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Walking home at night is something that most men can feel safe doing, whereas most women question their safety.

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Letter to the editor: I want to feel safe

By Briana Morganroth | Mar. 4, 2016

Just this past Sunday I took part in a privilege walk during the All Campus Leadership Conference.

Every election season the flaws in our system for electing presidents are highlighted.

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The way we choose our presidents is flawed

By Thomas Rademacher | Mar. 3, 2016

The way we elect our presidents in the U.S. is a convoluted system filled with primaries, caucuses, delegates, party conventions, campaigns and rhetoric filled with fear and anger.

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Why do we gripe about GMOs?

By Olivia Hughes | Mar. 3, 2016

If you have shopped in a grocery store within the last six months, you have undoubtedly come across products displaying the label “non-GMO” or “GMO-free,” meaning they are not genetically modified organisms.

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K-12 school curriculum needs revamping

By Samantha Wilcox | Mar. 1, 2016

In today’s job market, applicants cannot be competitive without digital fluency. For most people, that means proficiency in Microsoft Office and other Internet platforms.

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Trump can’t make America great again

By Charlie Hoffmann | Feb. 29, 2016

For the first time in this presidential primary season, businessman Donald Trump was put on his heels during a debate.

With thousands of travel destinations to choose from, we need to stop picking tourist destinations.

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Dare to travel outside of your comfort zone

By Leila Ahmad | Feb. 29, 2016

When I was only two weeks old, I embarked on my first plane ride across the Atlantic Ocean. Considering traveling is one of my family’s favorite pastimes, it was something that they practically forced me to do against my own will ever since I can remember.

Most of the time, social media offers only the highlights of a person's life. This can lead to unhealthy comparisons between ourselves and others.

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California terrorist attack puts Apple in unfamiliar spotlight

By Samantha Wilcox | Feb. 25, 2016

In early December of 2015, Syed Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik shot and killed 14 people in the now infamous San Bernardino shootings.

Sexual assault is something that has become far to common on UW-Madison’s campus.

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Sexual assault is too common at UW

By Marisa Bernstein | Feb. 25, 2016

"Hey, what’s up?” “Just got raped by an exam.” This is a quote from a conversation that I overheard in the hallway of my residence hall.

Instead of uniting Americans, political parties tear us apart.

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Political parties are bad for democracy

By Thomas Rademacher | Feb. 24, 2016

The United States Constitution says nothing about political parties. However, before it was even ratified, two different factions were already forming.

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Anti-Semitic incident raises questions of administration

By Charlie Hoffmann | Feb. 23, 2016

College campuses should be environments free of racism and hate, which is why recent anti-Semitic incidents on our own campus have been so shocking.

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New music school will take away accessibility to music

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Feb. 22, 2016

Adjacent to the Chazen Museum sits a sign, the lone marker in an otherwise barren lot: “Future Home of the UW School of Music Performance Center.” In a few years’ time, the new venue—which will host a 325-seat recital hall and a large rehearsal area—will make its debut.

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Letter to the Editor: Judaism is no joke

By Caitlin Griffin | Feb. 22, 2016

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” an adage recognizable to many. It calls upon humanity to learn from its mistakes to make the future a better, more hospitable place for us all.

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Censorship: the newest social trend

By Olivia Hughes | Feb. 18, 2016

“Communication is key,” a phrase we are probably all too familiar with. Whether it is coming from our soccer coach from grade school, or our current academic advisors attempting to convince us that never contacting them is simply not to our benefit, such a statement is bound to be heard.

Justice Antonin Scalia was appointed to the Supreme Court under the Reagan administration. He first took his seat on Sept. 26, 1986.

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President Barack Obama could create a Supreme Court for the history books

By Samantha Wilcox | Feb. 17, 2016

This past Saturday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away at the age of 79. He was known for being a stalwart conservative on the bench who disagreed with topics such as the Affordable Care Act, Affirmative Action and immigration reform.

Photo Credit, Serene Lau, Innovation Storyteller, Garfield Innovation Center

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Cardinal view: Campus bathrooms not user-friendly for all UW students

By Daily Cardinal editorial board | Feb. 15, 2016

Imagine any university building. Find a bathroom. Now find a bathroom where you feel safe. This is a relatively simple task for the majority of UW-Madison students.

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Guest column: Making the American dream accessible

By Andrew Dossman | Feb. 15, 2016

Fifty-four percent of students in the highest-income quartile earn a college degree, while 9 percent of students in the lowest-income quartile earn a college degree.

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Take a stance: Free college tuition

By Hae Rin Lee and Charlie Hoffmann | Feb. 15, 2016

For: One of the most prolific, yet highly controversial, agenda items from Sen.

Religion can be a source of hope as well as a cause of pain.

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Religious persecution needs to be stopped

By Hae Rin Lee | Feb. 11, 2016

For those of you who may not know George Watsky, let me introduce you to him. Watsky is a 29-year-old rapper, writer, performer and lyricist from San Francisco, Calif.

People are often much more interested in their smartphones than having a conversation, even while in the presence of others.

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The truth in ‘Tiny Glowing Screens’

By Thomas Rademacher | Feb. 11, 2016

For those of you who may not know George Watsky, let me introduce you to him. Watsky is a 29-year-old rapper, writer, performer and lyricist from San Francisco, Calif.

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Letter to the editor: Contraceptives are a tool

By Maham Hasan | Feb. 10, 2016

Institutionalized religion has long had a history of predicting dire prophecies for the state of humanity if every choice and action of ours does not perfectly fall within its confines.