November 25, 2005

Stuck in a Badger Hole

By PETER SCHMIDT

The U. of Wisconsin System is under assault by that state's leaders. Blame its political clumsiness and broader national trends.

If one could mount a cannon on the lawn of Wisconsin's capitol and aim it straight down Madison's shop-and-bar-lined State Street, one could easily shell the University of Wisconsin System's flagship campus, about half a mile away. To hear some lawmakers talk about the system, it's a wonder they haven't tried.

Verbally, at least, state legislators have

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