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(12/06/06 6:00am)
If you're staring at someone who does something weird, are you
the creep, or are they? I hashed over this thought as I watched a
robust guy freeze in his tracks, mouth agape, in front of a vending
machine. It had been a Snickers that caught his eye. The
""Satisfies"" label had thoroughly convinced him of his impending
fulfillment.
(10/22/06 6:00am)
Nick Van Sicklen's 8-inch growth spurt in high school merely
foreshadowed the height his soccer career has grown to since
graduating from UW-Madison in 2005 as lead scorer and team captain
of the men's soccer team. Since then, Van Sicklen has proved his
staying power in the game, playing two years for Major League
Soccer's D.C. United before shipping overseas to play for
Canterbury United in Christchurch, New Zealand.
(10/15/06 6:00am)
In what was arguably its most impressive display during
conference play this season, the Wisconsin volleyball team (6-2 Big
Ten, 14-4 overall) came up with big wins against No. 9 Purdue (5-3,
15-4) and Indiana (1-7, 10-10) this weekend at the UW Field House.
The Badgers' turnaround came after a tough road trip last week, in
which they dropped games against Penn State and Ohio State and lost
senior outside hitter Maria Carlini to a foot injury.
(10/11/06 6:00am)
If you're a college girl in Madison, you are bound to watch
certain TV shows with your friends.
(09/18/06 6:00am)
Pro-Life Wisconsin endorsed attorney general candidate J.B. Van
Hollen a day after his primary victory over Waukesha County
District Attorney Paul Bucher. While expected, the endorsement of
the ""100 percent pro-life candidate"" raised questions about the
prudence of special interest groups getting involved in the race
for attorney general.
(08/29/06 6:00am)
Flipping a coin can produce two mutually exclusive events: heads
or tails. Fielding a potent offense, however, does not exclude the
possibility of fielding an equally formidable defense. But when it
comes to the strength of Wisconsin's two units, the uneven
distribution has been so consistent that it has begun to resemble
the result of—what else?—a coin toss. Entering the 2004 season, the
Badgers boasted a veteran linebacking corps, Jim Leonhard and the
best defensive line in the country. The offense cooperated that
same season, buying into the apparent ""take turns"" philosophy as
they stumbled without a consistent passing attack or any healthy
members in the backfield. In 2005 the trend continued. John Stocco
passed with greater proficiency than any other quarterback in UW
history, and Brian Calhoun breathed life into a dormant rushing
game. Meanwhile, the defense graduated its most significant
contributors—politely injuring the young and promising
replacements—and made sure never to steal the spotlight from its
counterpart. As you might expect, 2006 will be no different. The
injuries on the defensive line have healed, the athletic
linebackers have experience and the previously questionable
secondary is beginning to hit its stride. On the other side of the
ball, the offense graduated the majority of its talent last spring
and watched injuries plague the new class this fall. Brandon
Williams and Jonathan Orr left vacancies at receiver filled by
juniors Marcus Randle El and Paul Hubbard. However, Randle El
recently suffered a season-ending knee injury while the tight end
position became a former linebacker free-for-all when Owen Daniels
and Jason Pociask graduated. Andy Crooks and Travis Beckum are the
linebackers contending for the spot, but ex-quarterback Sean Lewis
is also expected to compete. Every skill position will be earned by
an inexperienced player at the college level, which is considerably
worse news considering the fact that Stocco's recent knee surgery
will likely sideline him for a few games. Therefore, the defense
must be ready. Both Jamal Cooper and Matt Shaughnessy—Wisconsin's
answer to NFL-bound defensive ends Erasmus James and Jonathan
Welsh—suffered ACL injuries that kept them out for the better part
of last season, making the bookends of the defensive front one of
the most-rotated positions on the field. With the two of them
healthy, however, it will likely be one of the positions that head
coach Bret Bielema can rely on most for consistent output. Behind
them are senior captain and middle linebacker Mark Zalewski,
sophomore DeAndre Levy, who will play left outside linebacker, and
fellow sophomore Jonathan Casillas, who will patrol the right.
