Category: Opinion

We’d like to thank the students who attended the forum Monday night to hear the results of University of Wisconsin’s first-ever campus-wide climate survey. It’s important we use the survey results to continue to improve campus climate.

Sex Out Loud is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, meaning two decades of providing free safer sex supplies, education and striving to create safer spaces for all 40,000 Badgers.

University Housing made this decision without consent or discussion from the student body.

Requesting more student input on university decisions feels hypocritical in light of recent administrative action.

We remain committed to ensuring every student who graduates from UW-Stevens Point is thoroughly grounded in the liberal arts, as well as prepared for a successful career path.

What of the founding mission of Wisconsin’s regional comprehensives, which, we once believed, was to bring actual, high quality, liberal-arts-based higher education to every corner of the state, from Wisconsin’s industrial south, to the great Northwoods, to the shores of Lake Superior, at bargain-basement rates—roughly the same kinds of educational opportunities enjoyed by the elite moneyed classes at Ivy League schools and the big R1s, albeit with fewer amenities.

Businesses need the new discoveries generated in university labs, and university scientists need the practical perspectives from the marketplace to inspire and inform their research. Strong partnerships drive innovation.

Steps towards self improvement, mending one’s wrongs exemplify necessary societal pattern.

Noted: “They took him to the hospital in the country town in Wisconsin where we grew up, where he was evaluated and then raced to the University of Wisconsin’s state of the art hospital in Madison.”

The participation of UW researchers among a group of U.S. social scientists who have come up with a number of innovative anti-poverty policy proposals is a welcome addition to this work.

Big exams are difficult no matter when they take place, should prompt change in mental health approach.

By celebrating women in seats of power, UW disregards large proportions of Wisconsin women.

When thinking about how to revive economically lagging regions, especially in the Rust Belt, I often talk about the importance of universities. Big, high-quality research universities have been essential for creating technology clusters in Austin, Raleigh and San Diego. But even small colleges in rural areas can have big benefits for the surrounding area.

Through variety of student organizations at UW, students must take time to explore, refine political beliefs.

Our Wisconsin provides vital identity education, needed now more than ever on harsh campus climate.

Letter to the editor: CLEAN — Campus Leaders for Environmental Action Now — is a coalition of students dedicated to committing UW-Madison to 100 percent clean energy (solar and wind power) by the year 2030.

In early 2017, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin introduced the idea of requiring an internship or “hands-on work experience” to obtain a bachelor’s degree in the 26-campus University of Wisconsin system. This was an unsurprising development for many of us in Wisconsin. For the past several years, the governor has championed the view that a “skills gap” was stifling the state’s economy, primarily because, he has said, the higher-education system was out of touch with the needs of the business community.

Wisconsin may be open for business, but young people are taking theirs elsewhere.

Right to protest should not be infringed upon once prospective student gets to campus.

Some people are hesitant to participate in student protests because they are afraid of what others will think of them, but the truth is that every movement matters, no matter how small the issue may seem.

Pursuing a degree in L&S should not be something that seems like a risk for incoming students.

We need to make innovation a priority. The scientist’s job is to winnow and sift, without any trepidation, revealing scientific truths and teasing the secrets out of nature.

Dejope is a shining example of how the university should not only be open about, but also honor its Native culture. However, UW-Madison gives the impression that such commemoration is not always acceptable.

Continued reports of conduct violations, sexual assault prove that pros of greek life incomparable to cons.

In 1977, she became the first-ever female tenured professor in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin when she was promoted to Associate Professor.

First-generation, low-income students like myself are some of the most resourceful and diligent students I know, traits born out of necessity in order to keep up with everyone else. We cannot afford, literally or figuratively, to let any opportunities pass us by.

Bucky Badger will make you a promise. If you have the grades and the scores and the luck to get into the University of Wisconsin, and if your family’s income is less than the median, Bucky will give you free tuition and cover your fees.

The student outrage about the new proposed dining plan is more than just anger towards a mandatory meal plan that many simply cannot afford. It is a reflection of longstanding student resentment towards UW’s policies that ignore their voices. Enough is enough.

Every college student has responsibility to prevent sexual assault, support its victims.

Radio is now distributed on sites like iTunes, Pandora and Spotify; in podcasts, online archives and radio streams; and in new hybrid forms like YouTube, audio slideshows, and digital soundscapes. Ironically, “sound has now become a screen medium”, claims Professor Michele Hilmes at the University of Wisconsin.

Ruth Bleier of the University of Wisconsin-Madison earlier called for a “feminist” view to understanding the mechanics of cell biology and sex selection.

(Goldrick-Rab recently moved to Temple from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she once said the number of similarities between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Adolf Hitler were “terrifying.” Presumably, her contract with her new employer provides her with a daily plate of spaghetti and meatballs to prevent her from saying such uninformed things.)

Legislation working its way through the state Legislature would prohibit Wisconsin businesses who sign on to the global Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement from receiving some state contracts.

Every once in a while, a truth is revealed that makes you suddenly realize you’ve been living in the past. There are people who perpetuate outdated myths for their own political purposes.

UW Business School enforces credit requirements just like any other UW school.

The idea that a university is in charge of feeding its students fuels a problematic cycle: The more we ask colleges to do for students, the higher tuition gets, and then we ask them to do even more for students who are forced to pay more to go to school.

The building was soon fully engulfed. Madison’s fire department arrived, but when they pointed their hoses at the blaze, nothing came out. There was no pressure — city water tanks had been drained earlier in the day so a boiler could be cleaned. On top of that, the nearby University of Wisconsin-Madison’s reservoir was empty. Units from Milwaukee and Jacksonville’s fire departments boarded trains and raced to the scene. But when they arrived, the bitter cold temperature had frozen the water in their pumps solid.

Guidance from experienced students could ease overwhelming transition.

Without weekend hours, UHS makes all students, sick or healthy, susceptible to disease.

Turning away students with “too many credits” works against goals of a college education.

Noted: State general-fund support for UW System down 6.3 percent. State government’s subsidy of the 26-campus UW System was $1.1 billion in fiscal 2011 and $1.03 billion six years later.