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Rick Wagner
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Mifflin arrest
Shooting
Bucky Badger
Badgers across a number of sports are poised for a breakout year this season.
Breaking News: Shots fired on University Avenue
Police investigate the scene of a shooting on the 600 block of University Avenue early Saturday morning.
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UW-Madison 2012 Senior Class President Steven Olikara was one of the driving forces behind Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson being the speaker at UW's first Senior Day. The money was originally intended to go toward a special graduation speaker, but that plan was blocked by the University.
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Running a little over on time, Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson did still take time to sign autographs and talk with fans and was seen leaving the Union many hours after his speech was actually over.
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Even the people behind Neil Degrasse Tyson got some love, as he turned around to take a question and grab a beer (reportedly Spotted Cow) from a listener, at one point.
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While a lot of the questions were deep and interesting for the crowd of thousands, a few were off in left field, and Tyson had no qualms with making sure the people who asked them realized that fact.
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The UW Rowing team had the distinct displeasure of missing out on the talk on Thursday, but everyone was enjoying the weather, regardless.
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The hit around the internet, Neil Degrasse Tyson was asked how he felt about being a meme. His response was that it, in part, was 100% creepy. This photo itself has gotten a lot of attention on Reddit, a website that is largely responsible for propagating the meme (not to be confused with the lesser website, 9gag, which takes much of its content from Reddit). The post can be found here: http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/thanp/my_university_doesnt_want_to_pay_graduation/
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Many students had to take whatever seating they could find just to be able to listen to Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson as he spoke on the Memorial Union Terrace, many having obstructed views, but enjoying the talk nonetheless.
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He also talked about things that were non-sequiturs as they popped into his head, like his Reddit AMA's.
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He addressed the history of innovation and space exploration and its impact on society.
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Expressive as always, Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson captivated the crowd for an hour that seemed to go by fast.
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Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson decided, as a first order of business, to ask the group to sit down so that they didn't have to stand through what turned into an hour speech and 50 minutes of question and answer.