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College Life: Confessions of Bucky Badger
At UW-Madison, we are incredibly lucky to have one of the most endearing mascots in all of sports: Buckingham U. Badger. Bucky is the very face of this university, whether he is pumping up the crowd at a Badger football game, celebrating with students during the All Campus Party or sharing a drag off of a cigarette with a local Madison teenager. I was lucky enough to sit down with Bucky to ask him a few questions about being the most important mammal in Madison.
UW leaders look past Plan 2008 for diversity
UW-Madison campus leaders reframed and broadened the image of diversity on campus through speech and performance Monday as part of the Multicultural Student Coalition's Hip Hop as a Movement Week.
Committee bans fundraising during budget
The Committee on Assembly Organization unanimously passed a policy change Wednesday prohibiting members of the Assembly from fundraising during budget deliberations.
Student groups react to 2008 presidential election results
Members of UW-Madison student organizations representing both President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain said the 2008 presidential election has inspired widespread political activism across campus.
Electric Six Short-fuse
Electric Six have released some funky tunes in the last five years and on Tuesday the band released their fifth studio album, Flashy. Led by singer Dick Valentine and his pompous voice, the band are known for genre-defying dance tracks and tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
Now Playing Madison
Sounds like: Ryan Adams, Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen
Baez saves her classic folk sound, loses edge
Brian Wilson's smoothe new albums recalls Beach Boy days of fun in 'Old Sun'
Sitting outside in a cool September rain, one starts to yearn for the warm days of weeks past and dread the coming blizzards. Summer has passed too quickly, and the body clings to longer sleeves and thicker socks. It is time to lust for the last rays of sun. Brian Wilson's new album _That Lucky Old Sun rejoices in the pleasures of sunny days, waves and memories of the luxury of heat.
Badgers seconday looks to prevent big gains
Last year, Wisconsin's secondary was relatively inexperienced, with the exception of all-Big Ten cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu. Even with Ikegwuonu, the defensive backfield struggled and became prone to giving up the big play. Now Ikegwuonu is gone, but the Badgers are hoping last year's experience and a new addition in the secondary will help improve the unit.
Uneven rock at the Orpheum
Anyone familiar with the Opheum's high stage knows it can make bands seem godlike, and that was certainly the case Monday night when Okkervil River opened for the New Pornographers. Okkervil River came out swinging with Black,"" starting the night on a powerful note. The sensational hour that followed was filled with beautiful, yet wild music. Will Sheff's resonant voice was only matched by the band's vivid lyrics. Horn blasts, classic slide guitar and good old rock 'n' roll permeated through the antique theater.
Fast filming, friendships highlight 'Kabaret'
Anyone can make a movie, but can they do it in two days? That is the challenge of the Wis-Kino Kabaret, a two-day filmmaking bonanza in which local artists come together to crank out five-minute movies.
Anti-Flag's Bright Lights sends glaring messages
Sometimes you really can judge an album by its cover, as is the case with Anti-Flag's latest addition, The Bright Lights of America. The album cover is adorned by an eagle in business attire perched in front of a monochromatic city, eerily similar to the cover of Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory. Such unimaginative packaging just screams: We're punk, we're cool, we're liberal, follow us - but, by all means, make sure you stop by the merch tent on the way out."" Like its cover, this album is boring and unimagined. While it has a few moments, Bright Lights is, for the most part, both quiet and preachy - two things punk rock should never be.
Vampire Weekend gets fans moving
To all the kids who did not dance during Friday night's Vampire Weekend show: You wasted a perfectly good opportunity to dance your butts off. The sold-out crowd slowly warmed up to the New York band - which came to the High Noon Saloon this weekend to promote their self-titled, debut album - and by the end of the night, they were definitely fired up but, unfortunately, just not dancing much. At times, frontman Ezra Koening even had to beg the crowd to dance. Aside from the lack of movement, however, it was a great show.
Destroyer's latest gets Dreamy with mellow, spring soundtrack
Believers of the seasonal music philosophy listen up: Destroyer's latest effort, Trouble in Dreams, will be a great complement to the cool spring days ahead. This sleepy album personifies the slumbery softness of the season with its lithe instrumentation, ghostly vocals and references to the natural world.
'Rachel Corrie,' UW student honor activist with performance
Any time the Israeli Government is questioned publicly in the United States, controversies are bound to arise and charges of anti-Semitism and terrorist conspiracies are destined to follow. No matter how damning the evidence against the government, or how compelling the Palestinian people's stories of persecution, it will be met with some degree of disbelief.
'Eye' Opening
Legendary writer Toni Morrison rarely allows adaptations of her books, and who could blame her after Jonathan Demme's rancid attempt to capture her 1998 book, Beloved."" Fortunately, she made an exception for a stage production of her first novel ""The Bluest Eye,"" which opened last Friday, Feb. 29, at Mitchell Theatre. Playwright Lydia Diamond said after Saturday's performance that ""for Ms. Morrison to allow the play to exist is a great gift."" Great gift indeed, as the play is a visual and dramatic heart-wrencher, and showcases several standout performances from UW students and staff.
Nothing to 'rave' about
Any fan of the Raveonettes' strange and distant sound will probably enjoy their new album Lust, Lust, Lust if they can get past its long, repetitive beginning. Although the album has some very ear-friendly parts, it's a bit of a downer on the whole.
A 'Fool'ish new comedy
God bless him. Matthew McConaughey just does not like shirts. That is probably the source of half the ticket sales Fool's Gold"" will receive. Desperate middle-aged women, this one is for you.
UW licensing org. files patent suit against Intel
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation filed a lawsuit against Intel Corp. Tuesday for patent infringement, alleging technology used in the company's Core 2 Duo processor actually belongs to UW-Madison.