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WISPIRG simulation places UW students in role of homeless
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2009-11-20 |
| WISPIRG member Alana Bandos organized Thursday night's 'Poverty Parallel' event to teach students about poverty's unseen implications. ... | |
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WISPIRG marches on Capitol to promote green solutions
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2009-11-16 |
| WISPIRG emphasized that “business as usual” or apathy is not the route to take, especially as politicians continue to be hesitant to pass legislation that ... | |
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Baldwin rallies for health care at UW
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-11-13 |
| WISPIRG’s ‘Health Care Extravaganza’ draws 10 student orgs, numerous students. | |
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Student Council endorses ‘Affordable Textbook Campaign’
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-11-13 |
| Academic Affairs says its working to propose resolution to adopt policies to aid students when making purchases for next semester. | |
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Dane County Board OKs regional transit authority
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2009-11-06 |
| WISPIRG members show their support for the proposed creation of a regional transit authority. The Dane County Board approved the creation of the RTA at Thursday night’s meeting. | |
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WISPIRG kicks off another year
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-09-18 |
| WISPIRG holds its annual kick-off meeting Thursday to get students involved in the political process. | |
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Wisconsin Public Interest Group makes push for high speed rail
- WKBT.com Channel 8 (new window)
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2009-05-29 |
| Public transportation, such as a high speed rail route, is the wave of the future in Wisconsin. that's the message from the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Group or WIS-PIRG. --- CLICK MORE TO VIEW THE VIDEO! | |
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College students demonstrate for high-speed rail in state
- LaCrosse Tribune (new window)
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2009-05-29 |
| As many as 40 students joined WISPIRG on a four-day, 10-stop tour along the proposed high-speed rail system line from Green Bay to Milwaukee, Madison and ending in La Crosse. | |
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High Speed Rail in Wisconsin
- Main Street Oshkosh (new window)
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2009-05-25 |
| Forty university of Wisconsin system students are traveling this week from Green Bay through Oshkosh to Milwaukee, to Madison and La Crosse, over four days to show support for Wisconsin ’s proposed high speed rail route. | |
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Students to show support for rail today in Ashwaubenon
- Green Bay Press Gazette (new window)
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2009-05-25 |
| Students from the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group will be stopping in Ashwaubenon at 10 a.m. today at the National Railroad Museum, before hitting Appleton and Oshkosh. The group will then travel to Milwaukee, Madison and La Crosse from Tuesday to Thursday. | |
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Students to rally for high-speed rail
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2009-05-23 |
| A group of 40 college students will arrive gather at Houdini Plaza on Monday to show support for high-speed rail in Wisconsin. | |
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Senator introduces new credit card bill
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-04-09 |
| Wisconsin’s Kohl tells WISPIRG group at UW about plan to protect students from predatory practices | |
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WISPIRG raises more money than expected for homeless
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2009-04-06 |
| Members of WISPIRG’s Hunger Cleanup campaign are looking for donations from community members to help support organizations who work to decrease homelessness in the area. | |
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Big Red Go Green starts
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-04-01 |
| Annual WISPIRG event kicks off at UW residence halls | |
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RecycleMania ‘takes out trash’
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-03-30 |
| WISPIRG, CARE volunteers work toward greener campus through recycling initiative | |
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RecycleMania ‘takes out trash’
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-03-30 |
| WISPIRG, CARE volunteers work toward greener campus through recycling initiative | |
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Homelessness challenge demands student action
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2009-03-27 |
| UW-Madison students should get more involved in the battle against homelessness. | |
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Let's Take Action
- Sustainable Times (new window)
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2009-03-25 |
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Trains are viable stimulus
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-03-10 |
| Opinion: Wisconsin needs a more focused and coherent approach in response to the dual threats of the failing economy and the increasingly dire transit situation. | |
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Let your voice be heard and stand up for the homeless
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2009-03-10 |
| "A Powerful Noise" inspires student to become politically active. | |
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WISPIRG, state colleges lobby for lower emissions
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-03-09 |
| Seven schools work to lower greenhouse gases in Wisconsin. | |
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WISPIRG pushes for global warming legislation in Wis.
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2009-03-09 |
| Student representatives from across the state met Saturday to discuss how to effectively push politicians to pass global warming legislation. | |
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ASM, WISPIRG applaud stimulus bill
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2009-02-17 |
| University of Wisconsin student groups await federal funds after lobbying pays off. | |
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Food Pantry Donations Lower, Demand Higher
- Madison Magazine (new window)
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2008-12-16 |
| As families find their budgets squeezed, local food pantries try to keep up with increased demand. | |
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SGA debates if phosphorous is not for us
- The Pointer Online (new window)
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2008-12-15 |
| Think you’re drinking clean water? Think again. The Student Government Association senate will be considering the Resolution to Maintain Water Quality to show support for Wisconsin Senate Bill 197. | |
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WISPIRG sorts garbage, recyclables
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2008-11-10 |
| Not even the cold Wisconsin weather could keep the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group, aided by REthink Wisconsin, from holding its trash sort event on Library Mall Friday afternoon. | |
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Election victory for youth
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2008-11-10 |
| By noon on Nov. 4, you could have asked anyone on the street if they had voted and around 75 percent would have answered yes. Nearly every person proudly wore an “I voted” sticker and demonstrated their enthusiasm for the night to come. | |
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UW-Madison exemplifies political student activity
- The Daily Cardinal (new window)
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2008-11-05 |
| The students on campus have completely silenced any doubt regarding their commitment to activism with the overwhelming political presence during the pre-election cycle. | |
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OPINION & EDITORIAL: No excuse to avoid election
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2008-10-31 |
| On Nov. 4, if you are an 18-year-old citizen, you will be able to vote. But imagine Election Day 100 years ago. If you are a woman, you do not have the right to vote, and if you are black, there exists so many political barriers that it is impossible to vote. However, in the next few days, we will either have the first black president or the first female vice president. This Election Day truly symbolizes how far we have come as a country. | |
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Student groups rally for green cause
- The Badger Herald (new window)
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2008-10-28 |
| In collaboration with the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group, Power Vote held a petition-signing rally in Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin Monday. | |
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