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Walker impedes progress again, with implemention of the Affordable Care Act

Ellen La Luzerne, Staff Writer November 13, 2012

Walker is doing it again – ignoring laws, making secret plans and perhaps undermining Wisconsin citizens’ quality of life. As of Nov. 16, all states must submit plans for implementing “Obamacare”...

Making new friends has been a challenge, but it is ultimately my responsibility

Ilham, Staff Writer November 13, 2012

Studying abroad and living with people from different countries with differing cultural influences is not an easy experience. I remember how excited I was before I left my archipelago country of Indonesia...

Home Away From Home

Studying in America brings culture shock, but it still has plenty of upside

Ilham, Staff Writer October 25, 2012

Please post your answer on Blackboard by Sunday at 10 p.m. and 2 responses by Tuesday at 6 p.m. Please focus on advantages and disadvantages of both.” That was one of my assignments from my Social...

Funding from school doesn’t ruin independence

Editorial board October 25, 2012

Recently the UW-Milwaukee student newspaper The Post announced that it might have to temporarily cease publication due to a lack of finances. They are currently working on a new $3 per student fee to help...

Students may be more susceptible to not putting in the research, but young voters need to be conscious of issues

Lauren Sutter, Staff Writer October 25, 2012

Voting gives Americans a sense of purpose. We are taught to believe that our ability to vote for a presidential candidate actually matters, as it is a decision that will affect us for the rest of our lives....

Studies on electro magnetic fields should be a higher priority for USA

Ellie Dahlquist, Opinion Editor October 25, 2012

I am allergic to modern living – and currently, there’s not much I can do about it. Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) are omni-present in everyday life. Everyone has a cell phone, and there are constantly...

Editor plans to fight off Zombies during Freak Fest

George Treviranus, Editor October 25, 2012

It’s Halloween. That means I’ll in costume, fighting off zombies. Since I live on State street, I can only imagine this will be my routine all throughout Freak Fest. I’ve chosen to be a character...

Your debt, your problem

Garth Beyer, Staff Writer October 9, 2012

Available grants, scholarships can help reduce your debt burden Imagine that two college students graduate with the same degree at the same time, but one has secured $40,000 in student loan debt alongside...

Letter from the Editor Oct. 10

George Treviranus, Editor In Chief October 9, 2012

It’s finally here. After a year and a half, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 are out. I guess there are other important things like the election going on, but not to me. Unfortunately it won’t be in my...

Mixed views for Ann Romney in campaign

Marisa Hellen, Staff Writer October 9, 2012

Ann Romney is best known as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife, but she certainly does a lot more than stand by in the sidelines or sit with Mitt during conferences, speeches and debates. She...

The best presidential candidate you knew existed

Stephen Philips, Staff Writer October 9, 2012

If you want a president who will end all unnecessary foreign wars, bring all of our troops back home, and will end the domestic war on drugs, then Gary Johnson just might have your vote. The fact is, he...

Democrats and Republicans playing the same game

Sarah Blaskey & Kate Palmer, Staff Writers October 9, 2012

We’ve heard it over and over: there are huge differences between the Republicans and Democrats, but what about the many similarities? Stepping outside the narrow framework of two-party, mainstream politics,...

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