Many of you may have noticed the posters plastered across campus denouncing Eric Hopfensperger and Chris Smith as candidates for president of the Student Senate (see related article on page 1). The posters were posted anonymously, credited only to “The Coalition of Concerned Students Against ‘Chops’ and ‘Burns.’” As it turns out, the coalition consists […]

A few weeks ago, an incident occurred at UW-Madison that hit a little closer to home. The murder of a student near UW-Madison’s campus frightened fellow students, an emotional response which they have the right to feel. Landlords have since been replacing locks and doors to prevent future break-ins. Another recent event occurred near UW-Stout […]

Drinking in college, whether it be legal or otherwise, is so prevalent in our society that it could be almost considered the biggest college pastime. While university programs, administrations and law enforcement officials do their best to curb this fact, it remains simply that, a fact. Students are going to drink, and probably a lot, […]

In March Tibetans hosted a weeklong protest what they see as a Chinese occupation of their country. In response, China violently acted against the protesters, burning buildings and even killing protesters. In my opinion these actions by the Chinese government were deplorable.
A month later the Olympic torch has arrived in the United States and protesters […]

A recent incident in Florida has created a great deal of controversy in both our country and others. Several Florida teens are being tried for the kidnapping and assault that placed 16-year-old Victoria Lindsay in the hospital with bruises, a concussion and damage to her left eye and ear, according to a huffingtonpost.com article. If […]

The rights given to us by the Bill of Rights are some of the most fundamental building blocks upon which this nation builds its idea of liberty. This makes it all the more alarming when those rights are stripped from our citizens. Unfortunately such was the case recently in my hometown of Tomah, at the […]

Biofuels were the fuels of the future; the fuels that were supposed to fix the global warming phenomena, but they have done just the opposite.
Biofuels were supposed to help cut carbon emissions and help the earth. Instead they are creating devastating effects on forests and food prices.
According to an article in the April 7 issue […]

Registration has come upon us again, and with it the everso confused students. But for your (and my) convenience, I have discovered some easy steps to making the registration process incredibly easy for all declared students. The only catch? A bit of effort is required.
The first step to making the registration process blissfully easy […]

We all know the truth of the phrase, “too much of a good thing.” It applies to much in life: desserts, parties, vacations and snow days, to name a few. It also applies, however, to more serious things, such as the difference between being candid and being rude, or to what extent you should exert […]

The UW-Platteville Student Senate was misguided in attempting to recall Senate Business Manager, Eric Hopfensperger, and in doing so missed the big picture. There is a loophole in the system that has yet to be addressed and is the root of the problem.
The so-called “straw that broke the camel’s back” according to Sen. Nathan […]