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Delving into the archives: UW to introduce women's hockey

*Story originally published March 18, 1998

Women's Hockey: Patty Kazmaier Award made for Decker

With a national championship and the highest individual honor in collegiate women’s hockey up for grabs, this coming weekend has the potential to be the high-water mark for Brianna Decker’s career. As the junior forward gets ready to lead her team into the NCAA semifinal Friday afternoon against Boston College, she is also one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award given to the most outstanding player in the game.

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year

A little over a year after opening, the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year for its innovative architecture and laboratory design.

Boobalicious tricks, tips and treats

Of Montreal's "Paralytic Stalks" is disarrayed musical gold

For the impatient out there, here’s a single sentence summation of Paralytic Stalks, of Montreal’s latest sonic think piece: The sound of Kevin Barnes, frequent musician and perpetual thespian, traveling so far up his own ass that he has finally emerged out the other end and into the brilliant light of day.

'Tuba Atlantic' an Oscar Short favorite

Last week at Sundance Cinemas in Madison I witnessed a Norwegian teenage girl engage in a seagull-killing rampage with a heavy machine gun, a neurotic time machine inventor succumb to his OCD and spend a year trying to make one rather unremarkable day in his life perfect, two Irish estranged boyhood best friends reunite after 25 years, a young German couple become embroiled in a secret child-abduction ring after adopting a young Indian boy in Kolkata and a young Irish lad brazenly defy the Catholic church in the name of his one true love-football.

You can judge a book by its cover (art)

People throw around the idiom, "Never judge a book by its cover," a lot when you are growing up. You probably heard your parents use it when you started kindergarten, or middle school, high school, college and beyond. It is sound social advice: don't look at people's appearances and assume you know what a person is like. But the issue with this idiom is that we, more often than not, literally judge books by their cover.

Fracking needs to be resolved locally

Hydraulic Fracturing, also known as fracking, is the use of a highly pressurized fluid consisting of water, sand, and a mixture of chemicals shot deep into underground shale rock to extract trapped natural gas. On the subject, national, ideological interests have confused the general public at large and made it harder for independent thought to flourish and make reasonable decisions. This mess is the symptom of nationalizing a local issue.

Pittling habits of my roomie

I want to tell you about my roommate. For those three of you who read my column on a regular basis, you know she, Claire, functions as a constant source of amusement. Yes, she most definitely has a sparkling sense of humor, but a sizeable chunk of this entertainment is of the accidental variety, which is to say Claire makes a fool of herself quite often.

The Daily Cardinal Presents: The Top 10 Albums of the Year

1. Bon Iver's self-titled album was the uncontested best album of the year, and not just because Justin Vernon is Wisconsin's golden boy.

What films came out on top in 2011

The end of the year, as well as the season's characteristic gold rush of high-caliber cinema, is upon us. And what better time to take in all the Oscar-minded flicks flooding into theaters or catch up on gems passed over from earlier this year than the glorious month of little-to-no responsibility that lies before us, just beyond that abysmal week-which-shall-not-be-named. While there are still a few films I'm highly anticipating over break-namely "Shame," "Young Adult," "The Artist" and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"-I'd still like to take this time procrastinating from studying to compile my top 10 of 2011 (so far) list.

El Camino makes for a smooth ride and a smoother listen

The trouble with two-piece groups is ensuring that their sound doesn't stagnate. The White Stripes learned this the hard way when their career trailed off after 2007's Icky Thump. And for a while, it seemed like The Black Keys (guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney) were in a similar situation. Purveyors of a ferocious brand of blues-rock, with 2006's Magic Potion, they were at the end of their rope. Something needed to change.

Leading mad men of hip-hop of TV

Last Saturday, a number of Daily Cardinal-associated folk met up for a vaguely "Mad Men"-themed classy Christmas party. While I was pre-gaming in my blue-suit-and-skinny-tie combo, a friend observed that I had been acting remarkably somber in light of Russell Wilson and Co.'s epic late-breaking beat-down of Michigan State earlier that evening. He suggested that I needed to get out of character and act more like my goofy, excitable self.

WID receives highest environmental certification ahead of first anniversary

Getting 'the talk' from books

My parents never gave me "the talk." Based on the awkward stories I've heard and knowing my own parents, I think I'm pretty lucky. The fallopian tubes scene from the Amanda Bynes movie "Sydney White" never happened, nor did the tennis conversation from "American Pie." I would probably have locked myself in my room with Fall Out Boy's "7 Minutes in Heaven" blaring if they had tried.

Donning my Christmas sweater early this year

I will admit that I am a tad off my rocker when it comes to the holiday season. I start jammin’ to Frank Sinatra’s Christmas Legends album way before I’ve indulged in four different pies, turkey, stuffing and an abundance of potatoes on turkey day ( ’round abouts Sept. 16 to be exact). Insane? Maybe. But for me, nothing can cheer me up like hearing Frank sing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” as I huff and puff my way up Bascom.

Tis the season to give thanks

With the official kickoff of the holiday season a mere two days away, I’ve realized it’s time to re-count my blessings. Enough bitching about exams and projects, I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on all of the things for which I am thankful.

Enrolling in badger boot camp

Let me get this out in the open. Yes, I am from Minnesota originally. And yes, I went to North Dakota for my first two years of undergrad (I know, I know. Sioux’s a girl’s name).

Fake News Friday: ASM to allocate $1.7 million for training seminar in Vegas

Associate Students of Madison passed a resolution Thursday to increase student segregated fees by $275 per student for 2011 in order to fund a $1.7 million internal training session in Las Vegas.

Anthem of a revitalized romantic