OPINION
Letter to the Editor: Lessons from Hong Kong
By Alfred E. Tsai | Nov. 4, 2019To both protesters and police alike, radical violent methods do not help mitigate differences or resolve controversy.
Opinion
OPINION
Trump’s America enables racism, extreme scrutiny of minorities
By Dana Munro | Oct. 31, 2019A racism scandal in Madison struck a national chord this week— the New York Times reported on it, CNN reported on it, Cher even offered to help. When Marlon Anderson, a black security guard, politely asked a student to stop calling him the n-word he was fired for inappropriate language.
OPINION
Vape ban impacts extend beyond public health, youth use
By Anthony Trombi | Oct. 31, 2019Vaping has become a quintessential part of high school and college culture. From school bathrooms to dorm rooms, students vape.
OPINION
Looking Past Identity: Granting the benefit of the doubt and picking enemies
By Kort Driessen | Oct. 29, 2019Perhaps the best way to eradicate microaggressions, insensitive blunders or hurtful misunderstandings is not through more mandatory training, initiatives or lectures added to SOAR. Perhaps there is a more effective route through a social structure built on relationships where all parties are viewed as individuals, and not members of opposing groups.
OPINION
Insulin price capping laws: Wisconsin needs to be next
By Megan Girod | Oct. 28, 2019Americans should not have to make a choice between surviving another day with this disease or feeding themselves a meal. Insulin prices need to be capped, as they have been in Colorado at $100 a vial.
OPINION
Diminished police presence on Langdon negligent, jeopardizes students' safety
By Brooke Wilczewski | Oct. 24, 2019For the safety of myself and all of the other students and Madison residents that live in the Central District area of the city, it is utterly irresponsible of the Madison Police Department to remove this critical position that fosters trust between Langdon residents and the police department itself.
OPINION
One call away: Helplines on Wiscard aid in crises support
By Anthony Trombi | Oct. 18, 2019The Wiscard we all have grown accustomed to is facing some potential changes for the upcoming freshman class.
OPINION
Misguided Ellen video on kindness propagates oppression
By Ethan Levy | Oct. 17, 2019Over the past few days, social media has been filled with re-posts of Ellen DeGeneres calling for universal kindness in response to criticism over her evening at the Dallas Cowboys game with former President George W. Bush.
CAMPUS NEWS
Like clockwork: racial erasure hinders students' of color experiences
By Sam Jones and Kavitha Babu | Oct. 10, 2019Diversity has become a phenomenon where institutions feel the need to advertise and, at times, even glorify their members of color.
OPINION
No free work: unpaid internships are unjust, inequitable
By Chelsea Hylton | Oct. 3, 2019Unpaid internships are the equivalent of servitude, but are still commonplace.
OPINION
Should we play nice with Big Brother?
By Sam Jones | Oct. 3, 2019In the age of excessive surveillance, it can be difficult determining where your privacy values fall.
OPINION
Workforce millennials face tech stereotypes
By Dana Munro | Sep. 26, 2019Offices have changed drastically in the past few decades and the culture has as well. Are the young people of our generation lazy?
OPINION
Wisconsin Womanhood: Women, empower women in the classroom
By Sam Jones and Kavitha Babu | Sep. 19, 2019By supporting women to succeed in education, we can create an environment that is conducive to positivity and equality, both abroad and domestically, and especially on campus.
OPINION
Wisconsin Womanhood: The truth on how women truly move through the world
By Ellie Braun | Sep. 19, 2019I distinctly remember the first time I was catcalled. It was the middle of summer, and my cousin and I were walking down the sidewalk of a wide road in my hometown. I was 12 years old. I was 12 years old, and that was my first taste of what the years ahead of me would bring.
OPINION
Wisconsin Womanhood: When will we start trusting women?
By Dana Munro | Sep. 19, 2019I want to believe that we go to school in an environment that gives every voice equal weight, and views all contributions with equal importance, but I seem to have been sadly mistaken.
OPINION
Reducing the stigma surrounding food insecurity
By Izzy Boudnik | Sep. 12, 2019The jokes about hungry students are partially a commentary on the price of a college education —there’s no money for food when you have to make a loan payment every month — but something that started out as lighthearted might not be so funny after all.
OPINION
Walker may be gone, but an unjust justice system still exists
By Sam Jones | Sep. 12, 2019The money-hungry nature of the United States’ prison system is rearing its vicious head in our state, and doesn’t seem to be letting up any time soon.
OPINION
Letter to the Editor: Wisconsin should support Taiwan
By Alfred E. Tsai | Sep. 11, 2019A blog post by the Office of the Chancellor dated August 22 entitled "UW's relationship with China," which originally mentioned Taiwan in the student statistics, sparked a degree of controversy among Taiwanese students.
OPINION
Study, Sleep, Repeat: Beat the College Slog
By Sam Jones and Kavitha Babu | Sep. 4, 2019College life can be incredibly stressful. Here are some tips and statistics to make you feel a bit less alone.
OPINION
Spotlight on Students: Wisconsin’s Brain Drain Beyond the Numbers
By Sam Jones and Kavitha Babu | Aug. 20, 2019You may have heard the term, but what does brain drain really look like?
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