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BREAKING NEWS: Jesse Miller in custody
Jesse A. Miller, the 19-year-old white male responsible for the campus lockdown Sept. 25, is now in custody by the San Diego California Police Department.

Letter from the editor
The new Daily Cardinal is classy, classic and takes The Daily Cardinal's motto—"complete campus coverage"—to an entirely new level.

From the desk of the editor
Congratulations, incoming Badgers, and welcome to The Daily Cardinal. From today forth, you should consider the Cardinal your ultimate UW-Madison news source, social navigator and lecture diversion.

Tuition should cover cost of textbooks
With textbook prices out of control, UW-Madison should implement one of two options to reign in the costs: include books in the cost of tuition or implement a rental system.

Help protect sexual assault victims with open discussions
The Daily Cardinal made the right decision in publishing a graphic account of the Sept. 4 sexual assault.* *According to the author of this column.

A Block Party of Their Own
Eleven students spend Mifflin weekend rallying to end genocide in Sudan

Political T-shirts proliferate discrimination
Political statements became fashionable and fashion statements became political this April as the LGBT celebrated out and about" month with a rainbow of "gay? fine by me" T-shirts. But though …

Mifflin lacks activism of the past
On Monday, Feb. 21, 2005, The Daily Cardinal editorial board issued a call to action. Because the scheduled date for the Mifflin Street Block Party fell on the eve of …

Christianity disserved by evangelists
Springtime guarantees several things for State Street: The fruit stand will migrate home with southern produce. The man in the orange jumpsuit will no longer fear that his lips will …

Ignore SLAC attacks
So you think Associated Students of Madison is dysfunctional? It is like a well-oiled machine in comparison to the clunky robot known as Student Labor Action Coalition. Of course, well-oiled …

Scandals, senators and censure
At the height of Nixon's Watergate scandal in 1974, U.S. Sen. Howard Baker, R-Tenn., voiced the taboo question: What did the president know and when did he know it? Of …

Ohmi case needs more MPD attention
The two cases proceeded similarly in the beginning. In both events, a 20-year-old student disappeared, last seen on a surveillance video leaving a residence building. Each student departed without a …

Dairy state debate to effect Wis. economy
he battleground for leadership in the cheese industry sets Coasties against Sconnies in a contest of cash cows—literally. If current trends continue, the title as No. 1 cheese producing state …

Blogs lack objectivity
In 1884, the UW Board of Regents advised, ...The great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can …

Feingold recognition key to presidential bid
He’s a Rhodes scholar, a Harvard Law School graduate, an Oxford man, a Badger alumnus and today he’s a birthday boy (Happy 53rd, Senator). But the question remains, will U.S. …

Epidemic will drain resources
Surrounded on all sides by methamphetamine-plagued states and positioned in the path of the drug’s eastward spread, Wisconsin stands on the brink of a meth epidemic. The I-94 pipeline from …

Higher wages secure highest talent for UW
Two politicians believe university administrators should respond to a ’higher calling’ rather than a higher paycheck in serving the University. State Reps. Robin Vos, R-Caledonia, and Stephen Nass, R-Whitewater, have …

Finding a seat for all on the UW bus
At the Madison Greyhound station, riders frequently play checkers as they wait in the depot. In lieu of checkers pieces, white riders square themselves on the west side of the …

Television career portrayals incredible
In the city that never sleeps, Carrie Bradshaw, of HBO’s ’Sex and the City,’ always slept around. The paycheck for her New York City sex column funded a spacious Manhattan …

Reforming education for the good of all
Almost as quickly as the Senate ratified President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, it abandoned the policy on the proverbial doorstep. In another step toward prioritizing education …

Feeding a disease
Websites, lifestyles promoting eating disorders must go

Cedar tree confrontation sheds light on Bush’s resolution
In anticipation of his sixth year in office, President Bush celebrated a politically correct winter holiday and ushered in 2006 at his Texas ranch where he suffered a cedar tree …

Kyoto treaty vital for future economy
Last week, a U.N. climate conference concluded with the Bush Administration maintaining opposition to the Kyoto Protocol. As a concession, the administration consented to exploring new discussions, but under a …

