Column: Belcher a reminder of athletes’ humanity
There are certain events in this world that make sports seem very insignificant. The actions taken by Jovan Belcher this past weekend fall into that category.
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There are certain events in this world that make sports seem very insignificant. The actions taken by Jovan Belcher this past weekend fall into that category.
This is the end. Or the end is near… something like that. With the rumored Mayan apocalypse scheduled to take place a mere five days after my Dec. 16 graduation date, those statements may have a functional purpose whether Doomsday hits the rest of the world or not.
A lot of blame gets thrown around when discussing mental illnesses, especially depression. Depression is one of the haziest of chemical imbalances, and the line between clinical depression and just having a series of off-days is a fine one. Who bears the guilt for despondence? To what must we attribute our despair? Who is responsible for depression? Ourselves, the chronically depressed? Our friends and families? Surely no one is directly responsible for our anguish. Depression is no one person’s fault, because depression is a result of our modern lifestyles.
“Study abroad is a great way to regain a sense of the world outside of this campus,” reads one student’s testimony on the website of UW-Madison’s Study Abroad Office.
Madison police arrested a Milwaukee man Sunday morning for stealing a woman’s personal belongings outside State Street Brats, according to a police report.
I have yet to meet a person who does not absolutely love pesto. Even my dear childhood friend, who has never even tried an apple and harbors little fondness for anything that does not involve chocolate, has a soft spot for pesto. Ergo, whenever I am entertaining guests and unsure of their food preferences, pesto is my go-to choice.
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling a good ten hours back and forth from Madison to Minneapolis. Although I got off these trips relatively scot-free, that has certainly not been the case for most of my travels.
I want to take some time today and move away from the routine talk-about-something-that-happened-over-the-weekend column and discuss an issue on campus I believe is very important.This issue has the potential to affect everyone on campus, but for the most part has largely stayed out of discussing among students and faculty.
A 54-year-old man jumped off a West Dayton Street parking ramp Sunday afternoon and died on impact, according to the Madison Police Department.
Last winter I started idolizing popular fashion blogger Leandra Medine, aka the “Man Repeller.”
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Madison police are investigating two separate incidents that both occurred Saturday at the same house party on the 100 block of North Breese Terrace.
Police arrested four suspects for substantial battery after they allegedly attacked a 49-year-old man on the 1200 block of Williamson Street early Friday morning.
A fight instantly erupted after two 21-year-old men “accidentally bumped into” two other men outside of Lucky’s Bar on Regent Street early Saturday morning, according to Madison police.
Aweek ago today, a reinvigorated President Barack Obama came into the second presidential debate swinging. Polls reveal that a slight majority of Americans who watched the debate last week thought the president won. Last night, the president and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had their final debate, sparring over foreign policy.
I probably won’t vote in the upcoming presidential election (that’s a story for another week), but if I did, I’d definitely write in comedian Louis C.K, star of the FX series “Louie.”
A State Street bar closed early for the night because of a fight occurring between three people Sunday, resulting in one arrest and two citations.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (1-4-1 Big Ten, 8-5-1 overall) will play the first of its last two home games this season on Friday against Northwestern (0-6-0 Big Ten, 4-8-2 overall) at the McClimon Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.
Madison police released photos Thursday of two additional suspects who were allegedly involved in the August attack against Badger running back Montee Ball.
Kelly Rindfleisch, the former aide under then Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker who was charged with four felony counts for illegal campaigning while at a taxpayer-funded job, will enter a plea deal in which she is admitting to one of the charges.