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(04/30/15 12:51am)
A majority of the state Supreme Court voted Wednesday to replace Justice Shirley Abrahamson as chief justice, hours after a constitutional amendment authorizing them to do so was certified, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
(01/30/15 4:32am)
UW-Madison Associate Professor Karma Chávez spoke to students and the public Thursday about her book “Queer Migration Politics” in her talk entitled “Queering Borders: Immigration, Race and Sexuality.”
(10/31/14 2:02am)
Wisconsin election officials are projecting voter turnout for Tuesday’s election to be similar to that of the 2012 Recall Election, according to Government Accountability Board spokesperson Michael Haas.
(11/09/12 7:28am)
Republicans will control the Wisconsin state Senate in its next session after Tuesday night’s elections, but proposed recounts by state Democrats may cut into their overall advantage.
(05/09/12 3:21am)
Hey gang! Wasn’t Mifflin rad? I bet we all did totally awesome things that were original and hilarious that we can’t really remember cause we drank SO MUCH, amiright? Except I, ever your faithful columnist, did not make it to Mifflin this year. I could pretend that I was swayed by the wise words of Lori Berquam, or that I decided that Mifflin is sophomoric or that I was busy seeing a band you never heard of because they are still underground or whatever, but alas, I would be untruthful. Nope, I didn’t make it to Mifflin because of freaking Lyme Disease.
(05/04/12 2:04am)
After a set of ancient scrolls was recently discovered in a well-hidden vault within the mayor’s office, it has been confirmed by experts that the Mifflin Street Block Party is and always will be an event that revolves around getting shitfaced and actin’ a fool.
(05/04/12 2:01am)
Following the university’s announcement that former Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz would deliver the commencement address for the Spring 2012 graduating class, students celebrated the news as “inspiring.”
(05/02/12 3:49am)
We all know how stressful it is finding off-campus housing in Madison, and that is in a town we know and presumably with people we know, as well. Imagine, then, finding housing in a big bad city. If you have done this before, you will know what I am getting at. If not, then prepare yourselves for the excruciating and uncomfortable experience that is finding housing post-graduation.
(04/27/12 1:38am)
As part of his initiative to save the university money amid mass cuts in state funding, Chancellor Ward announced the first annual UW-Madison Hunger Games in which freshmen will fight to the death.
(04/18/12 4:19am)
Aaaah, springtime. Everything is in bloom, nobody cares about school and Cinco de Mifflin is close on the horizon. It is a truly glorious time of year. However, April does not just bring out the flowers or adorable baby critters, but something else much more nefarious: runners.
(04/13/12 2:02am)
Word quickly spread across the UW-Madison campus Thursday of a humanities major earning paid employment upon graduation, resulting in reactions of confusion, despair and hope.
(04/11/12 12:58am)
So I know I promised earlier this column would focus on campus life, but this little Shapiro spent her spring break down in Dixie. It was a week-long, whirlwind road trip filled with barbeque, gators and arguments about abortion rights at gas stations. I have nearly endless silly Southern tropes to discuss, but I will stick to the most important part of the trip. I am talking about the Duchess of Butter herself: Mrs. Paula Deen.
(03/21/12 2:15am)
Before I was a snarky Cardinal kid, I had a slightly different M.O. In high school, I was all about nerdy competitions: Model United Nations, mock Jacksonian-era debates and Academic Challenge. The Academic Challenge team (hereafter referred to as Ac-Chal) was like Mathletes from “Mean Girls,” except it covered a range of studies, and, let’s face it, I would never make it in a competition based on math skills. Our team was so boss it placed third in the national championships. By “our team” I mean the A-team, which I was not even remotely qualified for. No, I was on the B-team, living in the shadow of A-team’s glory.
(03/16/12 3:13am)
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers were given a collective time-out after throwing mass fits over a Dane County judge’s decision to place a permanent injunction on the voter ID law, passed last spring.
(03/02/12 2:44am)
This year’s Oscars ceremony was not a particularly exciting one. Everyone knew “The Artist” would win, whether it deserved to or not, and Billy Crystal’s solid, if lackluster, performance brought some stability back to the ceremony. There were no scandals, no inebriated hosts (cough, James Franco, cough), and only one upset: Meryl Streep’s win for “The Iron Lady.”
(02/29/12 1:13am)
After exploring the dainty side of life—a meal on proper dinner etiquette—in my last column, this week is all about the wacky and wonderful world of testosterone. That’s right kids: I got juiced at the SERF. Veni, vidi, vici. Or, you know, something like that.
(02/15/12 1:11am)
As I explained when this column debuted, Little Shapiro, Big World is about doing things that are outside my comfort zone. These have been, and usually will be, situations I actively seek out that make me feel squirmy for comedic purposes. However, there is a big difference between uncomfortable and terrifying. This anecdote falls in the latter category.
(02/08/12 1:57am)
I do not get football. It is hard to follow, looks incredibly painful and lacks the narrative quality of more poetic sports like baseball or soccer. My distaste for football has never been much of an issue since I come from a family and town in which nobody gives much of a shit about it.
(02/01/12 2:00am)
There are two things, dear reader, you should know about me before embarking on this column. First, despite my best efforts, I am a coastie. I grew up in Westchester, N.Y., cherish my hooded North Face as if I gave birth to it and will never really understand Packer fans. That being said, unlike most New Yorkers who come to UW-Madison, I lived in the public dorms, never joined a sorority and prefer pants over no-pants. I have effectively separated myself from campus coastie culture and spend most of my time with good ol' Midwestern folk, don'tcha know.
(01/24/12 3:47am)
Winter break is a wasteland for productivity. It is too short in which to accomplish anything significant and too cold to ever make you want to leave the house. This, of course, means television. A lot of it. "Family Guy," "Law and Order: SVU" or, whatever, "The Price is Right," because the remote is all the way on the other side of the living room and your skin has begun to grow into the fibers of your parents' couch.