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(05/07/08 6:00am)
Len Shapiro graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1968
with a bachelor of science in journalism and earned a Masters in
journalism at the University of Missouri in 1969. During his four
years in Madison, Shapiro worked for The Daily Cardinal and was
sports editor in 1967-'68.
(06/01/06 6:00am)
If you're thinking about school, between writing papers,
cramming for tests and weeping silently into bowls of ramen, most
students are not likely to be spending much free time in front of a
computer screen chatting on AOL Instant Messenger.
(04/25/06 6:00am)
The History Channel often airs shows retracing the steps of
historical personages. Jesus' route to Jerusalem. Alexander the
Great's conquering path through Asia. Lewis and Clark's trail to
the West Coast. I would like to submit a journey of my own to this
list, one that any UW-Madison student can recreate.
(04/18/06 6:00am)
My name might as well not even be on the mailbox of my
apartment. My roommates get all kinds of mail: letters, catalogs,
packages and anything else you can slap a stamp on and ship out.
But I check the mail every day and there's never anything for me.
The only reason I have a credit card is so they send me a bill
every month in an envelope with my name on it.
(04/11/06 6:00am)
My roommate has two turtles. They live in a big aquarium in the
living room. There's a big one and a little one, and their names
are Frankie and Judo. And no, I don't know which one is
which.
(04/04/06 6:00am)
Many of you will be registering for classes very soon. As
someone who has spent eight semesters at this fine institution, I
feel I am qualified—nay, obligated—to give you some advice about
your academic future: Don't take a history or archaeology
class.
(03/21/06 6:00am)
It has become abundantly clear that I do not know when holidays
are anymore.
(03/06/06 6:00am)
It's midterm season, and between writing papers, cramming for
tests and silently weeping into bowls of ramen, most students are
not likely to be spending much free time in front of a computer
screen chatting on AOL Instant Messenger.
(02/28/06 6:00am)
Although I consider myself a fan of stand-up comedy, I generally
find jokes about the 'essential' differences between men and women
to be pretty inane.
(02/21/06 6:00am)
Anybody who's ever listened to a radio station has probably
heard 'Hotel California.' Hell, it's probably on your iPod.
Arguably The Eagles' most popular song, most critics interpret its
terrifying lyrics as the band's commentary on the drug-hazed
hedonism that typified the '70s rock 'n' roll lifestyle.
(02/14/06 6:00am)
Valentine's Day: the most romantic holiday of the year, with the
possible exception of Talk Like A Pirate Day (Sept. 19) for those
of us whose first love is the sea. Today is a day when many young
men choose to 'pop the question' to their significant others, and I
am no different. Here goes:
(02/07/06 6:00am)
Flogging Molly came to town and played a show at Memorial Union
Friday night. I was at the concert and decided I might share some
thoughts on it with you, but I've been told concert reviews are
largely useless. Even if such a review convinces you that the show
was worth attending, you are, first, too late to do anything about
it, and second, in want of a time machine. Therefore, I will not
review the show itself, other than to say it was a jolly good
time.
(01/31/06 6:00am)
I am widely recognized the world over as a champion of the
people and a firm believer in economic fair play. My column is
reprinted in many workers' union newsletters, and most parks in
Cuba have at least one giant bronze statue of me in commemoration
of my good deeds. I am therefore a staunch supporter of this
country's antitrust laws. And yet, there is one industry I feel
would be better off as an unchallenged monopoly, and that is the
cola business.
(01/24/06 6:00am)
My girlfriend got me Scrabble for Christmas. I realize for a lot
of you out there, this sounds like a lame gift, somewhere in the
league of a three-pack of tube socks or perhaps a special edition
DVD of 'City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold.' I, however,
absolutely adore Scrabble.
(12/13/05 6:00am)
It's the last column of the semester, and you know what that
means: evaluation time. Pass them around and I'll just step out of
the room for a moment while you fill them out.
(12/06/05 6:00am)
I usually use this column every week to expound upon the very
serious importance of seemingly-trivial topics like grilled cheese,
hooking up at College Library and Aquaman. Recently, however, an
issue has arisen such that I must break with tradition and offer
you some hard-hitting news analysis. What makes this story so
exceptional? To paraphrase Gwen Stefani, this news is
bananas.
(11/29/05 6:00am)
(11/22/05 6:00am)
Well, the Thanksgiving holiday is upon us. Enjoy it while you
can, for the Christmas shopping season will descend upon you the
very instant you come down off your turkey high, and the sight of
the endless labyrinthine corridors of your local mall will soon
rule your days and haunt your sleep!
(11/15/05 6:00am)
Last year, I worked as a student custodian in the Lakeshore
dorms. Ladies, was there a time when you walked into your bathroom
early on a Sunday morning, only to find a wide-eyed, unshaven
intruder crouching over the toilet like some horrifying Nosferatu
armed with a spray bottle of disinfectant? That was me. Anyway,
although the weekend hours were sometimes less than pleasant and I
was repeatedly pelted with Nalgene bottles by frightened girls in
bathrobes, it was decent work.
(11/08/05 6:00am)
It's easy to resent fashion models. They get paid gross amounts
of money for what appears to be very little work. Putting on
expensive clothes, flashing a smile (or, for the ultra-hip New York
runway set, that sexy vacant look of passive contempt) and walking
back and forth in a straight line doesn't seem all that hard. I
certainly used to think so, but that was before Sunday, when I
became a tuxedo model.