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UW Badger Herald,WI- Mar 30, 2008 flamingly perky queen by the name of Adam, aka Felicia (Guy Pearce, ?. Memento?), and a world-weary transwoman, Bernadette (Terence Stamp, ?.¹

The Badger Herald debuted in the fall of 1969 as an alternative voice covering the turmoil of the Vietnam protests. A fully independent daily campus newspaper reflecting the tastes and perspectives of the students of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.²

The difference of opinion was not unique to Madison or the Badger Herald.Student newspaper editors around the country were lambasted by students of colorfor publishing the ad. The Daily Californian at the University ofCalifornia-Berkeley apologized for running the ad.³

It is for this reason that the story of the Badger Herald is so inspiring. The Herald is one of two student papers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison—a school many consider the Berkeley of the Midwest - and is considered the mainstream paper on campus.⁴

The KKK represents a racist ideology that historically operated to violate the civil rights and liberties of non-whites through violent action. The KKK cartoon that appeared in the Badger Herald reflects this same racist agenda.⁵

In 1977, the “Badger Herald” used its editorial muscle to help members of the Inter-Fraternity Council and other moderate to conservative students, electorally wrest control of the Wisconsin Student Association, the campus student government, from left-wing campus radicals. This effectively signaled the end of 60’s-style campus radicalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.⁶