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Suspects at large after State St. armed robbery

Police officers responded Monday afternoon to an armed robbery in an apartment at 311 State St. 

Official: Racial insensitivity at UW frats unlikely now

As fraternities around the country, including one at UW-Whitewater, are being reprimanded for racial insensitivity, UW-Madison fraternities are not experiencing the same kinds of problems, according to UW-Madison Student Services Specialist Ed Mirecki.  

Overcoming his 'broken' ears

\My ears are broken."" 

Important issues overshadowed by complaints

What were you for Halloween? More importantly, who did you offend with that costume? Most likely you offended someone. 

Incidences of racism bring punishment to fraternities

(U-WIRE) OXFORD, Miss.'Two members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at the University of Mississippi are being expelled from the organization in connection with a racially insensitive photograph taken at this year's ATO Halloween party. The university and the ATO national organization will continue to investigate the actions of the entire chapter. 

With luck, winter will kill off Phish

This is the strangest time of the year. The fountain on Library Mall has been turned off. The trees have already lost their leaves. But it is easy to ignore these signs of the coming winter.  

Foreign students give views on holiday

From carving pumpkins to dressing up in costumes, Halloween traditions are well-known to most UW-Madison students. However, these traditions and symbols aren't as familiar to international students studying and living here. Even though Halloween does have international roots, it is generally seen as an American holiday. 

Madison embodies spirit of Halloween

In an ideal world, we could all prance through the streets every day wearing pink tights, caking our faces with massive amounts of face paint and screaming in an irritating fashion. Unfortunately, not everybody has the good fortune of Richard Simmons, and the rest of us must cram our fun into a single night each year. 

Homecoming 2001 raises $10,000, draws criticism

As another Homecoming week came to a close Sunday, students were left with a mix of emotions varying from pride for the success of the celebration to concern regarding some controversial aspects of the week's festivities. 

Believe the hype: Here comes Oysterhead

The true athlete

Be proud, be big: Reclaim the word ’fat’

A few years ago, two 'Friends' let me down: One night I invited Guy-Friend-With-the-Possibility-For-More over to watch NBC Must-See TV. I was desperately trying to impress Guy. Why I thought watching TV would be impressive, I don't know. He was smart, funny, sweet and gorgeous, and he already liked me, so I thought my task wouldn't be too difficult. 

Justin R. Damm - Warm, tasty fusion at the Eldorado Grill

This week I review the Eldorado Grill, but before I do, I would like to clear up some confusion. I was talking to one of my roommates and he was quite confused by the name of my column: Gustation Vacation. I guess it's not a very common word, and I don't mean to make anyone open a dictionary, so for all you peons: Gustation (gus-TAY-shun) is the act of tasting. For the record, it has nothing to do with winds or intestines. 

'Beyond the box score' - UW proves it is a national contender

When Badger fans looked at the 2001 schedule, they earmarked the Wisconsin-Oregon game as a game that could make or break the season. 

'White magic' and insanity in Olympos

Olympos, a small haven in southern Turkey, is quiet tonight. During the summer the main dirt road is mobbed with backpackers, but the chilly winter air has kept most visitors away. In fact, only one light is on--a small bar that is almost deserted.