State drinking rates ranked top in nation
Wisconsin has the highest rates of both binge and heavy drinking in the nation, according to a report released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute.
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Wisconsin has the highest rates of both binge and heavy drinking in the nation, according to a report released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute.
All incoming UW-Madison College of Letters and Science students must fulfill new requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, according to a new curriculum in effect May 21.
Ask a group of Badger fans who head coach Bret Bielema has slated to replace starting quarterback John Stocco and the majority would probably answer senior signal caller Tyler Donovan. The more educated enthusiasts will insist that Kansas State transfer Allan Evridge will also try to take Stocco's place.
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This guy isn't your ordinary Bears fan. As a sophomore math major, Tim likes spending his free time solving differential equations and routing for his hometown team. In fact, since the Bears started their journey to the Super Bowl, Tim has spent his waking hours calculating the team's probability of being the next national champs. But after last night's loss, Tim's will be spending some quality time with his math homework; looks like the Bears could've used your expertise, Tim. Better luck next season.
Gov. Jim Doyle stressed bipartisan efforts to push an agenda packed with new reforms Tuesday night at his fifth State of the State address, but some lawmakers questioned the practicality of such ambitious plans.
Deadlines. They suck, right? Paper due on Tuesday. Homework must be submitted online by 6 p.m. Wednesday or else. Poor Jack Bauer only has 24 hours to stop a nuclear bomb from exploding somewhere in Los Angeles (which, by the way, he's really sucking at this season). Who needs the pressure?
Sweat visibly drips down the character's face, bullet casings fly as the alien enemy approaches. Then without hesitation, the character switches to a shotgun, braces himself and blasts away the opponent.
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A bomb threat Tuesday afternoon temporarily closed the polls at Madison East High School, 2222 E. Washington Ave.
The next time you're surfing YouTube, take a look at the footage from Oct. 4 at Columbia University as protesters drowned out the speech of Jim Gilchrist.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court demanded more information from both gubernatorial candidate Mark Green and the state Elections Board Thursday to decide whether or not the high court will take up Green's case.
By Mark Riechers
There were two things that should've immediately signaled to me that a supermarket-based singles night was not a good idea: A bumpin' DJ was spinning hot Top-40 hits and telling all singles present to put their arms in the air and wave them 'round like they just don't care; second, a line of men stood alone next to a deli case of specialty cheeses; and the fact remained that I was actually going to a singles night on a Friday.
During the Badger football home opener Sept. 2, the first three season-ticket holders, two of whom were UW-Madison students, got their season tickets revoked under a new ticket policy.
Madison's citywide broadband plan is nearing completion this fall just in time for returning students to be hungry for high-speed service. But since its introduction last spring, wireless service in Madison has yet to fully cover even the downtown area.
After his first album Musicforthemorningafter, Pete Yorn could easily have been considered an underappreciated musician. But with the release of his third album Nightcrawler, Pete Yorn has once again failed to live up to the expectations of that album and is fast on his way to becoming an underperforming musician.
With the Sept. 12 primary less than two weeks away, the state attorney general's race has seen unprecedented nastiness and negative tactics. Bursting campaign coffers and regular personal attacks, two hallmarks of the race, may both be indications of a changing political climate in Wisconsin, according to campaign experts. ""Generally the higher the amount of money that's spent on any campaign, the more negative it is, because so much of that money finds its way into negative advertisement,"" said Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, the state's largest non-partisan citizen reform group. The candidates' campaign finances are public record and are documented by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a non-profit organization dedicated to campaign finance reform. As of June 30, Democratic primary candidate Kathleen Falk raised $642,903, Democrat and incumbent Peg Lautenschlager collected $645,526, and Republican primary candidates Paul Bucher and J.B. Van Hollen netted $368,708 and $677, 777 respectively, according to the campaign's website. Swelling war chests, unlike any in past attorney general elections, have led to ""earlier and nastier"" emergence of ads. Republican candidates Paul Bucher and J.B. Van Hollen have unveiled radio ads that criticize Lautenschlager's handling of a DNA testing backlog at the Department of Justice's crime lab. Heck said the race to become the state's top cop has become more about political ideology than law enforcement and this change points to a shift in state politics. Bill Kraus, who has worked on several statewide campaigns in the past, including that of former Republican Gov. Lee Dreyfus in the early '80s, said this mix of copious cash and abandoned political ideals has changed the face of the typical campaign consultant. Today's political strategists specialize in no-holds-barred attack politics and feel no obligation to focus on the issues. ""What money does is it turns politics into marketing—it becomes less person-to-person—more media,"" he said. ""It creates an industry of campaign management people—pollsters, researchers, hired guns—and they run the campaigns very cold-bloodedly."" Heck said because there are no ideological differences between Falk and Lautenschlager, the primary race has included a series of personal jabs. He said Bucher and Falk have supported a law criminalizing first-time DUI offenses because Lautenschlager was convicted of a DUI in 2004. During a live debate on WTMJ-AM radio Aug. 10, the Republican primary candidates stooped to name-calling. Van Hollen reportedly told Bucher, ""you suck,"" during a commercial break, to which Bucher replied, ""I don't suck."" Both Kraus and Heck agreed this level of sparring was unprecedented but had become characteristic of the Attorney General's race. Kraus said, ""Suddenly it isn't adequate to be adversaries, you've got to be enemies and I think that's just a horrifying development because what it does is it cuts out any hope of compromise."" Falk and Bucher have publicly endorsed a law that would criminalize first-time drunk driving offenses.
Despite an upset win at No. 2 singles by sophomore Nolan Polley, No. 7 Ohio State proved to be too much for the UW men's tennis team on Sunday, as the Badgers (3-7 Big Ten, 10-11 overall) were downed 6-1 at Stickney Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes extended their home winning streak to 40 matches at the Badgers' expense.
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