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OPINION

Trump's censorship is authoritative, harmful

By Ashley Obuljen | Jan. 23, 2018

Fetus . Diversity. Transgender. Vulnerable. Entitlement. Science-based. Evidence-based. These are all words that the Trump administration has chosen to ban from the budget proposals of the Center for Disease Control. While the Department of Health and Human Services claims that no list of banned words exists, it is easy to understand the implication directed towards CDC employees: there may not be an official list, but using those particular words in your proposals will get you in trouble. CDC employees who like their jobs will undoubtedly refrain from putting these newly proclaimed buzz-words in their reports. Censorship of science and facts is a step toward dictatorship and the banning of these particular words will result in extreme harm to our nation’s health, as well as the repression of knowledge regarding such health.

In addition to the univeristy’s carbon neutral pledge, students must make an effort to be sustainable.

OPINION

Cardinal View: Carbon neutral pledge a starting point for UW

By Editorial Board | Jan. 23, 2018

To be greener, we must want to do more than sign a pledge. At face value, the commitment to be carbon-neutral seems like a no-brainer.

The proposed dining plan will discourage students from living in UW housing.

OPINION

Letter to the editor: New meal plan does not make dining more transparent, is unfair to low-income students

By Spencer Jastrow | Dec. 13, 2017

As a resident and a House Fellow, the residence halls were foundational in my social and academic college experience. With nearly all first-year students living on campus, Housing helps form intimate communities to contrast the enormity of the University and brings together students from all academic, regional and ideological backgrounds to an unstructured social setting — a phenomenon not found elsewhere at the school to such significance. With how critical a role Housing plays in campus life, I am concerned about how the mandatory Dining deposit will impact low-income students access to our state’s public flagship university.

OPINION

Circular flow: How the STEM "pipeline" has historically led women to less than nowhere

By Addison McGhee | Dec. 11, 2017

Prior to the 1970s, the term “pipeline” was used in industry to describe the process in which a product is pushed through the development phase and out into the market.

OPINION

A bird's-eye view of our semester

By Editorial Board | Dec. 7, 2017

Board of Regents take easy way out, enact misguided free speech policy Thinking of protesting a speaker coming to a UW campus?

CAMPUS NEWS

Letter to the Editor: Proposed dining plan will unfairly impact students of different economic, religious backgrounds

By Claire VanValkenburg | Dec. 5, 2017

Recently the University released a policy proposal to mandate a $1,400 non-refundable dining hall deposit for incoming freshman living in the dorms.

OPINION

Leak in the Keystone Pipeline highlights underlying problems

By Jake Price | Nov. 30, 2017

Earlier in November there was a monumental leak in the Keystone Pipeline, resulting in over 200,000 gallons of oil spilling into the land of South Dakota, close to the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation.

OPINION

Mission to save net neutrality is crucial

By Brett Danen | Nov. 30, 2017

Last Tuesday, FCC Commissioner and Trump-appointee Ajit Pai released plans to rollback net neutrality.

First-generation college students attending UW-Madison have to navigate additonal stressors on top of academics when compared to their peers.

OPINION

Cardinal View: First-gen students deserve more campus resources, specialized spaces to thrive

By Editorial Board | Nov. 27, 2017

According to data collected by UW-Madison from 2006-’11, the average graduation rate of students was 56.8 percent in four years and 81.9 percent in five years.

OPINION

Letter to the Editor: College Republicans avoid real issues to mock fellow student

By College Democrats | Nov. 20, 2017

This past week’s news headlines highlighted stories such as major sexual assault allegations and the House Republicans passing a dangerous tax plan, yet the College Republicans of UW-Madison chose to dedicate their “CR’s Newsflash” vlog about a tweet. Not about one of the countless tweets made by President Trump irrationally insulting Kim Jong-un, threatening a nuclear war, or spewing blatantly false facts.

OPINION

Background checks not enough for gun control

By Brett Danen | Nov. 20, 2017

Two of the worst mass shootings in American history have occurred within the last two months.

OPINION

Public education system is broken, needs reform

By Chelsea Hylton | Nov. 18, 2017

Education is something that has so much power. It has the possibility to change lives and better the future.

More work needs to be done so that trans students feel accepted.

OPINION

UW climate survey underscores need to use proper pronouns

By ASM Equity and Inclusion Committee | Nov. 16, 2017

The 2016 Campus Climate Survey found that only 35 percent of trans students felt welcome on campus.

If the university wants to be inclusive, they need to acknowledge support for creating this certificate.

OPINION

University needs Hmong American studies program

By Hmong American Studies Committee | Nov. 16, 2017

For the past two years, we have been fighting to establish a Hmong American Studies Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

OPINION

Letter to the Editor: Campus free speech important, but cannot proliferate hate

By Legislative Affairs Committee | Nov. 16, 2017

As the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Associated Students of Madison we made the deliberate decision as a body to not protest an invited conservative speaker, Jordan Peterson. Despite this decision, we will continue to be vigilant in our defense of student power.

OPINION

Letter to the Editor: Rumored Federal Reserve candidate has poor track record, is bad for Wisconsin

By Beth Alleman | Nov. 13, 2017

Wisconsin’s economy has sputtered since the Great Recession, with slower wage growth and deeper income inequality than most American states.

OPINION

Mass shootings will not end until better gun control enacted

By Ashley Obuljen | Nov. 9, 2017

Gun control doesn’t work!” Except for in Australia, Scotland and Japan... The recent shootings we have experienced show that gun violence is a uniquely American problem and it’s time to stop pretending that consistent mass shootings are “unavoidable.” By extension, it’s time to recognize that we need stricter gun control.

OPINION

Conservative policies not good selling points

By Jake Price | Nov. 9, 2017

The state elections on Tuesday were a resounding success for Democrats. Ralph Northam beat out Republican opponent Ed Gillespie for Virginia in a 9-point victory, and Republicans lost at least 14 seats in the House of Delegates which could potentially cause the majority to shift to Democrats.

OPINION

Global security relies on United States involvement

By Peter Kane | Nov. 6, 2017

In mid-October, President Trump announced that he will not recertify the Iran nuclear deal, following through on his campaign promise to end one of the Obama Administration’s signature achievements.

OPINION

Adult students on campus have different experiences than peers

By Savannah McHugh | Nov. 2, 2017

At 22 years old, as I get to finally conclude the unwritten chapter that is my Bachelor’s Degree, I am thrust into a world of Partying On School Nights and Meeting That One Guy From Tinder.