Zalewski is on the watch list for several national awards and
clearly the leader on defense, but the secondary has grown up due
to the emergence of senior Roderick Rogers—who could very well be
the team's best all-around player—and the steady development of
senior Joe Stellmacher. When asked how much of the team's success
is riding on the defense's performance, Bielema had this to say:
""We're going to rely on everybody. We're going to rely on offense,
defense and special teams because we're a program that has to have
a complete game out of all those phases to have success."" Ben
Hubner can be reached for comment at bphubner@wisc.edu.
(06/01/06 6:00am)
In May, a proposal mandating sick leave allotment for Madison
employers was shot down by the City Council after a five-hour
overnight debate. Opponents, led by the Greater Madison Chamber of
Commerce, raised ongoing concerns about business regulation.
However, proponents of mandated paid sick leave remain optimistic
about a referendum next spring.
(04/20/06 6:00am)
For most UW-Madison students, life does not get any more
ordinary than a restaurant on State Street. But tonight, if you
want to see a fresh take on the status quo, stop a few doors short
of the real Nick's Restaurant, 226 State St., and head into the
Orpheum Theatre, 216 State St., to see local filmmakers
theBirthofSly Productions' motion picture Nick's
Restaurant.\
(04/13/06 6:00am)
(03/09/06 6:00am)
In 1884, the UW Board of Regents advised, ...The great state
University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and
fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be
found.\ Ironically, although this quote appears on the cover of The
Daily Cardinal, most people no longer seek truth through
newspapers. Today, many truth-seekers ""sift and winnow"" via the
blogosphere.
(03/02/06 6:00am)
Amidst one of the toughest battles for the Big Ten title in
recent history, the UW men's basketball team (9-5 Big Ten, 19-8
overall) needs to finish strong to bring some momentum into the Big
Ten Tournament and ultimately, the NCAA tournament. Completing the
season on the road against an angry Michigan State (7-7, 19-9)
Thursday and Iowa Saturday will not make that task easy.
(02/09/06 6:00am)
Wu-Tang affiliate Remedy is not your typical rapper. Not only is
he white, but he's Jewish and fiercely proud of that fact, imbuing
most of his songs with Judaism-related lyrics. He brings his live
act, which includes spoken-word and sometimes audience discussion
in addition to songs, to Memorial Union tonight in a Jewish
Cultural Collective-sponsored performance.
(02/03/06 6:00am)
New Badgers head coach Bret Bielema announced Thursday that
UW-Madison junior and former running back Booker Stanley has been
dismissed from the UW football team.
(01/30/06 6:00am)
Instead of a carefree jaunt in the Mexican sun, participants in
a university-organized program have an opportunity to partake in a
more wholesome, service-oriented trip to an equally exotic
locale.
(11/29/05 6:00am)
For the first time since Oct. 23, 2000, the Wisconsin men's
hockey team (11-1-2 overall, 8-0-2 WCHA) claimed the nation's No. 1
ranking in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Polls which were released Monday, after a weekend sweep at then-No.
18 Michigan State and No. 1 Michigan.
(10/28/05 6:00am)
(10/03/05 6:00am)
Coaching can only take a team so far if the level of talent on
the field cannot execute. Thus, it came as no surprise that The
Daily Cardinal thrashed the listless Badger Herald squad 35-7
Friday at Vilas Park in the annual football contest.
(09/14/05 6:00am)
They brought us the Facebook and Instant Messenger. They give us
the ten-day forecast and morning headlines. They save us trips to
the grocery store and the precious 37 cents we used to fork over
for each piece of snail mail.
(09/07/05 6:00am)
The school year has just begun, but the Associated Students of
Madison have already proposed to change the date of the Mifflin
Street Block Party.
(04/07/05 6:00am)
If the mayor's office refuses to change the date of the Mifflin
Street Block Party from the scheduled May 7 date to April 30,
Associated Students of Madison said it will propose to support and
sponsor an alternative party.