate at public hearing
By Paul Waldhart | May. 6, 2009State officials met early Tuesday morning to discuss possible exemptions to a statewide smoking ban that could be passed as early as next week.
ASM elects Junger chair
By Beth Pickhard | May. 6, 2009Tyler Junger defeated Brian Benford for the next Associated Students of Madison chair with a 16-14 vote Tuesday.
Television’s influence is easily forgotten, but never irrelevant
By Ali Rothschild | May. 6, 2009There's a somewhat famous speech from Newton Minow in 1961 that declared television a ""vast wasteland."" At times it's a hard point to argue—they thought it was bad in 1961, before ""Survivor"" opened the door to reality television. Today's programming probably makes ""Gilligan's Island"" look like ""Masterpiece Theatre."" But let's withhold all of our judgments about MTV, TLC and other dumb, peripheral processing shows for a second and consider the fact that TV may be the greatest art form we have.
To Chancellor Biddy Martin
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Caroline French | May. 6, 2009A call to the Chancellor to spend money on green energy in the school
All the weirdness ends, Kiera explains it all
By Kiera Wiatrak | May. 6, 2009In her last column, Kiera answers all of your questions'
ASM striving to include students
By Rory Linnane | May. 6, 2009UW-Madison's student government sees the value of student organizations, looks to reach out
Raise a glass to raising the tax
By The Daily Cardinal | May. 6, 2009Increasing the tax on beer will help the budget without hurting pocketbooks
Ex-Badger discovers joy, success overseas
By Ben Breiner and Alex Pacheco | May. 6, 2009Former Wisconsin men's basketball player Rashard Griffith has produced a fulfilling career in Europe.
Council postpones ban on cheap liquor in city
By Rachel Holzman | May. 6, 2009The Common Council voted to move discussion of a proposal banning the sale of cheap liquor throughout Madison at Tuesday night's meeting after many liquor distributors and grocers voiced strong opposition.
Ashley says good riddance, for now at least
By Ashley Spencer | May. 6, 2009Ashley tries not to be too sappy in her last column'
Regents to vote on discipline revisions
By Kelsey Gunderson | May. 6, 2009The Board of Regents will vote on proposed conduct rule revisions concerning off-campus behavior Thursday at the UW System meeting in Milwaukee.









