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National Lightsaber Association suggests lightsabers will prevent mass shootings

Following Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernadino, Calif., the National Lightsaber Association adamantly maintained its stance that arming more Americans with lightsabers would prevent these tragedies from occurring with such frequency.

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Gov. Scott Walker to appear on cover of ‘ESPN The Magazine’ body issue

ESPN revealed the newest models for its highly popular body issue Monday night, raising many eyebrows when it announced Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be featured on the cover of “ESPN The Magazine’s” 2016 body issue.

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After transformative years, Kid Cudi returns to Madison

Many know Kid Cudi for his solo rap career. But some are unaware of the other talents that he’s recently exploring. Cudi has been busier than ever since his last trip to Madison in 2013. When he first came to perform, there was a lot of hype coming from his breakout on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. Cudi had released Man On The Moon: The End of Day under this label, and went on to release Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager under Kanye’s label as well. Both albums had received the nation’s eyes and boosted his following dramatically. Though the breakout actually came after  the release of his third studio album Indicud, this is where he began to transcend and thrive more on his own in a creative way. He looked for more than that of following just what pop culture wanted. So when he arrived in Madison at the Alliant Energy Center on Sept. 9, 2013 it was a big moment. The concert featured an up-and-coming rapper known as Logic, and the well-known rap collective Odd Future.

The Redskins' organization claims rights to the NFC Offensive Name of the Week award

Area hunters prepare to do battle against all of deerkind during the DNR's first annual Black Friday Hunt-a-thon

Despite the hangover, Jeremy Davenport was feeling pretty good after filling in his name and ID on Friday's exam

Hungover test-taker ‘felt good’ in warmups

Despite his throbbing headache and mildly upset stomach, UW sophomore Jeremy Davenport told Cardinal reporters that the name and ID portion of his economics exam actually went pretty well.

Washington Redskins awarded NFC Offensive Name of the Week

Just one week after announcing quarterback Kirk Cousins as NFC Offensive Player of the Week, the NFL has awarded Cousins’ team NFC Offensive Name of the Week.

Wisconsin DNR unveils anything goes Black Friday hunting event

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Sunday that they will offer a special, one-time-only anything goes hunting event this Black Friday.

"Customers won't know what hit them" says store owner Casey Harlow of her innovative Christmas display.

Dylan Chadowski would be "totally fine" with giving other group members full control of class project.

Lil Fickle Pickle's mixtape was dropped somewhere between New York and Hong Kong. It has yet to be recovered.

Canada no longer accepting America’s political refugees

While America’s role in the worldwide refugee crisis continues to be an issue of contention among politicians, Canadian leaders acted swiftly Wednesday with the release of an official statement: “At this time we believe it is in Canada’s best interests to prevent asylum-seeking Americans from entering our country. It’s not personal, but it’s simply too hard to be sure American refugees wouldn’t endanger Canadian people.”

Rapper unable to find dropped mixtape

Lil Fickle Pickle, rapper extraordinaire, dropped his highly anticipated mixtape, “Sexy Radish Jams,” somewhere in between his main home in Manhattan and his summer home in Hong Kong at some point last month.

Charming group project member wouldn’t mind ‘sitting this one out’

Last week, Dylan Chadowski, a sophomore at UW-Madison, decided he really wasn’t up to contributing on his Marketing 300 group project, but still managed to keep things casual.

Holiday display expected to ‘shatter the concepts of consumer experience,’ claims local store owner

Department store owner Casey Harlow released plans to renovate the store this holiday season to attract more Christmas-crazed shoppers.

Grateful Dead’s last hurrah provides highlights for fans in new concert compilation

For three days in July, the jam band world converged in Chicago, Ill., chosen specifically because it was between the two coasts—where the majority of the Grateful Dead’s fan base resides. Now, after tapes of the performances have been circulating for months, the band is releasing Fare Thee Well (The Best Of), a two-disc set compiling the 16 best—or at least best flowing—performances from the three-night run.