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Dave Zweifel: UW supporters must stand up to detractors

Thanks to years of bashing from political opportunists in the state Legislature, the University of Wisconsin has a public relations problem on its hand.

Legislative leaders, particularly on the Republican side, have succeeded in cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from the UW’s budget over the years. Unfortunately, not enough people are bringing pressure to bear on those politicians who find sport in bashing and cutting one of the state’s crown jewels.