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New generation worthy of U.S. challenges

A great number of things have been going incredibly wrong lately. It seems as if you can pretty much take your pick of political, social and economic topics and find glaring faults within any one of them; problems numerous enough to give fits of consternation and depression to even the most optimistic among us. The Washington echo chamber is up to the same old game using the same old players. The entrenched Democratic old guard is trying to flex their collective muscles and strong-arm an unwilling president who would prefer to play a different game. The decimated Republican old guard is hawking tired party lines and ideologies; looking left, right, north and south for fresh relief. Nothing is happening, nothing is changing. Meanwhile, the blue and red hamsters continue to run contently inside their wheels. 

Cutting Owens a good example for the league

Late Wednesday night, the Dallas Cowboys cut ties with wide receiver Terrell Owens. This signaled the end of Owens' three-year career with the Cowboys and another failed experiment with the controversial player. But more importantly, the Cowboys sent a strong and valuable message to the rest of the league: To be a successful team, you not only need to have a dynamic chemistry on the field, but off the field as well. 

Owner of Crave found guilty of disorderly conduct

Eric Fleming, owner of the downtown Crave Restaurant and Lounge, was convicted of disorderly conduct Wednesday in Dane County court. 

MSU’s Izzone should be a model for UW

A trip to East Lansing, Mich., last weekend to cover the UW men's basketball team allowed me to witness an excellent gameday atmosphere. The Breslin Student Events Center is a unique environment, an older building with a rich tradition of basketball. But what impressed me the most about the experience was the setup and character of Michigan State's student section, the Izzone. UW's Grateful Red would benefit if the UW athletic department incorporated alternative policies from Michigan State and other universities. 

Madison's Love Rhombus 'pull shapes,' derive geometric party music

Local band Love Rhombus feature three fun-loving, neon-sporting 20-somethings who use their music to express the sheer joy of letting loose, with a bit of a geometry lesson thrown in. Just watch their music video for Frostbite Heart,"" and you'll witness catchy layers of electronic beats paired with simple, rhythmic synthesizers, bass and guitar. This usually results in a vibrant wall of sound powerful enough to provoke spontaneous dancing from even the most incorrigible of friends. Add in the earnest lyrics of Madeleine Fairbairn, and ""Frostbite Heart"" becomes a more than auspicious single. 

The Academy Awards

The year 2008 was a year of change in American film. The year began by bringing us one of the most critically acclaimed blockbusters in a long time with The Dark Knight,"" and an animated feature as a legitimate Best Picture contender in Pixar's kiddie sci-fi masterpiece ""WALL-E."" 

Union Redevelopment Project irresponsible undertaking by UW

By Qi Gu 

Good pieces, bad puzzle

From the film's first scenes in Berlin, director Tom Tykwer (Run, Lola, Run"") takes audiences across the globe from Luxembourg, to Italy, to Istanbul and, of course, eventually to Manhattan. These grand settings immediately give meaning to the title by taking audiences on a tour of the beautiful scenery that includes the stars of the film, the short-tempered foreigner Clive Owen and the innocent Naomi Watts. 

'Coraline' a visual treat

Police intervene in woman's suicide attempt with Taser

Madison police responded to a call from a witness who identified a 24-year-old woman making suicide threats on the 2000 block of East Dayton Street early Sunday morning.  

CEOs continue to thrive while recession deepens

On Dec. 31, 2002, the Dow Jones Industrial sat at 8,341. The Index had experienced its first three-year loss since 1939-41. The next five years saw unprecedented growth. On Oct. 9, 2007, the Dow experienced an all-time high of 14,161. During that time, approximately $149 billion were paid out in bonuses to workers in the securities industries. In 2007, the average CEO pay was $14.2 million, almost 400 times the pay of the average American worker. Research by Andrew Sum of Northeastern University's Center for Market Labor Studies found that from 2000 to 2006, 93 million American workers - all production and non-supervisory workers as defined by the government - had real earnings increases of less than half of the combined bonuses awarded by the top Wall Street firms for just one year. 

Man seen punching, kicking, choking five-month-old puppy

Madison police are looking for a man who was seen Monday kicking, punching and choking a five-month old pit pull terrier puppy named Chewy.  

Bye bye Blagojevich

The Illinois state Senate voted unanimously Thursday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich and remove him from office. 

Dà¤lek has new, unique Tactics

Race categorization of authors unfair for all

The beginning of February marks the beginning of Black History Month, when College Library begins setting up their annual table featuring the likes of James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison. This month's celebration is more significant than ever, as we witness the first weeks in office of this country's first African-American president. 

Bucket list captures key Madison wonders, thrills

As I begin the final semester of my five years here at UW-Madison, I have been hit with a wave of nostalgia. The past five years have been instrumental in the formation of the person I am today. I have many memories here in Madison, and I feel that I am ready to move on. But there is one feeling that I do not want to have in the future: regret. 

Promoter killed in monster-truck accident

A Madison monster-truck show resulted in the tragic death of 41-year-old promoter George Eisenhart Jr., of Chardon, Ohio, after he stepped into the path of a monster truck during the event Saturday night.  

'Sweeney Todd' hits Overture Center

There will be blood. That much is certain. But not as much as other \Sweeney Todd"" productions, and a far cry from Tim Burton's gore-addled film adaptation.  

College football playoffs would fail to determine the proper champion

When the 2008 college football season came to a close, the familiar chant of Playoffs, playoffs,"" rose loudly from overzealous fans, angry columnists and a number of coaches. 

Inauguration odyssey reveals grand message

I awoke Monday thinking it was going to be like most Mondays. I had a full day planned and slept in a little longer than I had wanted. I had went to bed thre previous night reading The Alchemist,"" a book by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, and tried to get my mind off a girl currently on a research grant in Brazil. I ended up being enveloped, reading 100 pages into the book before I fell asleep. The book is about omens and following your ""Personal Legend."" I went to bed dreaming about ideas of personal legends.