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Wangard, Grosskopf: UW has no business giving scanners to bars

Dear Editor: The University of Wisconsin administration has once again stepped out of line with our tuition dollars in hand — this time with its proposal to fund electronic ID scanners for local bars.

According to the chancellor’s office, “This is the university saying we are concerned about underage drinking.”

In our opinion, all the university is saying is that they do not know why we are paying them so much for tuition every year. Students are paying for an education, not to help offset costs that local businesses incur to comply with the law.

Is the administration really that out of touch with the students who pay the bills?