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Editorial/Opinion ArticlesSeg fee policy is limiting studentsChange will affect how organizations are fundedByUW System President Kevin Reilly accepted a new UW System policy on student segregated fees recently, and, to be honest, the issue felt a little distant from Eau Claire. When it's all said and done, though, there's one point that the student body should have picked up on: they did indeed lose power in the deal, at least in principle. The 'O' factorOprah's backing will have some influence on presidential raceByCelebrity endorsements of political candidates is nothing new. There is always at least one celebrity who puts his or her hat in the ring and supports a candidate. Actor Michael J. Fox joined in during the 2004 election cycle along with musician Bruce Springsteen, who drew over 80,000 people when he appeared with John Kerry in Madison. Let's dance with Mary JaneMedicinal marijuana really does kill the painByEvidence suggests that marijuana has medicinal benefits and is safer than some prescription drugs and even some substances available to the general public. That being the case, people should have access to prescribed medicinal marijuana. Off-campus riders: make room for usThose living in dorms should walk the hill; gain corresponding benefitsByIt is the most frustrating thing in the world when I have to stand to come down to class when it's 40 degrees outside and sunny and all of those who are on the bus already are perfectly able-bodied people who could have made the short trip down the hill to class. Heaven forbid they have to walk down the hill in the morning. |
