News
Walker: state will lose $165 million if Dems do not return
By Adam Wollner and Kaitlyn Schnell | Mar. 1, 2011
Student-founded ordering service sees rise in business
By Alex Yant | Mar. 1, 2011Run by three UW-Madison students, local online ordering service BadgerBites.com has seen unprecedented traffic in the wake of demonstrations at the Capitol over the past two weeks. Started in February 2010, the company allows users to order from 60 different Madison restaurants through the site without paying service charges. BadgerBites co-owner and UW-Madison senior Eric Martell said orders have come through the site from all 50 states and from approximately 13 different countries, including Afghanistan and Norway. The founders initially began promoting BadgerBites through flyers and campus-wide e-mails.
Letter to the Editor: Protestors need to hold ground
By Casey A. Klofstad | Feb. 28, 2011Wausau, Wis., is my hometown and I am a proud University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate. I take umbrage at Governor Walker's ""budget repair"" proposal for many reasons.
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.












