Column: Kentucky-Wichita State game a win for all involved
Very rarely do you get a matchup that comes with ready-made narratives like Sunday’s Kentucky-Wichita State game.
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Very rarely do you get a matchup that comes with ready-made narratives like Sunday’s Kentucky-Wichita State game.
The drums are starting to beat.
Roger Federer is back in the game.
The first time I heard Big Gigantic, I had no idea what I was hearing. In fact, as far as I can remember, it was my first experience actively listening to electronic music. One of my best friends, a jazz saxophonist who I played with in bands in high school, was immersed in the electronic dance music, or EDM, culture. At some point I must have let it slip the only electronic music I knew about consisted of a few Daft Punk hits and the generic “dubstep” music that echoed through the hallways of our high school around 2009—because he then saw it as his responsibility to educate me, for which I am eternally grateful. Given his profound taste for jazz and the fact we were both instrumentalists, it makes perfect sense Big Gigantic was his first recommendation.
Long before it became merely a space to store equipment for what some may believe is a perpetual cycle of construction on campus, Library Mall flourished as an inspiring landscape with the power to converge struggle and companionship and, at the end of the day, collect and embody the Wisconsin spirit.
President Barack Obama has now been in office for five years, and his approval rating is in the relatively low mid-40s range. Only about 40 percent of Americans approve of the way he has handled the economy. Despite these low numbers, almost every economic indicator has greatly improved over his presidency, and he has objectively done a great job of managing the economy. There seems to be a disconnect between public perception and the cold hard facts. Perhaps he is being blamed for long-term problems that admittedly require a long-term fix, such as the evaporation of America’s manufacturing base and the decline of wages as a percent of gross domestic product. These problems, however, are not new, and while he should attempt to remedy them, he should not be blamed for something that has been happening for 30 years. The truth is he has improved the economy and I for one, am glad that Obama’s economic policies have been guiding this nation for the past five years.
To continue my quasi-tradition of starting each semester off with a column about my beloved jam bands, welcome back to “spring” 2014.
1. Kanye West—Yeezus
So I don’t write a lot about acting, pretty simply because I’m a person who wants to make movies and so I think about movies more through the lens of people who produce the films, and not those who perform in them. Which is dumb, because actors are as big a part of a movie as the director or editor. So I’m going to fix it.
The win or go home mentality is what makes the postseason in any sport so compelling and so thrilling. In collegiate athletics, many senior players have reached their peak and will never play a competitive match again.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team took home field advantage to the next level this season, finishing with a perfect 9-0-0 record at the McClimon Soccer Complex that included wins against defending national champion Indiana and No. 11 Michigan State.
I love walking around the Dane County Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings to enjoy the crisp fall air, take in the smell of fresh baked bread and of course relish the beautiful colors of the flowers and vegetables lining the streets of Capitol Square. Simply wandering around the market last Saturday inspired me to take advantage of as much local food as possible before winter comes. Tomato and Kale, two of the main components of this savory pizza, are both in the peak of their season during the fall, and they can be found around every corner at the farmer’s market.
There’s an old Japanese saying that translates roughly to: “Mario Kart Double Dash!!’ is the eighth wonder of the world.” I can’t attribute that prophetic claim to anyone specifically, but I’m assuming it was some revered Shogun. The phrase’s meaning is beyond dispute however; “Double Dash!!” will forever rule the “Mario Kart” roost.
Students vying for freshmen acceptance to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will now be able to submit their applications until Monday instead of the original Nov. 1 deadline.
The cold winter temperatures did not deter Freakfest audiences this year, with over 35,000reported to have attended the event, according to a Madison Police Department estimate.
Last week, The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board sat down with District 8 Ald. Scott Resnick to discuss current happenings in the downtown Madison area.
The Board of Estimates denied additional funding to provide more police officers downtown in a budget amendment meeting Monday.
Isabel Suppé, an inspirational writer, speaker and climber will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday to discuss her recently released book, “Starry Night,” which details her path to survival after falling 400 meters in the Andes mountains in July 2010.
As college students, we get asked, “What do you want to do with your life?” pretty often.
Representatives from the Madison Police Department and Overture Center discussed their goals with Mayor Paul Soglin and city alders to determine the 2014 city operating budget at a Board of Estimates meeting Monday.