Opinion

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OPINION

The power of a passport

By Anupras Mohapatra | Sep. 23, 2021

The world today simply cannot have second and third class citizens. We must do better.

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OPINION

The absence of transcendentalism in a world deaf to its dying shrieks

By Abdullah Marei | Sep. 23, 2021

Transcendentalist writing demonstrates the true force of language. This, in turn, inspires people to not be passively shaped by the world, but to actively shape it. It instills a level of responsibility within readers: it’s time to break the silence.

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OPINION

I got breakthrough COVID. Yes, we should all be getting tested

By Ellie Olson | Sep. 16, 2021

One night, one of my roommates came home with several bottles of cold medicine in tow... a week later, four of us had tested positive for COVID-19.  

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OPINION

Nasdaq’s diversity rule is not progressive

By Sarah Eckhardt | Sep. 16, 2021

While Nasdaq’s efforts are commendable, if they want to improve diversity thresholds within their businesses’ leadership boards, Nasdaq should address the underlying problems keeping people, and great companies, from reaching their potential.

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OPINION

Privilege and Power

By Abdullah Marei | Sep. 16, 2021

Billie Eilish’s whiteness and supposed heterosexuality function as an overarching armor that resists life-altering criticism.

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OPINION

Cardinal View: New COVID-19 variants necessitate a more cautious safety plan

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Sep. 9, 2021

The return of in-person classes is a necessary step forward, but a more cautious plan is needed to ensure student, staff and faculty safety. 

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OPINION

Letter to the Editor: We will move forward with 'Rashomon'

By Dan Lisowski | Sep. 6, 2021

"Our faculty and staff engaged in a vigorous dialogue about this production. Many works of art, including plays, feature controversial and uncomfortable depictions. It is through freely exploring complex topics that society can learn from them."  

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OPINION

Letter to the Editor: UW's theatre department perpetuates rape culture

By Anonymous | Sep. 2, 2021

"During the play, I was recoiling in my seat, reminded of how I’ve been treated. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one."

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OPINION

The Unvaccinated Gift: A Masked Campus

By Ethan Wollins | Aug. 18, 2021

Undeniably, the decision to remain unvaccinated is self-inflicted. The logic in forcing the vaccinated folk to maintain strict safety protocols on campus that are just to keep the unvaccinated healthy is flawed and unfair.

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OPINION

An evaluation of freshmen living amidst the housing crisis

By Ian-Michael Griffin and Em-J Krigsman | Aug. 18, 2021

To help evaluate the options for incoming freshmen, Em-J Krigsman and Ian-Michael Griffin, the opinion editors on behalf of the Daily Cardinal, have offered their perspectives on their polar opposite freshmen living experiences. Em-J resided in the largest on-campus dorm and Ian-Michael selected a one-bedroom, off-campus apartment.

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OPINION

Letter to the Editor: Officials must act now to stop Line 3 and Line 5

By Lily Herling | Aug. 10, 2021

Stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline was a good first step, but state and federal officials must act now to stop Line 3 and Line 5 .

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OPINION

Laziness and a lack of flexibility

By Ethan Wollins | Jun. 7, 2021

If the solution to COVID-19 was fewer positive cases and more vaccinations, the university did an inadequate job at giving their students the liberty they work so very hard to deserve.

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OPINION

Big Pharma profiteering is to blame for the ongoing pandemic

By Em-J Krigsman | Jun. 7, 2021

Rising prescription costs, the opioid crisis and tax breaks ⁠— Big Pharma’s history of profit-driven selfishness is easily eclipsed as the COVID-19 pandemic prompts these same companies to delay progress, threatening hopes for international herd immunity.

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OPINION

A year in review: An ongoing fight for student justice

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Apr. 29, 2021

Entering the school year, students and faculty alike were anxious for how the semester would look. How would the pandemic affect day-to-day campus operations, and could we return “safely” back to campus?

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OPINION

Sen. Ron Johnson should get the COVID-19 vaccine whether he likes it or not

By Nick Rawling | Apr. 29, 2021

In what has become a somewhat-regular occurrence as of late, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis, once again thrust himself into the national spotlight last week by saying something incredibly dumb. 

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OPINION

The strive for profits: How capitalism is destroying American media

By Em-J Krigsman | Apr. 22, 2021

We may have been born a united nation, but so long as the media remains under capitalism’s grasp, we are in for a dangerous and disunited future.  

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OPINION

Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics

By Tripp Grebe | Apr. 22, 2021

If the United States decides to attend the 2022 Olympics in China, they will be complicit in giving the Chinese Communist Party the same validation they gave the Nazi Regime in 1936. 

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OPINION

Letter to the Editor: The Human Connection

By Mark Jacobs | Apr. 15, 2021

Your college success and resume are only one part of achieving the career of your dreams. The other part is the human connection.

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OPINION

America needs to level the playing field for organized labor

By Philip Klinker | Apr. 15, 2021

If the PRO Act passes, working people could bargain, strike, picket and agitate for the wages and conditions they deserve. 

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OPINION

Meditation is sorely need on the UW-Madison campus

By Abdullah Marei | Apr. 15, 2021

With a clear head and the stillness of time, people can be relieved of most of their worries and begin to tap into something special, something pure, something beautiful.