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Oscars 2005

The Oscars are Hollywood's chance to shine and pat itself on the back. It's a chance to single out various achievements and award those both deserving and undeserving. 

USA curling team steps toward gold in Madison

If you mention the word curling to Maureen Brunt, do not expect to hear a response involving irons or hair. That is because to Brunt, curling-the sport-holds a much greater significance than any common household appliance. It means a possible trip to Turin, Italy for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. 

Wisconsin must take lead with renewable energy

Houston, you have a problem.  

Cornell professor examines faults in fingerprinting

For almost a century, fingerprinting has been the \gold standard"" for identifying people. But in the last decade, scientists have begun to question the technique and the aura of infallibility it has encountered in legal proceedings for so long. 

Last-minute concession transforms Dist. 8 primary

In an eleventh-hour twist, Ryan Corcoran dropped out of the race for Madison City Council, leaving only incumbent Ald. Austin King, District 8, and business owner Kami Eshraghi as candidates for the position of alder. Interestingly, Corcoran can still influence today's primary. Because his name will remain on the ballot, Corcoran could garner enough votes in order to finish first or second, sealing an automatic victory for either Eshraghi or King in the April 5 election. 

UW's romantic retreats

Bascom Hill 

A clich?? you just 'half' to love

As far as sports clich??s go, the \Go 1-0"" motto employed by the UW football team last fall ranks right up there with the all-time classics like ""It's just another game"" and ""There's no I in team."" 

Fox: 'It's good science'

On the heels of a major breakthrough involving stem-cell research and the nervous system, UW-Madison brought out the heavy hitters at the Waisman Center Tuesday-Gov. Jim Doyle, Chancellor John Wiley and, most notably, actor Michael J. Fox-in its ongoing crusade to highlight the importance and potential of the scientific discoveries occurring every day on this campus. 

Spring Break Stories

With winter break over, quasi-depressed college students everywhere can find solace in at least one thing-thinking about Spring Break. The typical Spring Break includes drunken clubbing, MTV cameras and perhaps an unwanted infection or two. 

Madison's finest Italian cuisine

New roommate? Spare cash from the parents? Whatever the case may be, it's time to spend a night on the town. How about Italian? And since Noodles' doors are shut, sadly, that is not an option. Instead, read on to find out about some of Madison's great Italian restaurants! 

UW flag to travel with armed forces

Sunday, Bucky Badger presented the Wisconsin National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing with an \official"" UW-Madison spirit flag. 

2004's The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Swimmin' on up

This weekend, the men's and women's swimming and diving team traveled down to the Lone Star State and secured 10 automatic bids for the NCAA tournament.  

Givin' 'em the boot

Remember when people were surprised to see other people in boots? No, not winter boots or cowboy boots or the highly overrated Ugh-I mean Ugg-boots all the ladies are wearing nowadays. I'm talking about the boots they give you when you go to the doctor and they find a stress fracture in your foot or something like that. 

'National Treasure' buried in plot

Targeted at those too impatient to wait a few months for the actual \Da Vinci Code"" movie, Jerry Bruckheimer's ""National Treasure,"" too, is a story about a treasure hunt following clues hidden in plain sight. This time, it's the Freemasons' collection of the spoils of every ancient war. The treasure was placed into safekeeping by our nation's Founding Fathers because any one person owning its exorbitant wealth could dominate the world. Naturally, then, they set up a network of clues on national monuments so that any idiot could find it. Nicolas Cage has drawn that lot. Like that other Bruckheimer/Cage action film, ""The Rock,"" ""National Treasure"" never pretends to be art. But unlike ""The Rock,"" ""National Treasure"" just isn't any fun.  

Crew nearly breaks world record

In any given circumstance, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. This is especially true over long periods of time or distance, such as 26.2 miles or two hours 35 minutes and 59 seconds. 

Grief, not freedom, was on the march in election

If this world were a rational place, according to many Democrats, President Bush's vindication last Tuesday would be shocking on the order of a triple-dose of electric chair. Given the mauling working Americans have taken, the change of gold (surplus) into lead (deficit), tall-tales of Saddam Hussein's nukes and the sheer ineptitude of this administration, Democrats might be forgiven for wondering if the reasons why Bush was re-elected include something more than a strategy of God, gays and tax-cuts by Karl Rove. Maybe Bush was re-elected because we are in grievous denial. 

Swimming and Diving team leaps into season

The University of Wisconsin swimming and diving teams had a tough weekend of competition. Both the men's and women's teams fell to No. 9 Michigan and No. 3 Arizona, respectively. With the loss, the men's team fell to 1-1-0 in the Big Ten conference and 3-2-0 overall while the women are 1-0-0 in conference and 3-1-0 overall. 

Donnas are a drag

Gold Medal 

Pavement resurfaces