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What Warren's presidency would have meant to me

By Izzy Boudnik | Mar. 5, 2020

Liz Warren was young once. Liz Warren was considered “poor,” once. I’m the beneficiary of a full Pell grant, so me too. Our stories have a similar beginning, who knows if they will have a similar end. All I know is that beyond policy or party, it has been a tremendous honor to support her over the past few months. And even though it is hard to imagine that her campaign is ending despite so much promise, nevertheless, we persist.

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The spread of xenophobia seemingly trumps the Coronavirus — we cannot let this happen

By Anupras Mohapatra | Mar. 5, 2020

2020 marks the start of a new decade, one where we can no longer afford to live with divides in the face of global crises. If we cannot adequately handle the first crisis that comes our way this decade, we might as well consign ourselves to our doom.

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The Pitfalls of Patriotism: A country-wide binding force or a dividing line?

By Sam Jones and Anupras Mohapatra | Feb. 20, 2020

Patriotism is an understanding that a perfect country really does not exist. Such an understanding promotes critical discourse, but also ensures in the failure of fear mongering. This is not a dismissal of threats but an understanding that paranoia can be destructive, often serving as yet another reason for justification of hate crimes on people that do not fit the existing, flawed mold.

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F-35s will worsen Madison’s housing crisis, harm communities of color

By Michael Makowski | Feb. 13, 2020

The F-35s will worsen Madison’s housing crisis and harm Madison’s residents of color. Let’s be alert and knowledgeable about it — and let’s act like it.

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Student orientation, SOAR, unfair to international students

By Lennox Owino | Feb. 13, 2020

Just to satisfy course requirements during SOAR, international students are left to choose courses from the “scraps” discarded by domestic students.

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The Language of America

By Dana Munro | Feb. 10, 2020

What is the official language of the United States of America? You would think it was English, wouldn’t you?

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Even as we grieve, we need to hold Kobe Bryant accountable

By Dana Munro | Feb. 6, 2020

As we grieve the loss of Kobe Bryant, remember all the good he did. Remember the jaw-dropping games and the heart-breaking images of him and his family. Remember the Bryant you knew and loved, but don’t let this element of his past fade away. Remember it as tangibly as you remember his winning shots. Hold him accountable. You’d want Bryant’s assault case remembered if you were that young, impressionable 19-year-old girl.

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Starship delivery robots indicate groundbreaking food delivery tech advancing into Madison

By Anthony Trombi | Feb. 6, 2020

Hopefully, this is just the beginning and technology continues to advance around campus to make life more efficient for students and faculty.

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Are we fulfilling the Wisconsin Idea?

By Sam Jones | Jan. 30, 2020

We should continue the great work Badgers past and present have done for our prized Dairy State, and push it a step further. We should flock to the polls, pay attention to what is happening city-wide, and if we decide to leave to go on to other cities and states, leave behind a legacy worth being proud of that isn’t a resume or GPA.

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Student phone numbers are sensitive information and should be protected under FERPA

By Anupras Mohapatra | Jan. 30, 2020

Considering the technological advancements of the world in the last 45 years or so, phone numbers of students enrolled in American postsecondary institutions should be protected under FERPA as non-directory information. A public database has many useful applications, especially at a large institution like UW, but the database could be established with wisc emails alone.

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Facing compassion fatigue: Is there such a thing as too much bad news?

By Anupras Mohapatra | Jan. 21, 2020

As long as we do not become numb to the suffering around us, we can live our own lives to the fullest, whilst being in the right headspace to make use of the tools available to us, and effect meaningful change on issues that truly matter to us.

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Philanthro-shaming opens new conversation about charitable giving

By Sam Jones | Jan. 21, 2020

Do I think that the uber-rich need to donate significantly more, and that the public should hold them accountable? Absolutely. But do I also think that philanthropy as we know it needs to be re-imagined? Absolutely.

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Letter to the Editor: Poor treatment of grad students rampant

By Andrea Larson | Jan. 3, 2020

You are right — John Brady’s experience is not unique. His experience resulted from a systemic problem, not a problem limited to one professor/researcher or one department.

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Cardinal View: Toxic lab indicates a broader toxic culture, learning environment

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Dec. 5, 2019

When headlines detailing the harrowing situation resulting in grad student John Brady’s death plastered the internet, UW-Madison quaked.

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Straight from the source: Impacts of MLC house fellow ousting

By Chuefeng Yang | Dec. 5, 2019

This poem is in response to my removal from Witte Residence Hall. I was removed because of an investigative process in which University Housing is diving into how and why I make white students and students who have white friends uncomfortable.

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Time to re-prioritize: Stop the glorification of being busy

By Anupras Mohapatra | Dec. 3, 2019

Why have we led ourselves to believe that busy equals good? Even after breaking free from the shackles of high school, why are we still pigeonholed into the worker ant lifestyle?

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Young people’s votes are more valuable now than ever. Here’s why.

By Dana Munro | Dec. 2, 2019

We students hear constant chatter of how important Wisconsin is in the election and how important young people are. Our parents and teachers are telling us how critical our votes are going to be this year and the next. But why are we so important?

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Correction, not incarceration of children

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Nov. 21, 2019

The criminalization of people with disabilities, people of color and people of color with disabilities are some of the most heinous examples of systemic discrimination.

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Keeping tradition or starting anew: Questioning the ethics of journalism

By Robyn Cawley | Nov. 15, 2019

When the New York Times reached out to me, I had no clue what Julie Bosman, one of the writers behind The Northwestern Daily follow-up piece, was referring to.

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When there’s humanity, there’s hope: finding peace among pessimism

By Sam Jones | Nov. 14, 2019

There are a lot of reasons to be irritable with one another, to lose our tempers, or to misplace our patience. But there are also a lot of reasons we should give each other a break — to cut ourselves, and others, some slack.