Presidential assertions of military power have been made since the founding of our Constitution. Even George Washington himself asserted power by ending the Whiskey Rebellion with the then-young American military.

But when the president oversteps his reach, it has not been uncommon for Congress to limit his powers to some extent. For instance, during the fall of the Nixon presidency, Congress reasserted its position in war policy by issuing the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which required Congressional approval for outstanding military conflicts lasting longer than 60 days.

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Floyd G. Brown will begin his winter recruitment tour with his polemic "Che vs. Reagan: Who was the real revolutionary" to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Feb. 7.

Brown's stop is sponsored by the Conservative Union @ UWM and the Young America's Foundation (YAF).

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I feel that all groups on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus should have equal access to funds, and I was extremely angered to hear that the Student Association planned to put five completely different entities together into a cheaper one.

Three made it out relatively unscathed; the 8th Note Coffeehouse and the UWM Dance Team weren�t so lucky.

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The debate on where people are allowed to smoke on campus is heating up right as the weather starts to freeze. Due to the indoor smoking ban placed into effect last April, this is the first winter where smoking is no longer permitted anywhere inside campus buildings.

As a result, people who smoke have become increasingly agitated at being forced outside to puff a cigarette.

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