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'I knew it was him' ... but it was not

In 1984, 22-year-old Jennifer Thompson was in her North Carolina home when she felt a knife at her throat. 

You thought the game was bad

Karma. I had always sort of believed in it, but I didn't really know for sure. 

All the things we miss

Itend to take things for granted. It's just in my nature. Usually I don't realize how good I've got things until I experience the opposite end of the spectrum. 

UW Muslims promote 'fast' track to fundrasier

The UW Muslim Students Association is asking people to fast for one day as it gears up to host its second annual Fast-a-Thon today at the Red Gym. 

Pavement resurfaces

Badger Yearbook resumes print

The 115-year-old Badger yearbook will be up and running full speed this year. After last year's lapse, the book is free of debt and preparing for the 2005 edition. 

Where's the madness?

Last Saturday while you were catching up on some much needed sleep, the UW men's and women's basketball teams as well as many others throughout the country were up at the wee hours of the morning for the first practice of the season. Yes, Midnight Madness has come and gone, and what were you thinking sleeping through it? How could you miss the christening of the 2004-05 basketball seasons? 

Sports facilities see security additions

In an attempt to secure campus facilities, the Kohl Center and Camp Randall Stadium will soon see new additions including concrete walls, boulders and large planters. 

\Team America"" hits home

Marionette puppets seem to get little respect in the cinema. With the notable exception of puppetry displayed in \Being John Malkovich,"" puppets have received a small amount of screen time. Even ""Thunderbirds,"" a remake of a marionette, TV show was made live action. It seems like they are finally getting their due, as Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known as ""The South Park guys,"" set out to correct this lack of exposure. ""Team America: World Police,"" one of the most bizarre movies to come out in recent years, resulted from their experimentation. 

Officials seek input for campus 'master plan'

Professors, architects and design specialists gathered Monday at an informative and audience-interactive session at the Red Gym regarding the UW-Madison Campus Master Plan. According to a University Communications statement, the plan will be \a document that will guide campus renewal well into the next decade."" 

Hunters, winters lethal combo

The giant stag was no Bambi. It stood seven feet tall at the shoulders and carried a spread of antlers 12 feet wide. It would have been easy to spot in the cool woodlands of Ice Age Europe, but perhaps hard to kill.  

Yankees [suck] displease me

\Friday Night Lights"" a mostly alright sight

Every year, audiences flock to wholesome, inspirational sports movies. Disney has refined these movies to a science; a weary coach guides ragamuffin kids on a journey of character, camaraderie, and happy endings. But now, \Friday Night Lights"" has entered the fray. And while the movie possesses some of the trappings of Disney fare like ""Remember the Titans"" and ""Miracle,"" it quickly announces itself as a different kind of story. Though it stumbles at times, ""Friday Night Lights"" is a sports movie of rare insight, honesty and entertainment value. 

Questions abound in MLB playoff scene

National League 

News Brief

The beginning of a new UW-Madison master plan, a plan which will considerably alter the look of the university, was announced this week, defining construction projects around campus throughout the next decade, according to Gary Brown, director of the Office of Planning and Landscape Architecture.  

'Forgotten' Forgetagble

There have been an alarming number of films recently that have existed as life-support machines for their twist endings (M. Night Shyamalan, I'm talking to you). This is a risky maneuver, because audiences are increasingly fickle and adept at sniffing out the conclusion. If the twist is easy to guess, logically incompetent, stupid, etc. (insert flaw here), the entire film that has been relying on it will collapse beneath its own weight. The latest addition to the twisty psychological thriller genre, \The Forgotten,"" contains a twist that is undoubtedly audacious but also amazingly, exceptionally idiotic. As a result, any goodwill or curiosity that had been sustained comes crashing down. 

Former Sen. attacks Bush on security issues

Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart slammed President Bush's administration for failures in the war on terror and supported Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's plan to improve it Tuesday at the Memorial Union.  

Budget costs UW 300 courses

While students face an increase in tuition, state budget cuts continue to force the university to eliminate course offerings and increase section size. 

Suter signs with Nashville Predators

It was just three months ago when Devin Harris held a press conference to announce he would forego his senior season with the Badgers to enter the NBA draft. Yesterday, another Badger, men's hockey defenseman Ryan Suter, announced he has signed a contract with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. The Predators selected Suter with the seventh overall pick of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. 

Male athlete of the year: Devin Harris

In all honesty, what else can be said about UW junior guard Devin Harris that has not already been said?