Taylor Nye

University of Wisconsin- Madison

I’m a junior at UW-Madison majoring in human evolutionary biology, archaeology, and Latin American studies. My writing interests include marginalized communities and global and public health. In my free time (what’s that?) I enjoy jazz, poetry and seeing the world. What do I want to be in 20 years? Hopefully some sort of mixture of Indiana Jones and Ernest Hemingway.

Articles by Taylor Nye

The GOP and Abortion Legislation April 25, 2012 As a woman, the recent dialogue on abortions is concerning. We should only accept the best medical care for our bodies, but legislators are less concerned for our well-being than they are for advancing their own dialogues.

Americans Elect Shows That Voters Are Ready for Bipartisanship March 27, 2012 Americans Elect is now on the Wisconsin Ballot- but this unique organization is not just another example of cyber-activism. It’s also 2.4 million people throwing up their hands, fed up with the legislative factionalism that plagues our government now.

Achievement Gap Still a Problem in Madison March 2, 2012 In Madison, Wisconsin, a glaring achievement gap exists among high school students. While a recently proposed charter school would have attempted to close this gap, its failure demonstrates how "working within the system" often takes precedence over any unorthodox approaches.

GOP Washes Its Hands of Perry in Texas Primaries January 18, 2012 Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry is getting the raw end of a Texas redistricting deal--courtesy of his own Texas GOP. What does this say about how the Republican Party views Perry and his presidential odds?

Simpson-Miller Re-election Shows Jamaicans Ready for Change January 6, 2012 Castro in Cuba, Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, and a collection of Haitian dictators have left a legacy of governance in the islands. In some ways, Simpson-Miller is a departure from this image.