http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ The UWMC Forum en-US Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:16:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/search.php http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=16#post-67 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:13:01 +0000 Erik 67@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>Hey folks, this is Erik Cieslewicz, an alumnus from 2003. I used to write op-eds, film reviews and even some feature stories. Loving the new web-site, looks way better than what we had back in they day. </p> <p>However, I was having a hard time finding any contact information. I've got a press kit to send you all about a story and there doesn't appear to be any e-mail addresses available for your staff.</p> <p>So where can I can send this thing? :D </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=15#post-66 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:17:48 +0000 John Kronenwetter 66@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>I hereby declare Polito's Pizza the official restaurant meeting location of <em>The Forum</em>. I celebrated the end of the semester by grabbing a slice of Pepperoni today and was once again pleased with the food and value. </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=14#post-65 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:16:46 +0000 John Kronenwetter 65@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>This letter by Barb Seegert was originally published in Volume 47, Issue 3, and is reposted here.</p> <p><blockquote>Almost every human culture comes up with some sort of ideal way of being that no one individual can possibly live up to. The whole culture is set up for this ideal or cultural norm. The more a human fits this ideal, the more they get to participate in what rewards the culture has to offer.</p> <p>For instance, most doors are set up for opening by means of pulling or pressing because the ideal way of being includes legs for walking and arms for pushing and pulling. Until recently, we discriminated against people who could not open a door. As a penalty for being less than the cultural norm, we forced them to ask others to open a door for them, or be denied entry. “Normal” is a continuum. The more a person fits the cultural norm, or the closer a person comes to being ideal, the more that person gets to participate in the culture and reap the rewards it has to offer--usually social and financial.</p> <p>Many make their way through their whole lives feeling Less Than. A few finally reach the realization that we were all Less Than. Only when an individual understands that all humans have some aspect of the self that is secretly or blatantly at odds with their ideal, does that individual gain self acceptance.</p> <p>Self acceptance is not a fixed thing. It has to be renewed as often as it is challenged. The human culture that we live in presents us with challenges every day, and that cultural ideal that people try to measure us by changes as well. Even though a person may accept the self, they are challenged by those who do not accept them.</p> <p>We cannot truly change what others think, but by continuing to accept ourselves as we are, in the face of the challenges, we can, hopefully, make it easier for others to accept who they are. If it is only when we accept ourselves that we can accept others, then continuing to accept ourselves in the face of the daily challenges is the greatest gift we can give to humanity.</p> <p>I applaud Cadie Brusky, for continuing to accept herself as she is, in the face of the challenges she must face from a human culture that discriminates against her. It was especially brave of her to play the part of Helen in Fat Pig, which so aptly challenges us to examine what we hold as our ideals or cultural norms.</p> <p>Great job, cast and crew!</p> <p>Now let’s all accept ourselves... let’s all go forth and change some cultural norms... let’s change our definition of idea... let’s expand what we accept as normal!</p> <p>Respectfully Submitted,<br /> Barb Seegert</p> <p></blockquote> </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=2#post-2 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:34:59 +0000 John Kronenwetter 2@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>You'll be reading much of our work over the next several months, so it only seems appropriate that we take a moment to introduce ourselves. We would like to get to know you as well, so why not respond with a few words about yourself?</p> <p>I'm John Kronenwetter. While writing is a priority, my real passion is working with technology. I will be maintaining this website and designing the layout of our newspaper. My articles will investigate campus events and ongoing programs, such as the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS). I look forward to working with the editors and staff to produce thought-provoking and original reporting. </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=13#post-63 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:30:19 +0000 Christina 63@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>Today I went to what I like to call the black abyss...the campus computer lab. I walked in and you could literally feel the depression of the room shower over you. It felt as though Satan himself was there using us as puppets on display..mocking our very lives as we slaved away in unhappiness to reach the very goal of which he also controls..money. Yes, money; it is one of the ways he gets to us. Now I wont sit here say to love money or need money makes you some sort of sinner, no it doesn't mean that. I'm just saying to be contolled by such a resource makes you and I both prime crop for the reaper of souls. </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=12#post-59 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:49:50 +0000 Aihwa 59@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>I think I just saw one go by.</p> <p>Ask the next one to check for me.</p> <p>/sleep </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=11#post-58 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:10:14 +0000 Luke Rudolph 58@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>are hilarious read together.<br /> <a href="http://imgur.com/PPkbR.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/PPkbR.jpg</a> </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=10#post-53 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:59:57 +0000 Aihwa 53@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>Ads. Im paying them 2k a semester, and their selling out ad space on a site im required to ues.</p> <p>Cynicism active, How else can you get money from running a university?</p> <p>I ASK YOU!?!?</p> <p>okay, im done venting. </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=3#post-10 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:36:02 +0000 John Kronenwetter 10@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>This should leave you with some indication of my world view. I am calling for a book burning party to put the corrupt and putrid philosophy of objectivism to the flame. Along with burning books, we can have a discussion of criticisms to justify the desecration of Rand's work. Who is with me on this? </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=9#post-50 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:38:18 +0000 Aihwa 50@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>72 hour ban.</p> <p>grrrr...</p> <p>Not fair. </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=8#post-49 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:03:13 +0000 vlax68 49@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>hello, just wanted to say that I am really enjoying the video blogs. </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=7#post-44 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:01:09 +0000 edifaceSmiles 44@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>How can I add a cool avatar to my comments? </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=4#post-16 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:32:29 +0000 Lloyd Pancakes 16@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p><strong>Amazing</strong> amirite? </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=1#post-1 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:52:05 +0000 John Kronenwetter 1@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for stopping by! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our editor Kyle Silvers for putting together a dynamite team of writers. Success will not come easy, but I get the sense that most of us feel very confident about what is possible. </p> <p>You can count on uwmcforum.com to provide up-to-date coverage of campus news, events, and opinion. Even before our articles hit the press, you can read them at our website. You can post a response to our articles directly or discuss them with your peers on the message board. We're listening to your comments, so don't hesitate to say something. In the coming months, we will add more features to the site, allowing for greater interaction between you, the staff, and the campus community.</p> <p>Soon The Forum staff will begin updating The Forum's website with fresh articles. Stay tuned for the latest news and information! </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=6#post-38 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:30:16 +0000 vlax68 38@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>i really think uwmc should be a four year university. it would make it a lot easier for people to get their degrees. </p> http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=5#post-29 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:58:47 +0000 Zanmus 29@http://www.uwmcforum.com/bbpress/ <p>Beads of sweat rolled down my head, dripping on the hot barrel of the shotgun, evaporating almost immediately. </p> <p>Heavy breathing and the constant pounding of my heart are a constant reminder of my fatigued state. </p> <p>With the last attack, my ammo is down to just 3. As things seemed bleak and the shadow of night approaches, I notice a strange sight. Two people, seemingly oblivious to the zombie onslaught, arguing about pancakes and waffles. </p> <p>( *~*)? </p>