Rice, Clinton must overcome
At a dinner party during her tenure as national security advisor, Condoleezza Rice referred to President Bush as ’my husband’ before quickly correcting herself. Rice never took vows of matrimony …

No sabbath for the spender
Black Friday brings out worst in Americans

Senate canaries chirp at Patriot Act
Years ago, coal miners relied on canaries to alert workers if levels of toxic gases in the mineshaft reached dangerous levels. If the songbirds went silent, miners immediately fled the …

Calling students to action for democracy in 2006
If any question remained concerning whether the university actually lived up to its No. 1 party school ranking, Halloween dispelled all doubt. Although the university solidified its party- school status, …

Making a case against forced faith in football
For some, ’Hail Mary’ represents a sacred prayer recited ritualistically by devout Catholics. For others, ’Hail Mary’ represents a football play executed as a last-ditch effort to win the game. …

Trick-or-treating at the White House
After a weekend of engaging in illicit behavior, many students will face Halloween with the sobering reality that their decisions landed them out of favor with the law. The same …

Scapegoating of house fellows misguided by facts
Apparently, some confusion exists concerning the duties of house fellows in UW Housing. Contrary to what some believe, house fellows do not serve as house mommies or house daddies. They …

Assigning values to a SAFEwalk home
The Student Services Finance Committee's vote Thursday to slash the majority of SAFEwalk's budget will permanently bench many red-shirted SAFEwalkers-all for the sake of green. Money issues permeated the debate …

Honest view on Iraq demanded
He's the Johnny Appleseed of propaganda, the commander-in-chief of sowing the belief that enlisting in the military will bolster the war on terrorism. As leader of the armed forces, President …

Common grounds possible for fair trade and free trade
Each morning in Madison, the dawn breaks on a line of red-eyed consumers waiting to fill up on the precious fluid that empties wallets, relies on foreign production and provides …

Food industry fights losing battle for unhealthy fries
Ronald McDonald might want to seek legal counsel from Joe Camel in light of efforts by Bill Lockyer, attorney general of California, to label chips and fries with the warning, …

Trojan horse deflowers prime time TV
Prime time television lost its virginity in 2005. After years of abstaining from airing condom ads during peak ratings, the major networks aired a prime time Trojan commercial. The new …

UW women move forward
When Mattel Inc. introduced Barbie in 1959, this infamous blonde had only one objective-to look good. Yet, Barbie gradually moved from a passive object to an active representative of female …

UW students: Abandon the drinking identity
Congratulations, Badgers: We guzzled, gulped, groped and gagged our way to an honor never yet realized in the history of our beer-blooded student body. We received Princeton Review's highest honor …

UW students: Abandon the drinking identity
Congratulations, Badgers: We guzzled, gulped, groped and gagged our way to an honor never yet realized in the history of our beer-blooded student body. We received Princeton Review's highest honor …

iPledge allegiance to my iPod...
Thanks to advertisements portraying iPods as parties for one, the MP3 players have become lucrative gadgets that embody the individualism of society. On this campus and nationwide, iPods have become …

Save your intelligence: turn off your cell phone
One of the brain-damaging activities students regularly engage in-binge drinking, smoking, gambling, communicating via technology and pulling all-nighters-does not seem to belong in the same category as the rest. Yet …

Hybrid cars a must for struggling GM
As General Motors approaches its 100th birthday, they may want to consider a birthday cake without candles-GM blew it on the development of hybrids, and blowing out 100 candles might …

April 20 perfect time to turn a new leaf
Students who felt Bushwhacked after the 2004 presidential election will likely experience a similar sensation today when authorities weed whack students who publicly celebrate marijuana's holiday. Police can slap first-time …

Cookie Monster's change of diet
Unlike Cookie Monster, who has gorged on cookies since 1969 and has maintained a svelte figure, freshmen who have binged on pizza and alcohol for a mere eight months may …

American Indian legacy largely ignored on campus
The exchanges between students sitting in the O and P sections of Camp Randall during football games in the fall and the treaties negotiated between American Indians and British colonists …

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