The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board

ASM, chancellor face challenges
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Both ASM and new chancellor Biddy Martin have issues with the systems they inherit.

Devoted ASM leader needed for change
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
ASM needs someone to step up to be chair and lead the reforms that have been promised

911 center, police must restore faith
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
After mishaps and lack of information, students are becoming disillusioned with a system they have been taught to trust.

WiscAlert texting a good first step
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Students should utilize the new emergency texting service offered.

Be safe, smart on mifflin street
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Have fun at Mifflin Street Block Party, but make intelligent decisions.

Internal reform necessary for ASM
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Meeting with ASM shows Editorial Board that ASM is serious about reforming

Mostly-web paper an opportunity
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Capital Times' move to almost all online can benefit the paper more than harm it.

No merit to Noesen appeal
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Pharmacist Neil T. Noesen clearly stood in violation of the law by repeatedly putting his religious beliefs ahead of his professional duties. The appellate decision must stand.

Athlete GPAs need to match rankings
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
A decrease in academic awards shows the athletic department needs to increase academic aid for athletes

Cameras necessary for mifflin safety
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Cameras at Mifflin Street Block Party primarily for student safety purposes.

Amend tip policies for state workers
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Allowing union food service employees to receive tips will address high worker turnover.

Reforms must avoid fate of past ASM proposals
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The release sent by some of the newly elected ASM representatives is commendable, but will not succeed where other ASM proposals have failed.

Rental education benefits students
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Student Tenant Union's education week will help all who participate.

Proposed housing grant negligent
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Attempts to obtain city-planning grant wrongly assumes all students desire to live directly downtown.

Route changes worth cost
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Changes to Route 80 and Route 9 will help ease congestion and speed up routes.

Tax not enough to fight smoking
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Cigarette tax unfairly taxes poor residents, doesn't adequately support quit programs.

support needed for madison’s homeless
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Although the homeless and transient populations have become problematic recently, they need support from the city to alleviate the problem.

Green Week will benefit all
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Participate in Green Week and join the movement.

Program will aid all athletes
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Life Skills Academy has the potential to help not just the freshmen it targets.

Professor tenure worth the cost
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Recent trend of hiring non-tenured professors has negative effect on research staff.

Statewide smoking ban a necessity
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
New study finds that variances in smoking policy leads to increased automobile accidents. A statewide smoking ban would prevent this problem.

Follow state of city address with action
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's State of the City speech acknowledged important issues, but failed to address actions to help solve the city's problems.

Football ticket rules reasonable
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The announcement of new ticket policies brings both positive and negative feedback.

Zimmermann will not be forgotten
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Local attempts to address Zimmermann's death have been prompt and effective.

Contribute more to ISP initiative
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Though admirable, the passing of the Iraqi Student Project must be expanded upon.

‘April fuels’ prank misguided, flat
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Eco-fools fail to send desired message with 'April fuels' prank

Results best for state, students
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Manning and amendment of Frankenstein veto are the smartest choices for the Madison student community

Lukewarm for Wyndham
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Daily Cardinal editorial board endorses Wyndham Manning for District 5 Dane County Board Supervisor

Drinking age should remain
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The state should not pass legislation lowering the drinking age for military personnel.

Federal aid a must for rail compact
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Midwest Passenger Rail Compact important in reducing reliance on automobiles, needs federal funding.

Draw on history with CNI
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
After recent proposal to secede, new neighborhood must address issues beyond alcohol policies.

Concealed carry still not answer
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
A new student group pushing for concealed carry on campus has every right to exist, but having guns on campus will not make it safer

Clear plan needed for CNI secession
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
If the State Street Langdon area wants to secede from the CNI, they must offer substantive reasons to leave the Incorporation.

Frankenstein veto must be amended
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Upcoming amendment on April 1 ballot important to solve budget-related issues

Firearm bill not specific enough
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Senate needs to clarify broad terms in bill that removes gun restrictions in state of emergency.

Call system needed for residents
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's 311 line proposal is a good idea, but a cheaper alternative is necessary.

Vote on ban crucial before session ends
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
As this legislative session comes to a close, a vote on the smoking ban is a necessity

Tuition increase not unwarranted
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
As a top university, UW-Madison can rightfully charge for more tuition while increasing financial aid for needy students

Compensating SSFC unfair to others
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
ASM plan to provide monetary compensation to SSFC creates more problems than it solves.

