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Social distancing lends us the time to finally ask: Who is America for?
By Dana Munro | Apr. 20, 2020There is no better time for fundamental change than now.
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Elections In Depth: Coronavirus Offers A Re-Evaluation of U.S. Election Policies
By Riley Sumner | Apr. 17, 2020The fundamental assumption when it comes to voting protocol should be as follows: everyone who is legally able to vote should be able to do so as easily as possible.
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Journalism can’t die — we need truthful reporting now more than ever
By Sam Jones and Anupras Mohapatra | Apr. 13, 2020In the midst of an unprecedented pandemic that will likely leave a mark on humanity for eternity, it has become apparent that mere discussions about misinformation cannot suffice. We, as consumers of media, need to take action.
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Letter to the Editor: Finding the silver lining of a global pandemic
By KJ Camardo | Apr. 12, 2020The unity demonstrated by communities across the globe in order to combat this virus is truly astounding. In the midst of the chaos, humanity prevails.
OPINION
This isn’t just voter suppression — it’s electoral violence.
By Michael Makowski | Apr. 11, 2020At the end of all of this, when the bodies are counted, they will likely claim they had no choice. They did everything they could and democracy is messy. We will know better, and we will vote like it.
OPINION
It’s Time for Action: Resisting populist anger over corporate bailouts
By Steven Doering | Apr. 8, 2020Without the immediate issuing of these government-backed loans, companies will be unable to pay their creditors, let alone their employees — an undoubtable recipe for mass bankruptcy.
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Election Amidst a Pandemic: Voter suppression and reckless decisions
By Kavitha Babu | Apr. 7, 2020After Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and countless other states postponing their primary elections and expanding absentee voting guidelines, it comes as a shock that Wisconsin’s institutions have ruled otherwise.
OPINION
The illusion of safety and Americanized ignorance
By Sam Jones | Apr. 3, 2020The most privileged in our society are now being forced to face the reality that they aren't actually invincible, that there are some glaring gaps in services and support, and we can only hope that this leads to a revolution of sorts.
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What we owe to each other: Ubuntu philosophy in the midst of a pandemic
By Anupras Mohapatra | Mar. 30, 2020Perhaps disasters of this magnitude would always hit such groups the hardest, but the fact that a section of society lives life forever hanging perilously off a precipice highlights a deficiency in our society, where we are not able to adequately provide for all our fellow humans.
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Letter to the Editor: Pandemic response tests switch to online learning
By Alfred E. Tsai | Mar. 27, 2020As the coronavirus pandemic tests our switch to alternative modes of education delivery, we should be reminded how online learning is increasingly relevant to ambitious and self-motivated students today willing to trade off the benefits of an on-campus instructional experience for greater convenience and flexibility.
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Letter to the Editor: Prioritizing ourselves among the chaos
By Alexis Paperman | Mar. 26, 2020I am exhausted. I imagine you are too.
OPINION
Coronavirus scare reiterates importance of moving toward universal healthcare
By Steven Doering | Mar. 13, 2020Many in support of a universal healthcare system argue the financial burdens placed on uninsured Americans in the aftermath of a coronavirus pandemic would finally necessitate the implementation of a medicare for all system.
OPINION
Support for trans peers necessary, urgent
By Sam Jones | Mar. 12, 2020Heteronormativity is everywhere on this campus — but we can change that. While many UW students may have never engaged in open dialogue about the trans/GNC experience, this is no excuse for continued ignorance.
OPINION
Letter to the Editor: Can Sanders overcome “Joe-mentum” after disappointing Super Tuesday?
By Riley Sumner | Mar. 9, 2020Wisconsin voters are left with the choice: Do they want a moderate candidate that could draw support from anti-Trump Republicans, or a progressive candidate that could increase voter turnout?
OPINION
What Warren's presidency would have meant to me
By Izzy Boudnik | Mar. 5, 2020Liz Warren was young once. Liz Warren was considered “poor,” once. I’m the beneficiary of a full Pell grant, so me too. Our stories have a similar beginning, who knows if they will have a similar end. All I know is that beyond policy or party, it has been a tremendous honor to support her over the past few months. And even though it is hard to imagine that her campaign is ending despite so much promise, nevertheless, we persist.
OPINION
The spread of xenophobia seemingly trumps the Coronavirus — we cannot let this happen
By Anupras Mohapatra | Mar. 5, 20202020 marks the start of a new decade, one where we can no longer afford to live with divides in the face of global crises. If we cannot adequately handle the first crisis that comes our way this decade, we might as well consign ourselves to our doom.
OPINION
The Pitfalls of Patriotism: A country-wide binding force or a dividing line?
By Sam Jones and Anupras Mohapatra | Feb. 20, 2020Patriotism is an understanding that a perfect country really does not exist. Such an understanding promotes critical discourse, but also ensures in the failure of fear mongering. This is not a dismissal of threats but an understanding that paranoia can be destructive, often serving as yet another reason for justification of hate crimes on people that do not fit the existing, flawed mold.
OPINION
F-35s will worsen Madison’s housing crisis, harm communities of color
By Michael Makowski | Feb. 13, 2020The F-35s will worsen Madison’s housing crisis and harm Madison’s residents of color. Let’s be alert and knowledgeable about it — and let’s act like it.
OPINION
Student orientation, SOAR, unfair to international students
By Lennox Owino | Feb. 13, 2020Just to satisfy course requirements during SOAR, international students are left to choose courses from the “scraps” discarded by domestic students.
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The Language of America
By Dana Munro | Feb. 10, 2020What is the official language of the United States of America? You would think it was English, wouldn’t you?
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