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H 82°, L 64°Many civilized societies are heavily dependent on maps. News networks produce maps to give viewers a geographical context of a reported event. Individuals use maps to find their way through a building with the help of a building plan or navigate a city using GPS. However, terrible mistakes can occur… Read more »
Opinion
Recently by Heikal Badrulhisham
Cartography: more than meets the eye
Seg fee spending ‘extravagant’
In 1905, the University of Wisconsin’s tuition was $10 and $25 per semester for Wisconsin residents and nonresidents, respectively.Knowing this little trivia puts today’s tuition in perspective. It is no secret the cost of going to college in this country has ballooned in recent years. Not only that, but the… Read more »
Proofs prevent ‘blind acceptance’
When I look up reviews of classes and professors online, or discuss them with other students, one complaint always seems to surface about mathematics professors in particular: professors don’t explain topics well enough, but at the same time, they explain some things too much. From what I’ve gathered from online… Read more »
Self-interest drives tuition cap claims
The possibility that the tuition cap on University of Wisconsin System schools could increase is causing much anxiety among students. Fearing that if left to itself UW would increase tuition, student organizations have been lobbying for the cap to stay. There are many arguments people use to oppose letting tuition… Read more »
Ethnic studies impose worldview
When I visited last Monday’s ethnic studies roundtable, I was surprised to find all of the opinions aired were in favor of the university’s ethnic studies requirement. The only complaints were regarding implementation issues. Supposedly, the purpose of the requirement is to promote cultural understanding. In this light, the requirement… Read more »
Severe weather not always a drain
As the Northeast digs itself out of the recent snowstorm, the National Weather Service warns of a blizzard heading for the north central U.S. Wisconsin is likely to be included in the periphery of the weather event. Southeastern Wisconsin is expected to get mostly freezing rain, which would make travelling… Read more »
Consider decision to allow women in combat from all angles
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced his intention to lift the military’s ban on women soldiers serving in combat. Predictably, some members of the media were quick to hail this as a positive, or even necessary, change. Not much of the discussion welcoming this change considered its… Read more »
UW Bookstore wise to not put books on sale
Last Monday the University Bookstore had a sale in which the prices of almost everything were 25 percent lower. There were some things that were not included in the sale. Art supplies and half priced books were affected, because before the sale their prices were already cut. For example, before… Read more »
Better metro access alternatives exist
Starting today, University of Wisconsin students boarding Madison Metro buses will be required to show their Wiscards if they want to board using an Associated Student of Madison bus pass. This is actually nothing new, as it is already a policy of Madison Metro to require identification for usage of unlimited-use… Read more »
Setting goal for faculty gender ratio sophomoric
There is something curious about the implicit assumptions of the article “Female faculty rises in system” that appeared in The Badger Herald Thursday. The first paragraph reads, “Although the number of female faculty in University of Wisconsin campuses still hangs below the national average, their presence has been on the… Read more »
Graphic images detract from anti-abortion argument
A few days ago, there were some people handing out free cupcakes on Library Mall. I was delighted and took one. Before I took a bite, I noticed that there was a single candle on the cupcake and attached to it a label that read: “A cupcake for the first… Read more »
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