Several incidents have taken place on our campus lately that involve the inappropriate use of language, namely the use of homophobic slurs. The most recent incident took place last Saturday night, in which a male resident from Brockert Hall was assaulted by several other males after being called a homophobic slur. Other incidents have included […]

Species are being threatened all across the world. Arctic species, such as the polar bear, are constantly being threatened by the warmer temperatures associated with global warming, but why is it that honey bees disappearing rapidly doesn’t have much emotional impact on people?
Honeybees are vanishing at an alarming rate, and they have not been disappearing […]

Global warming and global climate change are just a couple of terms for the gradual warming of our planet. And whether or not you believe in it and whether or not you believe it will happen in our lifetime, it will affect all of us. It will affect those on the poles, those on the […]

By Sam Straub
I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the opinion piece published by the Exponent last week concerning concealed carry. The column brings up several common misconceptions about concealed weapons which I would like to address.
The author states that he “would feel far less safe knowing that potentially thousands of students … are walking […]

Those who say our agriculture department doesn’t hold a candle to UW-Madison’s obviously have not met our students, faculty and staff. After being here for five years and completing my degree in animal science, I’d like to tell them what exactly their up against.
With the technology of the swine center and the dairy facility, it […]

“The role of the student-athlete is a highly visible one. It places the individual in full view of the public, who scrutinize the student-athlete’s behavior both on and off the playing surface. The student-athlete is a role model and is held to a higher standard.” Those words are the first sentences of the second paragraph […]

In a technology-infused, instantly-gratified world, how is it that people still resort to bigotry and hatred in the cruelest and lowest manner?
Students go to college to become the best person they can be, yet some seem to have not graduated past the name-calling stage. At least one thing has changed since the middle school days […]

“It’s too much work.”
“It’s not reliable.”
“It’s not as profitable as corn or soybeans.”
It’s wheat. And farmers in America’s breadbasket are turning against the crop that has been the backbone of the United States’ success since World War I. The nation witnessed it’s true power during World War II in it’s ability to feed millions for […]

Jordan O’Connell
oconnellj@uwplatt.edu

Students, be advised: the Exponent reports and editorializes on hearsay and conjecture, and is more concerned with passing judgment on students’ free expression than covering the real issues of this student governance election.
The posters in question were neither misleading nor false, as so reported in last week’s edition of our student news source, the […]

This week marks the second nationwide Open Holster Protest put on by Students for a Concealed Campus. Those participating walk around wearing empty holsters around the waist. This is a great use of the freedom of assembly, and is the perfect opportunity to open up a campus-wide dialogue about the issue at hand.
While it’s understandable […]