Opinion
November 6, 2009
‘Inclusive Excellence’ a flawed idea
Campuses across the country are dedicated to "promoting diversity." UW has "diversity champions" and a Provost of Diversity who lectures… Read more »
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Students have ally on alcohol policy
When students hear the title "Alcohol Policy Coordinator," it can conjure up an image of a fun-hating, party-busting tyrant obsessed… Read more »
Milwaukee still has a basketball team?
Any expert will tell you the road to recovery starts with admission. Well, here it is... I am a Milwaukee… Read more »
November 5, 2009
Editorial: Tell ICE to cool it
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Public editor: Precedent poor excuse for use of [sic]
Density plan not aiding downtown
November 4, 2009
Editorial: ALR-C you in three
Walker’s love affair with tax cuts won’t save state
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Column: Milwaukee Public School system in serious need of repair
Column: Governor’s race lacking in serious, viable candidates
Understanding nuclear issues facing our future
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DJ contest totally out of line
November 4, 2009
Letter: Blind acceptance of global warming bad
November 3, 2009
Editorial: ALRC vote must be permanent
Making the case for Gov. Barrett
Prisoners need H1N1 vaccinations, too
November 2, 2009
Column: Sunlight: The new wave of terror
Editorial: DeLuca’s runaway train
Freakfest poor tribute to our history
October 29, 2009
Letter: An [sic] letter from the Tavern League
Editorial: Don’t get ‘Blind’ drunk
From the Desk of the Editor: A qualified but sincere apology
Editorials
October 28, 2009
Up and Atom!
Issues relating to global warming are rapidly becoming passé. They are so over-emphasized by groups ranging from the Intergovernmental… Read more »
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Dissent: Nuclear energy bad politically
My colleagues on the Editorial Board have prepared a very eloquent statement against Wisconsin's moratorium on the building of… Read more »
October 27, 2009
Actions speak louder than words
The Badger Herald Editorial Board has a long history of taking unpopular or controversial positions. We would need to… Read more »
October 26, 2009
Let the race begin
When the U.S. Department of Education revealed at the end of this summer it would make nearly $5 billion in… Read more »
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October 23, 2009
BOYCOTT THE NITTY
On Wednesday night, Ald. Bryon Eagon, District 8, brought the Alcohol License Review Committee a fair proposal. Since students have… Read more »
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Monthly Archives
Columns
October 29, 2009
Keep grad school restructuring talks open
I've been to two town hall meetings on reorganizing the research enterprise at UW, and like other commentators, I don't… Read more »
Alcohol make smart concession for business
If one ever wants to see the true stripes of a bureaucrat, it often requires looking no further than an… Read more »
ALRC vote important, boycott not
Last Friday was a great day in the already magnificent history of UW student activism. You might believe the "Boycott… Read more »
October 28, 2009
Universities should stand for themselves, students
Let's engage in some political theory this Wednesday morning, shall we? And let me put it as plainly as… Read more »
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Drug education and policies in need of dire reform
Drugs are bad, mmk? Young people in this country had that notion pounded into their heads over their many… Read more »
Letters
October 27, 2009
Diversity good, no matter the source
Opinion writer Joe Labuz is right to bemoan the fact that the proportion of minority students on the UW-Madison… Read more »
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October 20, 2009
Braun wrong on Officer Gonzalez
In response to Jonah Braun's recent Opinion piece ("Where in the world is Rene Gonzalez?", Oct. 14), I would like… Read more »
October 19, 2009
Leave Archuleta fans alone
I recently read an 'open letter' response ("An Open Letter to David Archuleta fans," Oct, 15) to negative feedback involving… Read more »
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October 15, 2009
Setting things straight on Israel
Calling a country "criminal" is dangerous, especially when the arguments for doing so are misleading and faulty, like in Sam… Read more »
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October 13, 2009
Sins of omission in ASM coverage
The Badger Herald grossly missed the mark with their recent news article, "No more unlimited rides for SAFEwalkers" (Oct. 9,… Read more »
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Osborne wrong on BadgerCare Plus
Given the recent economic downturn, the intersection of personal and political has become ever more obvious. So I react with… Read more »
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Most Commented
May 5, 2005
Alliance of misinformed, morally bankrupt supporting Israel
I enrolled at University of Wisconsin four years ago, brining a few transfer credits from Madison Area Technical College. I… Read more »
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May 5, 2005
Gay rights needed to protect equality
Two weeks ago, Spain’s national legislature passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry, adopt, inherit from one another and… Read more »
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February 17, 2008
Make Chelsea’s mom president
We all met Hillary Clinton at different times, in different places and at different stages in our lives, but our… Read more »
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March 4, 2005
Zionists disregard human rights
The Palestinian rap group DAM has a song called “Who is a Terrorist” (Meen Erhabe). Arguably its most poignant and… Read more »
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March 17, 2005
John Bolton-wrong man for UN ambassador job
Last week, the White House and the State Department announced their pick for ambassador to the United Nations. John Bolton,… Read more »
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