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Barry Alvarez: Give UW-Madison tools to compete

Right now the UW-Madison is operating on an uneven field that, if not corrected, will slowly erode our great university?s ability to compete – for students, faculty and research dollars, just to name a few – not only nationally, but around the world as well. We all know how economically challenging these past few years have been for our country. Those challenges exist on college campuses as well, including UW-Madison. I always taught my players to meet challenges head-on and that?s what is necessary now. Chancellor Biddy Martin has a plan that would give UW-Madison some of the decision-making flexibility necessary for our university to continue to compete on a national and international level.