Campus remembers students killed in crash
Candle-light vigil for student: Family and friends light candles to remember Lindsey Plank, Dan Myers and Rick Putze. Dean of students Lori Berquam led the service.
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Candle-light vigil for student: Family and friends light candles to remember Lindsey Plank, Dan Myers and Rick Putze. Dean of students Lori Berquam led the service.
Members of the UW-Madison community gathered at the Red Gym Monday evening to pay their respects to students who died in a car crash days before the fall semester began.
Change. That is a word we have been hearing a lot lately, especially in regards to the upcoming presidential election. It is a word that is normally associated with Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, though it can also be used to describe what is happening to the political climate at this university. When I stepped on campus almost two years ago to the day, I was warned by everyone from my grandmother to the Badger Buddies that helped me move in, that this campus proudly considered itself the Berkeley of the Midwest."" While I found this to be somewhat true - most students and professors are far-left on the political spectrum - I also found a group that not only accepted my political views, they embraced them. I found the College Republicans.
Len Shapiro graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1968 with a bachelor of science in journalism and earned a Masters in journalism at the University of Missouri in 1969. During his four years in Madison, Shapiro worked for The Daily Cardinal and was sports editor in 1967-'68.
Looming like a magnifying glass over paralyzed ants, the end-of-the-semester sizzle is coming. Bringing the stress of 10-page papers, final exams and heavily caffeinated insomnia, now is not a time of gleeful merrymaking for most UW students. Luckily, the Madison Repertory Theatre is here to help. Its latest production, The Nerd,"" opens this weekend at the Overture Center, offering students an escape from academia as well as the consolation of laughing at someone whose troubles are far worse than theirs.
By the time 2008 is through, we will have undergone a steady barrage of comeback albums from R.E.M., Portishead, the Eagles, Robert Plant and plenty more, all to varying degrees of tolerability. Meanwhile, potential albums from My Bloody Valentine and Guns N' Roses, perhaps the two most anticipated comebacks of the last several years, still don't show any signs of being close to complete. For more than a decade, that hasn't stopped Kevin Shields or Axl Rose, respectively, from promising that a new album is ever-closer to release, even as audiences increasingly have reason to call their bluff.
John Hammond signed on to the Milwaukee Bucks' front office just in time to see the latest laid egg. in the team's home finale, it gave up 151 points in regulation to the non-offensive Chicago Bulls, losing by 16 points.
The soap opera in Bloomington, Ind. gets better every day. In the latest episode the interim coach, who isn't even the coach anymore, kicked two starters off the team just hours before Indiana hired the real head coach, Tom Crean.
Head coach Roy Williams' Tar Heels hammered its first two tournament opponents, scoring over 100 points in both games. By doing so, North Carolina remains the top seed in a region, which has only seen one upset. This should be good for the ACC champions, but it also means all top four seeds are still alive in the bracket.
A group of animal rights activists from the Alliance for Animals Primate Freedom Project commemorated the 10th anniversary of the deaths of 150 monkeys at Henry Vilas Zoo Saturday.
The UW football team finalized its 2008 schedule by replacing the previously scheduled game against Virginia Tech with an end-of-season battle against... wait for it... Cal Poly.
The city attorney's office outlined how it will proceed with the complaint filed against Quinton's Bar & Deli at an Alcohol License Review Committee meeting Wednesday.
The worst column I ever wrote was about Kelvin Sampson.
A business lobbyist group uploaded videos Saturday to youtube.com, in opposition to incumbent candidate Louis Butler in the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
A state lawmaker Tuesday proposed a solution to a lawsuit between UW-Madison and Washburn University, involving the trademark Motion W"" logo.
It's been nearly a month and I am just starting to figure it out.
The Big Ten picture became clearer over the last week as much of the conference participated in high-profile matchups. Illinois missed a chance for a big win at home, falling in overtime to the No.24 Arizona Wildcats.
Certain people have a way with words that can't be taught or imitated, an ability to teach lessons and illustrate higher truths in an eloquent fashion while remaining relatable to all who listen. Most of accessible hip-hop does not feature people like this. Saul Williams is an exception, and The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust! is a great example of why he's in the top tier of hip-hop artists.
Letters, family photos and other personal documents donated to the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research by Kirk Douglas, a prominent Hollywood actor, can now be viewed on a recently launched website.
He is amazing. I think one of his greatest strengths is utilizing his players,"" senior tight end Andy Crooks said.