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Projecting the future of virtual reality

By By Jessica Phan and Adam Paris | Mar. 25, 2014

Virtual reality isn’t a new fad in the gaming world. Since its earliest inception, there have been hilarious depictions in popular culture of kids entering some futuristic deathtrap masquerading as a VR machine. There has already been many failed examples of trying to immerse players in a virtual environment, such as the quasi-VR Nintendo Virtual Boy that doubled as a retina destroyer.

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To a New Yorker, there's nothing better than Billy Joel

By Brian Weidy and Molly Reppen | Mar. 24, 2014

On Friday I was lucky enough to see Billy Joel for the second time. The last time I saw him, it was a part of his 12-night run at Madison Square Garden—which involved some really sketchy counting as to how it was a 12-night run, but that’s neither here nor there. The last time I saw him, I was 11, and whatever Billy Joel songs I had heard were force-fed to me by my parents.

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Column: Kentucky-Wichita State game a win for all involved

By Jack Baer | Mar. 24, 2014

Very rarely do you get a matchup that comes with ready-made narratives like Sunday’s Kentucky-Wichita State game.

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'True Detective' leaves behind a myriad of clues and qualms

By Callie Kollenbroich | Mar. 23, 2014

A few weeks ago, I raved about HBO’s newest crime drama, “True Detective,” and warned you all about its irrevocable tendency to drive a previously sane person down a path of complete and utter madness—in the best way possible, of course. After deconstructing its myriad interconnected parts and scouring for what I believed—what we all believed at the time—to be “clues,” I settled on three predictions for how the season would culminate, one of which turned out to be true. Well, half true. Nevertheless, I consider myself victorious.

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Column: First Big Ten tournament shows promising future

By Adee Feiner | Mar. 23, 2014

This past weekend, Wisconsin headed to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., to compete in the inaugural Big Ten Hockey tournament.

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Column: Advice for filling out your NCAA tournament bracket

By Jack Baer | Mar. 17, 2014

Since it’s bracket week, you might be thinking about joining your dorm’s, workplace’s, or friend’s bracket pool. Here are some tips on how to approach this.

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Column: Players and storylines to watch for in World Cup

By Jonah Beleckis | Mar. 13, 2014

Last week, I looked at the first four World Cup groups, including the Brazilian hosts, one of the most dominant teams of all time—Spain—and a group with Italy, Uruguay and England that could go any way.

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2014 Academy Awards commit the act of killing potential

By Molly Reppen and Austin Wellens | Mar. 12, 2014

So the Oscars have come and gone once again, and I know this is late but, I mean, for the most part they just sort of happened? Ellen was charming, Jared Leto plugged his band is his acceptance speech and “12 Years a Slave,” thankfully, won Best Picture (I didn’t love it like I loved “Her” and “Inside Llewyn Davis,” but it was the right choice for a lot of reasons).

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Telltale Games expanding out of genre niche

By Adam Paris | Mar. 11, 2014

When Telltale Games released “The Walking Dead” back in 2012, it was mostly known as the studio that was keeping alive the oft-forgotten adventure game genre with some mildly successful licensed titles. They had just come off the maligned “Jurassic Park.” The limited number of people who knew about Telltale were those paying close attention to the industry. Flash forward two years and they’re producing four different licensed series with one of the most popular game franchises in the industry.

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Column: What to remember most from the old Big East tournament

By Grey Satterfield | Mar. 11, 2014

Wednesday marks a very tragic day in college basketball.

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Incentivizing live recording of concerts

By Brian Weidy | Mar. 11, 2014

On Dec. 28 at 11:30 p.m., Phish played their final note of the night. By the time I got home at 12:15 a.m., the show was available for download.

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Column: Duke's record and standing simply do not match up

By Jack Baer | Mar. 10, 2014

Like any self-respecting college basketball fan I watched the North Carolina-Duke game Saturday night. I was impressed by Duke even though, full disclosure, Duke might be my least favorite team in sports. Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood both looked like All-American talents, the defense forced turnovers and bad decisions, and they outrebounded a much bigger and deeper UNC frontcourt.

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Column: MLB grossly overvalues relief pitchers, especially closers

By Brett Bachman | Mar. 10, 2014

The closer, for all intents and purposes, is a lot like a kicker in football. Come in at the last minute and, under immense pressure, either go out in a blaze of glory or fade into defeat.

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Syfy offers go-to terrors and thrills

By Callie Kollenbroich | Mar. 10, 2014

It was the dead of night. I found myself cowering beneath a canopy of blankets in the center of a dark room, illuminated only by the flickers of a television set that served to feed my growing paranoia. I was alone; or was I?

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Column: College basketball coaches need to control their tempers, and fast

By Blake Duffin | Mar. 7, 2014

A recent and unfortunate trend in college basketball right now is the on-court behavior by coaches.

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Celebrating Theodore Seuss Geisel's birthday

By Maham Hasan | Mar. 5, 2014

Brilliance sometimes surfaces in physical forms. The power of imagination in some people is so vast and vital, it’s a living, breathing dragon. They’re not only able to weave a world around themselves but they also have the magic to breathe it out like a fire that never dies for the rest of us mere mortals. Theodor Seuss Geisel was one such mythical metaphor, and he actually existed.

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Column: World Cup analysis, groups A-D

By Jonah Beleckis | Mar. 5, 2014

The drums are starting to beat.

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Fantasizing about the next big ‘Twitch Plays’

By Adam Paris | Mar. 4, 2014

Anyone who decided to try out the Internet this past week likely stumbled upon the popular “Twitch Plays Pokemon” stream that just finished up a few days ago. Although it may have taken over everyone’s lives and provided the one reality show that actually seems worthwhile, the dramatic conclusion merely spawned a fresh stream of “Pokemon Crystal.”

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Column: Roger Federer's return marked by racket change

By Grey Satterfield and Liz Puibello | Mar. 4, 2014

Roger Federer is back in the game.

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Wichita State playing good, not great

By Jack Baer | Mar. 4, 2014

It is done. The Wichita State Shockers finished their regular season Sunday and are undefeated. I don’t care what conference you’re in, that’s an incredible achievement. But not many people agree with that statement.