The Badger Herald: UNITY continues ASM’s tradition of progressive politics

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Opinion

UNITY continues ASM’s tradition of progressive politics

By Phil Ejercito
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:00 a.m.
Updated Friday, January 12, 2007 3:28:00 p.m.

Direction and a sense of destination are inherent in a progressive student movement. But from time to time, crises emerge that challenge our ability to stay focused and proactive, and today, every student at UW Madison is facing a crisis. Our rights as students have been hijacked by résumé-building, right-wing extremists. Our right to responsive and accountable representation, our right to quality student services, our right to a safe and welcoming campus, our right to a fair and unbiased process for supporting a marketplace of ideas — all these rights and more must be vigorously defended, and

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