A conservative student newspaper... in Madison!

According to this Chicago Tribune article, a third student newspaper is about to debut at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

The new paper, The Mendota Beacon, will be a (gasp) conservative publication. The liberals on campus appear to be headed into a self-righteous tizzy. Says the editor of The Badger Herald, one of the other student papers,

"I'm skeptical of a newspaper that openly comes out and says, 'We are going to lean to the right.' I'm going to be a little leery about what kind of news that will come from that."

Really? You mean like the rest of us are leery about all the news that comes from MSM? In this case, the conservative paper is honestly admitting its leaning, while MSM cloaks its left-leaning bias in the mantle of objectivity. Thanks to the blogosphere, they can't get away with that anymore.

Here's what Steven Schwerbel, graphic designer for the Beacon, has to say, according to the Tribune:

"I think we are being more honest about where we are coming from," said Schwerbel, 22. "We do have a bias and we are acknowledging that. Everyone has a bias and I don't think that you can get around that."

Exactly.

This is good news for Madison students. A university should have an open exchange of ideas, rather than lockstep political correctness. Considering the results of the mock election at UW-Madison last fall, I think the students are ready for a discussion of conservative ideas.

But I wonder about the faculty.

Cross-posted at Stand in the Trenches.