Opinion

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Backing off Block Party a wise decision

Since I’ve come to Madison it’s seemed to me that there was a concerted effort, whether conscious or subconscious, to reign in the school’s traditional character. I’m sure many of us who are Wisconsin residents have heard about Madison, or some sort of UW history, like I have. My mom and some relatives have either graduated from UW-Madison or at least attended it at some point in their lives. The infamous Mifflin Street Block Party, whether some people want it gone or not, is indistinguishable from the university’s public image, something that the majority of the community would agree on.

Schools must teach 21st-Century skills

Santorum understates importance of college

Time to clean up rural drinking water

Looking for a better democracy at the dinner table

A climate change witch hunt

Curb-side recycling: good first step towards going green

SB 306 creates wrong message for Wis. youth

Too many people are going to college

College is a great institution for those looking to seriously challenge themselves and advance their understanding of self and environment. A collegiate environment also provides an excellent opportunity for students to form a working relationship with their professors in a way that helps them understand what they went to school to learn in the first place. Additionally, the dynamic environment of a campus, particularly here in Madison, allows for one to form his or her own connections in the vast social network—the real, living one, not that fake online knockoff. Unfortunately, the aspects that make college so great are being diluted by the overwhelming amount of people attending college.

Logic should accompany any faith in politics

Human rights is biggest issue in adidas contract mediation

The angry protesters marching around Madison these past few days have good reason to be upset.

Potential mine will harm tribe’s land

The dispute over open pit mining continues as controversy over legislation regarding a prospective mine in northern Wisconsin resurfaces. A subsidiary of the Cline Group has proposed an open pit iron ore mine to be created in the Penokee Hills, a project which could boost the economy and create many jobs for Wisconsinites.

Letter: Students must pay attention to new nuisance party ordinance

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State of Wisc. politics; one year later

GOP values come from the wrong places

The twisty race for the Republican presidential nomination now finds itself with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in the lead, ready to take the fight to President Barack Obama. He recently launched into a tirade against Obama, chiding the president's policies protecting the environment as based on a theology that has nothing to do with the Bible. Apart from being interpreted as an attack on Obama's faith by the media, it also makes one ponder what Santorum bases his opinions.

Letter: College tuition should be free for students

Military women victims of rape

Twitter does not tailor to local news

Whitney Houston's death was first reported on Twitter. The Arab Spring was both organized and disseminated on Twitter. Twitter has even started a new account just for "spotlighting best practices and innovative uses of Twitter by journalists and newsrooms." That said, social media is not being utilized everywhere-in particular, not in local newsrooms.

Retaining value by utilizing technology

Thank you for the secrecy