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Betsy loves Baby Bulls

Never in a million years did I think I'd be writing this column. 

Relay For Life seeks to raise cancer-research funds

The Sweet 16 birthday is usually trademarked by everything motorized. Rarely does turning 16 also include cancer.  

UW, we've lost that loving feeling

UW: We need to talk. Take a seat. We're breaking up, but I know we can remain really close friends-best friends even. I just can't stand being with a school that doesn't take care of itself. You roped me in with great academics, athletic contenders in virtually every sport and the best band in the land. But that's not enough anymore. I want you to want me. With the way you take care of yourself, what is there to make me believe you want me? 

Letter to the editor

Once again the university administration has decided to put its time and efforts into addressing problems that do not exist. The current football voucher exchange system does not need to be changed, especially not with one of the two new plans the university wants to implement. 

Event seeks to improve hip-hop's image

Talib Kweli rewarded area hip-hop fans with a special performance at the Orpheum, 216 State St., Monday night.  

Letters to the editor

Johnson's album packed with warmth

Jack Johnson writes songs that feel warm and familiar. There is no other way to accurately describe his sound-it isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, but his songs are so homogenous across the board that it would be difficult to paint him as a musical genius either. He's not bad, he's not great-but he's enjoyable. 

Lifehouse softens sound on third album

Each year, a slew of new artists storm the Bilboard charts, but many seem to serve as placeholders for the same archetypes: the edgy mall-punk diva, the helium-voiced pop-punk band, the bad boy R&B pinup, and the vaguely grungy Christian rock band.  

Tales from the sweet side of addiction

Last week, I fell off the wagon. My demons are out in the open and I am well on my way to facing them in the ultimate humans vs. vices showdown. But for now, I have reached a new low and I am determined to rise above it-or at least meet halfway.  

Cardinals convene to elect new pope

VATICAN CITY-In a parade of red hats and sashes, the modern princes of the Roman Catholic Church will file into the frescoed Bologna Hall of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace Monday for the first meeting of the College of Cardinals since the death of Pope John Paul II. 

Cardinals convene to elect new pope

VATICAN CITY-In a parade of red hats and sashes, the modern princes of the Roman Catholic Church will file into the frescoed Bologna Hall of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace Monday for the first meeting of the College of Cardinals since the death of Pope John Paul II. 

GOP plays politics with Schiavo's life

A recent memo, allegedly written by a Republican staffer, was accidentally leaked to the media. Whether the staffer in question actually wrote the memo is questionable, but it demonstrates in writing what most political analysts already knew: The Republican outcry over Terri Schiavo was a political ploy.  

Cogito ergo sum: Schiavo case raises end-of-life questions

The Terri Schiavo controversy centered on two conflicting observations. Physicians said neurological tests indicated she was in a persistent vegetative state, or PVS, in which the higher functions of her brain had clinically ceased. Opponents argued that video clips of Schiavo smiling at her mother with recognition, clearly proved otherwise. But doctors say even a brain-dead person can exhibit reactions normally associated with sentient people. 

A 'full throttle fun seeker' defies Cosmo

My spring break started with a snowstorm and a delay just long enough to break your heart.  

Pundits wrong to jump on Churchill

As Bill O'Reilly's staff revives him from his Ward Churchill-induced orgy of \patriotic"" indignation, dusts him off and points him toward his next victim, the rest of the nation should take advantage of the calm between the media storms and re-examine what Churchill actually said. 

Sequel's extreme difficulty will even make a 'Devil' cry

One word to describe \Devil May Cry 3"" is ""hard."" This serves as a nice contrast to the relative ease of the previous entry in the series and places it back on par with the original's greatness. 

UW content with tournament seed

With the NCAA bracket set and the No. 6 seed Badgers preparing to take on the No. 11 seed Northern Iowa Panthers, the committee selections shook down much like the talking heads expected. The Illinois Fighting Illini received the No. 1 seed in the convenient Chicago bracket, as North Carolina, Duke and Washington filled out the No. 1 seeds.  

A Holly-day minus the leprechauns

With St. Patrick's Day nearing, I'm reminded of a childhood scene seared upon my psyche: one fateful March 17 when my kindergarten teacher told the legend of the leprechaun with a twist. 

Tonight, let's fight like it's 1399

Insane-o and Ragnar face off 10 feet apart, each clutching a red glaive. They trade blows back and forth, looking for an opening in the other's defense. Insane-o swings his blade and slashes Ragnar's face, sending him to the ground and scattering his glasses... 

'Get Shorty' sequel packed with stars, lacks solid story

\Be Cool,"" the sequel to 1995's ""Get Shorty,"" is long on characters and amusing throwaway jokes but short on heart or spirit. Although it's a bigger, flashier production, ""Be Cool"" fails to live up to its terrific predecessor, and overall it is a disappointing effort.