Union forum must result in change
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
As both sides are unhappy in Wisconsin Union dispute, both sides must compromise.

Faculty senate vote honorable
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UW-Madison's faculty took the initiative to help air low-income students by passing a proposal to donate part of their salaries to a scholarship fund.

Compassionate care bill a victory
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The bill only awaits Gov. Jim Doyle's signature now that this bill has finally passed both houses of Wisconsin's legislature.

System’s potential outweighs flaws
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
WiscAlert-Text is a promising service to aid the campus community in emergency situations, but participation is key to success.

Assault on pact a product of greed
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Recent attempts by conservatives to reject the Great Lakes Compact doesn't contribute to greater good.

New bill improves a flawed system
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Bill focused on public funding for state Supreme Court candidates aims to restore negative notions created from third-party spending

English not needed for unity
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Assembly Bill 289 lacks clear, reasonable intentions.

UW faculty deserve union rights
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The state Assembly should not delay passing a bill that would allow UW academic staff and faculty the opportunity to unionize.

Primary ads highlight fairness
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Spending on advertising in Wisconsin was well distributed throughout the state

ID scanners not the right answer
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UW-Madison's proposal to fund ID scanners in in downtown bars fails to adequately address underage drinking problems

Increase filtering of new applicants
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
With record number of applicants for upcoming fall 2008 enrollment, a change in admission systems necessary

Primary voting a success
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Tuesday's primary not only had significance for the candidates, but also important for history.

Obama best democratic candidate in primary
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Despite many similarities between Obama and Clinton, Obama's charisma makes him a more electable candidate

McCain top Republican
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
McCain is the only viable Republican candidate

Raise awareness in response to NIU
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Recent shooting calls for increased communication betwen police and students in on-campus threats

Set standards for banning plates
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Database of nearly 8.000 banned vanity plates censored without restrictions

State must combat system’s injustices
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Doyle's recommendations for Justice System address discrimination

Make voice heard: vote in primary
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The youth vote is on the rise and UW-Madison students should contribute by voting in Tuesday's primary.

Second transcript not beneficial
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
This Board of Regents plan seems reasonable on the surface, but there are many problems with the addition of a dual transcript.

Higher standards for ‘connections’
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The regents proposed strategy needs higher standards for automatic transfer.

Increasing salary not a waste
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Proposed plan to raise salary for next chancellor a necessity for UW-Madison

Grothman’s attack narcissistic
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
West Bend Senator's proposed ban of affirmative action self-serving

Statewide smoking ban smart for state
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Wisconsin should continue its progressive stance against smoking in public places.

Coffee shop right choice for union
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Despite some backlash, Peet's Coffee and Tea is a perfect fit for students.

Focus on carbon emissions
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Cieslewicz's "Green Madison Plan" key to moving forward

Financial aid bill not feasible
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Legislature needs to focus on lack of funds prior to increasing financial aid

Ditch disposable plastic bags
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UW-Madison needs to follow Whole Foods' example to improve environmental awareness on campus

CNI unreasonable with demands
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Capitol Neighborhood Inc.'s 14-page plan to curb downtown drinking only seeks to solve group's issues.

Doyle needs to address reform
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board


Ushering in a new era
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The university made the right choice by ending its contract with New Era

State needs to support Thomson
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Competition between Wisconsin and California is driven by finances and it doesn't stop at stem-research.

In a State of Growth
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
In his annual State of the State Address, Doyle touts accomplishments, major goals for upcoming economic year

Policy should address alcohol
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Athletic policy fails to address alcohol-related incidents

Interaction a must for diversity
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Increasing numbers of students of color is not the only way to increase diversity on campus

Durgans for vice provost for diversity
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Kenneth Durgans is the right candidate to increase the number of minority students on campus, but also to make diversity an experience for all UW-Madison students.

Diversity efforts still lacking
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Ten years after the launch of Plan 2008, the University of Wisconsin still faces many of the same issues regarding campus diversity that it did a decade ago

Wiley leaves research legacy
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Throughout Chancellor John Wiley’s seven-year tenure, one feat and one failure stand out among the rest: First, Wiley elevated UW-Madison to its status as a leading research institution. Second, the university experienced a downturn in state support.

