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Two students from Marquette were sitting with me at the opening session of the conference, and we were gloating about the fact that six students from Wisconsin had been selected to attend the conference.Our moment of glory lasted for a very short time thanks to a student from Arizona.He courteously asked us where we were from, and with great pride, we said,“Wisconsin.” ,“Oh, so you’re cheeseheads,” the student from Arizona sad while chuckling.Granted, Wisconsin does owe a lot to its fine dairy products, but the name cheeseheads seems to be a bit nasty. After all, some Wisconsinites don t even like cheese.Of course, none of the students I met at the conference believed me when l revealed that fact to them. .....One student from Florida even asked me what we do with all the cows in Wisconsin. “Yes it is a terrible situation,” I said. “Walking to class is a real hassle with all those cows running around on campus.”the student blinked twice, smiled tentatively, then walked away.Fortunately, the conference provided a chance for Wisconsinites to show that there’s more to the dairy state than milking cows.Six of the 90 students selected to attend the conference were from Wisconsin.This may not seem like a great accomplishment, but it takes on a little more importance when compared to California. Only three representatives of that vast land of intelligence were selected to attend the conference.Obviously, students in Wisconsin have learned a thing or two about politics and journalism.The presence of Wisconsinites at the conference became evident during thefirst question and answer session.Before asking a question, participants at the conference were required to state their name and the school they attended.Murmurs began to run through the crowd as first one, then two, then three and finally six Wisconsinites stood to ask a question.I took great pride in the fact that Wisconsin was so well represented.Applications to attend the conference had come from all over the United States and even Guam. To have six of the 90 from a state the size of Wisconsin showed students from all over the country that Wisconsin beer has not left everyone in the state brain dead.I And now for the question of the week: Why does November always have tocome along and ruin a perfectly good year?I am not a cheesehead“Cheeseheads!” , ...It has been brought to my attention that residents of Wisconsin have been blessed with this lovely new nickname. I was first made aware of this fact while attending the American Political Journalism Conference in Washington D.C. two weeks ago.Burning Daylight By Tom Held Editor-in-chief
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Oshkosh Advance Titan
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Nov 29, 1984
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