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‘Unlike any political event in the history of the country’: National Convention preview with RNC Chairman

In a matter of days, Republicans activists from around the country will begin to gather in Milwaukee for their national convention, at which they will officially nominate their candidate for president, Donald Trump. It’s a big deal, but these conventions are often much bigger than the mere business agenda itself — and 2024 is no...

Jeff Moore
Opinion

Dear Gov. Cooper:  Here is Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers phone number. Call him!

Gov. Roy Cooper could change the dynamics of next year’s legislative elections and create a legislative legacy if he does one thing; call Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and follow his example on the state budget. On July 8, Evers, the Democrat governor of the Badger State signed the Republican state legislature’s two-year budget. “Gov. Tony...

Dallas Woodhouse
Opinion

Call. 6: Wisconsin’s Victory, Some N.C. State professors are using online homework software

The Faculty Senate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison voted Monday to narrow an 18-year old speech code that permits the punishment of professors for remarks that students find offensive. The new code, which was approved by a vote of 71 to 62, says that "all expressions germane to the instructional setting -- including but not limited to information, the presentation or advocacy of ideas, assignment of course materials, and teaching techniques -- is protected from disciplinary action." AND Students in some N.C. State University courses are doing their homework and even taking quizzes on the World-Wide Web, thanks to a program designed primarily by N.C. State professors. The program, WebAssign, is used in physics, math, computer-science and statistics courses at N.C. State, provides instant feedback to students as they submit their homework and quiz answers online.

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