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(05/07/08 6:00am)
It is a strange feeling standing on the brink of my college
graduation. This month will see my emergence from the cocoon of
UW-Madison as I'm welcomed into the cruel and unforgiving real
world. It's somewhat frightening, but you don't have to take my
word for it - up to 80 percent of you (according to statistics)
will understand what I'm talking about soon enough. My graduation
will also mark the end of my tenure at The Daily Cardinal.
(05/06/08 6:00am)
It is a strange feeling standing on the brink of my college
graduation. This month will see my emergence from the cocoon of
UW-Madison as I'm welcomed into the cruel and unforgiving real
world.
(04/30/08 6:00am)
There are a myriad of reasons why I'm hesitant to write about
Rev. Jeremiah Wright this week. Wright's comments have indirectly,
yet purposefully, become tied to Obama's campaign. This has not
been ethical, nor does it serve to foster the political discussions
this country so desperately needs at this point. There has been a
media saturation which, by far, has been sensational over
substantive.
(04/23/08 6:00am)
The Mifflin Street Block Party is coming up soon. If I remember
correctly, the block party is pretty fun, but then again, anyone
who says they can remember being at the Mifflin Street Block Party
obviously wasn't there.
(04/16/08 6:00am)
If you turned on the news last week, chances are you saw at
least one image of the massive protests following the Olympic
torch. It was certainly a sight to behold. My personal favorite was
the banner draped between the structural supports of the Golden
Gate Bridge. The goal of the protesters is the boycott of the
Olympic games because of China's deplorable treatment of
theTibetans, numerous human rights violations, harsh treatment of
political dissenters and widespread media censorship. Who would
have thought a country that produces so many American flags could
do such harm?
(04/09/08 6:00am)
Last week 7 percent of students rocked the vote in the ASM
Spring elections. I would call that a relatively pathetic turnout,
but that's not what I'm here to talk about. Instead, I'd like to
discuss the vote of confidence on the Iraqi Student Project.
(04/02/08 6:00am)
As the story goes, in Genesis 22, God instructed Abraham to take
his beloved son Isaac to Moriah to be sacrificed. The two gathered
rations and set out. I'm sure that was an awkward trip, because -
and here's the kicker - Abraham never told Isaac he was planning to
kill him. I must assume if Abraham, a pillar of Judeo-Christian
theology, had disclosed his plans for Isaac's imminent death, it
might have been harder to convince Isaac to come along. The two
arrived, and the presumably confused Isaac was then bound and
placed on the altar. Just when it looked like curtains for Isaac,
an angel intervened before Abraham's knife found its mark. Thank
God...
(03/26/08 6:00am)
Welcome back, everyone. I assume many of you spent your breaks
working on your suntan in some exotic locale. Personally, I stayed
in Madison and watched snowfall top the century mark for the
season. I did, however, between my long-hibernation-style sleep
cycles find the time to watch a rather interesting episode of Real
Time with Bill Maher.""
(03/12/08 6:00am)
I'm sure I don't need to tell you that in the last few weeks the
snow has begun to melt and the sun has been shining on the regular.
As if that wasn't good enough, Spring Break is next week, and I
might even graduate in May. Indeed, I can't remember the last time
I felt this good - could it be that things are starting to look up,
or is it just something in the water?
(03/05/08 6:00am)
Is this country getting emptier, or is it just me? A study
released last week might help explain this trend.
(02/27/08 6:00am)
Illness, the passage of time and a broken hip did last week what
numerous assassination attempts, an amphibious assault, a
five-decade-long smear campaign, and an economic embargo could not
- force Fidel Castro to resign.
(02/20/08 6:00am)
By all accounts my birth year, 1986, was a good year - we had
Hands Across America span the United States, Prince and the
Revolution pounded out the tunes, Chernobyl pulsated radiation
throughout the Ukranian countryside, and crack cocaine was king.
OK, maybe it wasn't such a great year.
(02/13/08 6:00am)
There is an election this year, and my fellow Democrats and I
are preparing for the Wisconsin primary on Feb. 19.
(02/06/08 6:00am)
Every now and again there comes a story that catches - nay,
demands - my attention. Political backbiting and Britney Spears
have provided good media fodder as of late, but man cannot live on
bread alone. Most recently I have been captivated by a story that
involves two shadowy and enigmatic groups waging war via the
Internet. This story has everything: religious and cultural
tensions, the twists seem to be pulled straight from the first
Mission: Impossible"" film and even Tom Cruise.
(01/30/08 6:00am)
The football season (or at least as far as I'm inclined to
follow it) has ended. In the name of full disclosure I must first
admit that I am a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. I was quite disappointed
after our defeat at the hands of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Naturally, I then threw my support behind the Green Bay Packers
(not that I was jumping on a bandwagon - I was really just hoping
for an exciting statewide Super Bowl party.)
(01/23/08 6:00am)
This semester has already got me down, and surprisingly it isn't
because of the ridiculously cold weather. As I spend my final
semester at UW-Madison, I find myself perpetually finishing up my
degree requirements. The science requirements bother me somewhat,
but I find that I often come away with some applicable knowledge.
The foreign language requirements, on the other hand, stick in my
craw.
(12/12/07 6:00am)
There is a danger growing around Madison. And no, it isn't the
sexual assaults, kidnappings, bank robberies, murders or violence.
According to state lawmakers (and probably Lou Dobbs), it is
imports from Mexico that may be here illegally to destroy American
culture and American youth.
(12/05/07 6:00am)
There is so little for Americans to believe in these days.
Sadly, on Nov. 30 we lost one more reason to believe. His name was
Robert Craig Knievel, Jr., but you might know him better as Evel
Knievel."" Or, if not by his name, then perhaps by his appearance -
a man constantly wearing a death-defying smirk and a red, white and
blue leather jumpsuit (equipped with a fashionable cape).
(11/28/07 6:00am)
There is a fight raging at our state Capitol, and it's going to
make all of us redefine our values and choose sides. It is an issue
as old as our hallowed Constitution, an issue that has been
adamantly and eloquently debated since the foundation of this great
nation. It is the issue of separation of church and state... kind
of.
(11/14/07 6:00am)
Last Saturday I watched the mighty Badgers decimate the
tragically overrated Michigan Wolverines. As happy as I was to
watch the victory, the day still had some bitter-sweet overtones.
You see, it was (hopefully) the last game I'll watch as an
undergraduate.