Tree-naming legislation a waste
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
It is a waste of legislators' time and taxpayers' money to decide what the tree in the Capitol should be called.

Marriage ban violates rights
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Challenge to marriage ban OK'd as Wisconsin voters' rights were violated

Keep textbook prices down
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
With the rising price of textbooks, combined with significant increases in segregated fees and overall tuition at UW, students are being priced out of a world-class education.

Madison freezes over
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The City of Madison should be a seasoned pro at snow removal, but the outcome of the recent storm indicates a need to overhaul the street- and sidewalk-clearing process.

facebook scheming alienates users
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Beacon software is an example of Facebook's trend using corporate advertising tactics

Despite good idea, exchange flawed
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
ASM's textbook swap cannot be successful if flaws are not considered and fixed

Madison losing identity to skyline
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
With more high-rise apartment buildings in downtown Madison, parts of the city's unique identity is lost.

Embryonic research still relevant
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Any development that brings us closer to finding cures for chronic diseases such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s should be welcomed.

Plant timeline must be adhered to
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The finalized agreement as a result of the court's decision outlines how fast the plant must cut back on emissions.

Stop cell phone use while driving
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Wisconsin drivers should act responsibly and not make phone calls or send text messages while behind the wheel.

Athletics should share the wealth
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The athletic department has distanced itself from the university although both have similar goals—to attract quality students and staff.

Alternative energy must be used
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Charter Street coal plant decision highlights the need for increased use of alternative energy on campus.

Students must make voices heard
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Lack of student representation at investment meeting a first in recent history

Madison lakes need cleaning
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Madison's five lakes have become increasingly dirty and an effort needs to made to clean them.

Tribe approval of mascots not enough
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
It is commendable that the University of Wisconsin refuses to schedule athletic events with schools that do not have the prior approval of specific tribes and the NCAA to caricaturize native peoples or use their names in competition.

Cable bill must provide protection
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Cable compeition bill will only be ready for passage once customers are guaranteed protection

Laws must change for drunk driving
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Laws regarding drunk driving come with lax penalties and harsher punishment is necessary

Pay raise needed to keep faculty
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
To keep faculty at UW-Madison, a salary rate increase is necessary

Remedy needed for backlog
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The DNA backlog is still a problem and there is no end in the near future

Support bill, crush Charter
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Dominance in the Madison market, as well as in other areas across the country, has led to complacency, high prices and woeful customer service on the part of the cable goliath.

Charter must bend on BTN
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
After months of negotiations, the Big Ten Network and Charter Communications have failed to come to an agreement and Wisconsin residents will continue to suffer as long as the two companies place profit over customer service.

Brandon shuns safety for money
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Ald. Zach Brandon's amendment to the city budget was rightly shot down

Huebsch deserves ousting too
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Huebsch failed just as Robson did and deserves the same punishment

UW must adopt greener standards
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UW-Madison needs to improve its efforts to reduce energy consumption and provide ecologically friendly elements in its new and existing buildings to achieve excellence in sustainability.

Fundraise the business way
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Public institutions such as UW-Madison have increasingly become private ventures in the last decade, with government money accounting for less than 20 percent of current university funding. Unless the private sector steps up, or State lawmakers miraculous

Robson’s removal not surprising
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Sen. Judy Robson deserved removal from post as majority leader because she failed to fulfill the requirements of the job.

SSFC makes faux pas with RCF-UW
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The ongoing feud between ASM’s Student Services Finance Committee and Roman Catholic Foundation-UW-Madison used to be based on important questions of church and state. Now, the situation has descended to pettiness and deception.

RIAA further proves superfluity
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UW-Madison and the Division of Information Technology have taken proactive measures to protect students from allegations of illegal downloading from the Recording Industry Association of America.

UHS, lawmakers must aid emergency plan
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UWPD has spent months crafting a strategy to prevent a situation similar to the April shootings at Virginia Tech on Wisconsin campuses. But the efforts of a small and limited campus police force are simply not enough.

Judge has right idea, save details
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, has proposed a Tenants’ Rights Ordinance mandating that landlords maintain photographic evidence of the damages they deduct from security deposits for 12 months.

Bus cameras will curb crime, not privacy
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The plan to put security cameras on all Madison Metro buses should help document criminal activity without punishing drunken students they happen to record.

