Opinion
November 20, 2009
Editorial: Nike contracts: Nix or fix
According to Greek mythology, and aided by the legend of the Battle of Marathon, the word "nike" is meant… Read more »
Keep away from radical diversity
In my last column I argued the promotion of "diversity" on campuses and throughout the culture is, at root,… Read more »
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Newspaper offers unique experience
It is not uncommon to bear witness to some outlandish and absurd debates at my place of employment. Although… Read more »
November 19, 2009
Editorial: Another justified denial
Public editor: Usual sources a minor concern
Diversity is more complex than race
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November 18, 2009
Column: TAG not a game Madison area schools need to play
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Editorial: Woulf at the door
Point: Regents need to rep all campuses
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Counterpoint: Vote to decide geography of Regents
FACES members Left and leaving
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Column: Saving those who were ‘Left Behind’
November 18, 2009
Letter: Hunting helps go green
November 17, 2009
UW blind to the advantages of Kindle
Letter: Defending Teach For America
On the morality of hunting deer
November 16, 2009
Editorial: RTA is A-OK
UW: Eat as we say, not as we feed you
Letter: BH SLAC-ing on coverage
November 13, 2009
Letter: UW and dead-end diversity
An objection to judicial elections
Don’t ignore ethnic studies credit
Editorials
November 12, 2009
Let the logo go
Somebody on the Wisconsin Union Directorate must've been reading a little too much Naomi Klein. By failing to place the… Read more »
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November 11, 2009
Pick up the SLAC
Student Council has been all about change lately. They want to be better, faster and stronger -- all before… Read more »
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November 10, 2009
No late fees for library funding
Remember that time your dad went out and bought a new big-screen TV without asking mom? Even though it… Read more »
November 9, 2009
Bringing order to the courts
Funny thing about Lady Justice: despite her lack of vision, she still takes care of her appearance. Justice may… Read more »
November 5, 2009
Tell ICE to cool it
Almost two weeks ago, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's work with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement brought about… Read more »
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Monthly Archives
Columns
November 12, 2009
Use senior gifts to honor ‘sifting’
You've probably never thought much about the UW class gift, or even known that graduating classes give one. However, there… Read more »
November 11, 2009
DeLuca and Martin no Harold Hill
At the start of the musical "The Music Man," riders on a train discuss salesman Harold Hill's modus operandi.… Read more »
RTA helps bring Madison forward
My first few visits to Madison will be well remembered for all the chaotic maneuvering and labyrinthine trailblazing I… Read more »
Earth to Dems: If in doubt, just run
Former Mayor Paul Soglin got local politicos all in a huff on his blog earlier this week when he… Read more »
Teach For America applications too closed-minded
Although the imminence of the big, bad "what the hell are you going to do after you graduate?" question… Read more »
Letters
November 11, 2009
Stop singing immigrant’s song
In the Nov. 5 editorial, "Tell ICE to cool it," the Herald Editorial Board took the stance that Attorney… Read more »
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October 29, 2009
An [sic] letter from the Tavern League
After numerous attempts to reach you by phone, which you have refused to respond [sic], I am writing a response… Read more »
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October 27, 2009
Diversity good, no matter the source
Opinion writer Joe Labuz is right to bemoan the fact that the proportion of minority students on the UW-Madison… Read more »
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October 20, 2009
Braun wrong on Officer Gonzalez
In response to Jonah Braun's recent Opinion piece ("Where in the world is Rene Gonzalez?", Oct. 14), I would like… Read more »
October 19, 2009
Leave Archuleta fans alone
I recently read an 'open letter' response ("An Open Letter to David Archuleta fans," Oct, 15) to negative feedback involving… Read more »
Comments: Read 27 or Add yours
October 15, 2009
Setting things straight on Israel
Calling a country "criminal" is dangerous, especially when the arguments for doing so are misleading and faulty, like in Sam… Read more »
Most Commented
May 5, 2005
Alliance of misinformed, morally bankrupt supporting Israel
I enrolled at University of Wisconsin four years ago, brining a few transfer credits from Madison Area Technical College. I… Read more »
Comments: Read 369 or Add yours
May 5, 2005
Gay rights needed to protect equality
Two weeks ago, Spain’s national legislature passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry, adopt, inherit from one another and… Read more »
Comments: Read 350 or Add yours
February 17, 2008
Make Chelsea’s mom president
We all met Hillary Clinton at different times, in different places and at different stages in our lives, but our… Read more »
Comments: Read 176 or Add yours
March 4, 2005
Zionists disregard human rights
The Palestinian rap group DAM has a song called “Who is a Terrorist” (Meen Erhabe). Arguably its most poignant and… Read more »
Comments: Read 162 or Add yours
March 17, 2005
John Bolton-wrong man for UN ambassador job
Last week, the White House and the State Department announced their pick for ambassador to the United Nations. John Bolton,… Read more »
Herald Blogs
The Beat Goes On
Brother Ali makes an ‘Exclusive’ stop
Muckrakers
Report: Barrett to make decision by the end of the week
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Recent Comments
Anonymous on On the morality of hunting deer 9 hours 30 minutes ago
It’s them or us. Deer kill more HUMANS than any other animal. If nobody hunts and kill the deer then… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 9 hours 35 minutes ago
Well we now have our first Affimative Action President. Let’s see how the next 3 years work out - the… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 9 hours 37 minutes ago
bm ftw… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 9 hours 57 minutes ago
Understanding the world requires understanding ideas and ideas are not a product of skin color. If you want diverse ideas… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 10 hours 9 minutes ago
Failing to adopt a valuable technology because the blind cannot use it is sacrificing the able to the disabled. It… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 11 hours 38 minutes ago
Mr. Allard, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no… Read more »
Anonymous on TAG not a game Madison area schools need to play 12 hours 2 minutes ago
You seriously just have a “thing” about being a giant embarrassment, don’t you. One day you’ll take printouts of all… Read more »
Matt Beemsterboer on Let the logo go 13 hours 23 minutes ago
You are obviously unfamiliar with the actual situation. The email that you reference - the one in which I was… Read more »
Anonymous on Let the logo go 14 hours 8 minutes ago
ASM put up the money with the assumption that the organization would follow policies. Seeing as WUD did not follow… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 14 hours 37 minutes ago
Some of these comments make me furious. 1. Do NOT group all white people into the racist category. I am… Read more »
Anonymous on Another justified denial 15 hours 5 minutes ago
Agreed, laughing at student groups denied funding over vague rules is cruel.… Read more »
Anonymous on Diversity is more complex than race 15 hours 12 minutes ago
I just hope the day comes when this country is no longer in diapers when it comes to race. It… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 15 hours 25 minutes ago
Jim Allard: “To sacrifice the sighted to the blind and the qualified to the ethnically underrepresented is to drop the… Read more »
Anonymous on Keep away from radical diversity 15 hours 31 minutes ago
“Why should diversity be a goal? Why is it good?” “Diversity,” as in, a diverse campus, helps people to understand… Read more »
Anonymous on Nike contracts: Nix or fix 15 hours 40 minutes ago
But how will Nike do this? They have no power to enforce the law in Honduras. They could stop doing… Read more »
Anonymous on Let the logo go 16 hours 4 minutes ago
I think the problem isn’t really about the logo. It’s that ASM said they’d put up $9,000, and they took… Read more »