OPINION
Politicians need to work together to improve students' lives
By Jordan Zadra | Sep. 27, 2016Students at UW-Madison are stuck in the epicenter of Wisconsin’s disastrous political discourse.
Opinion
OPINION
Government solutions to economic problems do not work
By Ben Miller | Sep. 26, 2016In the continued aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, people on both the left and right side of the political spectrum have proposed various solutions to the country’s economic woes.
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College athletes deserve to be paid
By Samantha Wilcox | Sep. 26, 2016When September rolls around, the red-and-white comes out in Madison. Badger fever settles over campus and around the state; I sit here writing this after gleefully watching the Badgers dominate the Michigan State Spartans with a final score of 30-6.
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Tuition freeze misses intended goals
By Hae Rin Lee | Sep. 22, 2016There are many downsides of the wide-scale economic recession, and one of them happen to be the increase of the tuition costs in higher education.
OPINION
Don't forget to seek balance in everyday college life
By Lilly Hanson | Sep. 20, 2016There are 43,193 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These 43,193 students are trying to complete homework assignments on time.
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Charity work is not key in finding employment
By Tim Heinzel | Sep. 19, 2016Capitalism doesn’t seem to be valued as strongly as it once was. We hear that businesses should exist to benefit society.
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University needs to reconsider recycling
By Samantha Wilcox | Sep. 19, 2016Everyone knows that recycling is important. It helps to save resources and is an easy way to lower our carbon footprint as individuals.
OPINION
Don't let borders restrict your advocacy
By Olivia Hughes | Sep. 15, 2016There are memes all over the internet that poke fun at the situation when someone receives a holiday card.
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Millennials should seek balanced news coverage
By Samantha Wilcox | Sep. 15, 2016In today’s media world, the news can often be intimidating, dense and boring. If readers don’t make it a point to constantly stay up-to-date, they can feel lost in the swamp of names, places and events.
OPINION
Drinking culture should not define our university
By Lilly Hanson | Sep. 12, 2016The start of a new school year. The celebration of a Badger football game. The birthday of a lab partner’s roommate’s pet fish.
OPINION
Homelessness is not an individual issue
By Hae Rin Lee | Sep. 12, 2016When I first came to campus in the fall of 2014, homelessness was something that I identified as a problem right away, and it is has only gotten worse recently.
OPINION
US should encourage economic openness
By Tim Heinzel | Sep. 12, 2016A common political sentiment this election cycle is that immigration and international trade harm Americans and the U.S.
OPINION
Protest votes cause more harm than good
By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Sep. 6, 2016As an ardent and vocal environmentalist, I have always been drawn to the ideas and candidates espoused by the Green Party.
OPINION
Colin Kaepernick’s gesture ignites race conversation
By Samantha Wilcox | Sep. 6, 2016Having grown up in San Francisco, I have been a 49er fan my entire life. This was a hopeless fandom for decades, until the star who is Colin Kaepernick burst onto the field and into the hearts of 49er fans everywhere.
OPINION
Open dialogue is key to politics, learning
By Jack Kelly | Sep. 6, 2016The year 2016 has, so far, proven to be an extremely difficult one. Through the first eight months we have witnessed horrifying terrorist attacks both domestically and abroad, a civil war that has left millions in a state of crisis, an attempted military coup, an Olympic games in a politically torn nation and great political and racial tensions here in the United States. We still have four months to go. In this year that has seen so many influential events, the final four months of 2016 very well may prove to be the most important ones.
OPINION
My Wisconsin Idea: an accessible and affordable future
By Carmen Gosey | Aug. 18, 2016As a student at UW-Madison, a world class research institution, I have the ability to receive a quality degree with hard work and support.
OPINION
Letter to the editor: White spaces for racial justice have value
By Jess Draws , Cody Fearing , Troy Meikle and Stepha Velednitsky | Jul. 16, 2016We, the white students who were present at the community processing space on Monday, July 11, would like to respond to recent media coverage representing the opinions only of students who were not in attendance.
OPINION
Engage actively with the UW-Madison community
By Theda Berry and Negassi Tesfamichael | Jul. 11, 2016The summer before freshman year is an exciting time. You’ve made it to UW-Madison. The idea of finally starting your college experience can be relieving yet stressful.
OPINION
Reflecting on Pulse from within Madison's LGBT community
By Cal Weber | Jun. 13, 2016Pulse. A name fitting for a club that wasn’t just known as one of the “hottest gay bars” in Miami, but also for a place that was at the heart of the LGBT community in Orlando, Florida.
OPINION
Society is too accepting of mass violence
By Samantha Wilcox | Jun. 8, 2016Last week, I was sitting in the grass with my co-workers, training to be camp counselors for the summer.