Freakfest comes, rowdy party goes
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Freakfest's success last year should not allow all control over the Halloween weekend be taken out of students' hands.

End the partisan ping pong
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Budget impasse has gone on far too long.

uw should not pay for low budget
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Universities and students should not be held responsible for the shortcomings of the current state legislature.

ASM plan lacking in foresight
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
ASM's grocery store plan lacks depth and reflects a lack of depth in many of their hook issues.

Board of regents does best it can with budget
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The tax the Board of Regents decided to add to tuition next semester, if the budget does not pass, reflects the necessity for lawmakers to step up their efforts.

Students must speak out
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
students must assert their independence from the partisan figureheads, network with one another and act as diplomats on behalf of the thousands of students reliant on state funding.

No budget, no pay
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
This editorial board believes that enacting no budget, no pay legislation through the legislature or via an amendment to the state constitution is a common sense move that can prevent future budget battles.

Full state funding vital for city
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Without a solidified budget, the city's own budget is in a state of jeopardy.

Madhatters deserve a chance
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Madhatters was pressured out of setting up shop on State Street. This was unjust.

Pass hpv vaccination bill
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
HPV is such a common disease, and educating today’s youth about its dangers and the methods that can be used to prevent is essential to ensure good health for Wisconsin’s future generations.

Budget stalemate infringes on uw
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The budget stalemate could begin to effect UW-Madison. It is possible that students could be required to pay extra tuition fees if the budget does not pass soon.

Berquam’s message a squandered chance
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Berquam’s generic response to the last week’s emergency situations is not only unsatisfactory, it’s an opportunity missed.

Sense of safety in madison is limited
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Madison increases safety measures, but will be hard pressed to completely obliterate crime from the city.

Compromise will protect live tunes
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Copyright laws and music protection agencies stifle the ability of restaurants and bars to play live music.

Smith’s punishment does not fit bill
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
With Lance Smith being the most recent athlete in the spotlight for illegal conduct, head coach Bret Bielema needs to establish the notion that misconduct is unacceptable, and playing sports does not put athletes above the law.

Foundation has misguided focus
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Freedom From Religion Foundation attacks nonprofit groups holding commemorative ceremonies and this will do nothing to accomplish their goals.

‘Show and Blow’ not deterrence
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
University's policy will not achieve intended goals.

County reduction bad for wisconsin
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The State Legislature must turn down the county reduction proposal from Rep. Frank Lasee, R-Green Bay

Local produce trend beneficial
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The trend for local grocers to carry locally grown produce is a positive development for all parties involved.

Funding critical to primary care clinics
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Support a budding state health care program that gives hope to those without insurance.

Doyle’s covenant gives false hope
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
When thousands of ninth-graders signed the Wisconsin Covenant this fall, promising them a place in a UW-System school once they graduate high school, it seemed too good to be true—and it was.

Deny density plan
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Despite what some residents say, the Alcohol Licensing Density Plan will not accomplish its intended objectives.

Cieslewicz right to drop streetcars
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz made the right decision in dropping his proposed streetcar initiative and instead go for the new Commuter Rail System.

education suffers from budget stall
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The legislator has stalled the budget since July, putting financial aide students at a high risk of perhaps not even being able to afford to continue school.

RIAA should adapt to internet trend
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Instead of punishing illegal downloading, the RIAA should find alternate methods of persuading people to pay for their music.

Wi-fi should stay a private function
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The possibility of wi-fi becoming a publicly-funded technology is obvious. This should not occur because public funding should go to more important civil services.

Compassionate care vital for victims
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
Compassionate Care for Rape Victim bill is unnecessarily held up at the State Capitol.

Ironman reflects a healthy madison
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The Ironman triathlon brings awareness to Madison's healthy status as a city.

Lawmakers need to pass budget
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
The state budget has not been passed and Wisconsin is the only state in this situation. Lawmakers need to step up and pass the budget for the good of the state.

UW-Madison should try to house all incoming freshmen
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
While guaranteed housing seems to be a standard for other schools in the conference, it is apparently not a top priority at UW-Madison.

Kosher kitchen a prudent addition
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UW-Madison's plan to open a new kosher meat kitchen in November represents a positive move toward making Jewish and Muslim students feel comfortable on campus.

UW athletes must stop misconduct
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board
UW-Madison should remind players that their actions represent the university

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