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Letter to the Editor: Voter ID bill threatens students
By Emma Gibbens | Feb. 28, 2011Most students are unaware that their right to vote is currently up for discussion at the Capitol. The senate bill proposal requires that to vote, one must have an ID with a current address. While this may seem logical, it completely disenfranchises the student voice in Wisconsin politics. Aimed at decreasing ""voter fraud,"" the bill would drastically decrease voter turnout, and Wisconsin would plummet from having very progressive voting laws to a system worse than any other state in the union.
Letter to the Editor: Partnership is vital to UW's success
By Adam Johnson | Feb. 28, 2011The New Badger Partnership can be a scary thing when first discussed. There are mountains of misinformation being disseminated about the New Badger Partnership ranging from rising tuition to dismantling the UW System. Corporatization and power grabs are participating in frightening (and frighteningly false) conversation pieces that could lead one to oppose the New Badger Partnership based on nothing but false concepts; unless, of course, you know your facts.
Assembly speaker must resign post
By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Feb. 27, 2011As state Assembly Democrats tried to delay a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill early Friday morning, Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Bill Kramer, R-Waukesha, committed an act that one Democrat accurately described as ""a stain on democracy.""
Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting threaten communication
By Soren Nieminen | Feb. 27, 2011
Assembly passes budget bill
By Joe Patton and Nick Graetz and Ariel Shapiro | Feb. 25, 2011Assembly Republicans created a firestorm at the Capitol early Friday when they cut off debate and voted on the budget repair bill, passing the controversial legislation just after 1 a.m.
UW Police respond to suicidal man atop Van Hise
By Maureen Backman and Kayla Johnson | Feb. 25, 2011
Badgers take to road for regular season finale with Ohio State
By Stephanie Richter | Feb. 25, 2011
Past TAA strikes show compromise necessary for progress
By Nick Fritz | Feb. 25, 2011The past week has been a fantastic display of the democratic process: It is great to see people caring and exercising their rights. However, this is hardly the first time something like this has happened in Madison.