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All-female campus co-op last of a dying breed

In the face of Elizabeth Waters becoming co-ed and the number of local co-ops diminishing, the Zoe Bayliss Women's Co-op represents one of the last havens for specialty housing on campus. However, in recent years this unique co-op has also faced difficult times. 

UW freshmen face hate crime charges

Four men, two of whom are UW-Madison freshmen, face charges of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct for their alleged involvement in a hate crime that occurred in Ogg Hall shortly before winter break. Maximum penalties could mean nearly four years of jail time and $30,000 in fines for each defendant. 

Assassins

After waking up to the ear-splitting sound of his alarm clock, an immediate feeling of paranoia rushed through Pat's blood stream. 

RA protesting ban on dorm Bible studies testifies to state legislators

U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, joined UW-Eau Claire senior and resident assistant Lance Steiger at the state Capitol Tuesday to defend the right of UW System RAs to conduct Bible studies in university residence halls. 

New Sundance theater should make Madison a film buff’s dream

When I was a freshman just getting situated in the dorms, the first thing I did was hop a bus to the nearest art theater. I went to high school in the dinky town of Hurley, Wis., which itself doesn't even have a movie theater or video store. If you cross the Michigan border into Ironwood, you'll find only a Family Video (where I worked, of course) and a rather pitiful little four-screen multiplex (which I also briefly worked at) with a penchant for getting only the most mainstream movies. Sooner or later most Oscar contenders would come to us, but most of the time, if you didn't want to see 'Harry Potter' or the latest Julia Roberts movie, you'd be out of luck. So when I came to Madison, I was as excited about the Hilldale Theatre and Westgate Art Cinemas as I was about college girls and beer. 

End of semester ushers in rise of roommate switches

With the fall semester slowly winding down, roommate switches have begun to increase in both university residence halls and private residence halls alike.  

Controversy of Biblical proportions

The University of Wisconsin System has not fared well this past year in the national spotlight. Last year, UW-Whitewater received a cacophony of criticism for hosting the controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill Another pepper-spray finale to Halloween was covered by CNN, a high profile conservative attacked UW-Madison for being 'a willing partner in the degradation of higher education.' Yet, these controversies were not the result of any direct action by the UW System and the powers that be were not responsible for their outcome. But the same can not be said about the brouhaha over the ban against resident assistant-led Bible studies.  

The Wonderful World of Google.com

Everyone does it. And if they say they don't do it, they are probably lying. Some people like to talk about it, others would rather keep it to themselves. There are a few different techniques, but most people go about it the same way. And this week, I feel I am ready to come clean and discuss my once private activities with the rest of the vocal minority. Yes, I have Googled myself, and I am here to tell the world about it.  

Badger Baloney: Good looking students enter hibernation

Will you be my roommate?

It's that time of year again, the time when UW-Madison students dart around to every apartment complex in Madison and lose sleep over who to room with rather than how midterms are going. But amid the ensuing panic, it is important to take a deep breath and calmly approach the matter at hand: how to go about choosing the right roommate(s) and place to live. 

Love, tear gas and nostalgia in Ogg Hall

When applying for university housing before her freshman year, Jess Fried ranked Ogg Hall dead last. She had not heard much about it, yet somehow she knew she did not want to live there. But as fate may have it, she ended up living there anyway and had no idea what was in store. 

City calls Halloween mostly successful

Following the release of a police DVD of last month's Halloween festivities, representatives gathered together yesterday to scrutinize the aftermath of this year's event. 

A ’Right’-minded Rep. gone wrong

Everyone knows college students have long been one of this country's most oppressed demographics. When it comes to taking jive from the man, this group of mostly white, upper-middle class twenty-somethings with little or no financial responsibility (aside from beer money, of course) is right up there with country-club tennis pros and trophy wives.  

New dorm, same sentiment

Living in Ogg Hall can be more challenging than any other dorm due to the rumors surrounding it. Since Ogg is reaching the end of its tenure, it is time to set the record straight about one of the most notorious dorms on campus.  

Home Sweet! Home

Since Ogg Hall is on the green mile, it is only a matter of time before UW-Madison gets a new dorm. At a university with 30,000 undergrads and 30,001 ideas on what constitutes a desirable living space, what qualities do students want in their ideal dorm rooms? 

UW religious debate reaches Wis. lawmakers

In a situation that may strain the relationship between church and state in Wisconsin, UW System officials appealed to the state attorney general Monday for her input on a UW policy that forbids resident assistants from holding religious functions in dormitories.  

Recycle properly and save your soul

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. 

How to ditch your roommate, tactfully

Tomorrow is the first day you will be able to sign a lease for next year's apartment, house or slum. This day can be exciting. If you're on the ball, you've been searching for places to live. You've scoured your dorm floor or found a group of compatible people and tomorrow you will get first dibs on the home of your dreams.  

Amenities of Smith Hall will provide an upscale alternative

The external structure is nearly complete on Newell J. Smith Hall, and construction is on track for new students to move in for fall 2006. Smith Hall is part of a plan to expand UW-Madison's campus housing, as the university's goal is to eventually have enough housing available for an entire freshman class.