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Column: Badger sports: forever a bridesmaid, never the bride

By Brett Bachman | Feb. 9, 2014

It doesn’t get much better than this past weekend if you’re a Badger fan.

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Column: MLS in Miami needs to strengthen youth development under Beckham

By Jonah Beleckis | Feb. 5, 2014

Like he is quite accustomed to, David Beckham entered with fans chanting his name to the stage that was overlooking the calm water, still trees and an 80-degree Miami morning.

The Future of the Video Game Industry Is Vaguely A Chibi

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Students hold future of the game industry

By Adam Paris | Feb. 5, 2014

Most of the time people are only exposed to the most high profile student produced video games. “Portal” started out as a tiny project called “Narbacular Drop,” created by several college students out in Washington. Valve Software scooped them up and it went on to become one of last generation’s breakout success stories. Carnegie Mellon’s perspective-bending tech demo the other week is another example of a student designed game well deserving of all the publicity it’s received.

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Column: Don't sleep on the excitement of Big 12 basketball

By Grey Satterfield | Feb. 4, 2014

Step aside Big Ten, the Big 12 is the best conference in college basketball

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You guys wanna go listen to '80s music?

By Brian Weidy and Brendan McCarty | Feb. 4, 2014

The 1980s were a decade that ushered in an era of mostly horrible music. A quick Bing search for the best ‘80s songs nets you a list filled with Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Duran Duran and The Bangles.

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Column: College athletes’ attempts to unionize are long overdue

By Jack Baer | Feb. 3, 2014

A week ago, shocking news broke that football players from Northwestern University were attempting to unionize with the National College Players Association (NCPA).

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Column: Goaltenders deserve more admiration

By Ben Breiner and Adee Feiner | Feb. 3, 2014

A coach in my Under-10 soccer days once gave me some valuable advice: “The goalie is an obstacle, not a target.”

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Season three of ‘Girls’ continues to impress

By Callie Kollenbrioch | Feb. 2, 2014

So I had this whole idea about how I was going to kick off my new weekly column, but as I sat watching the latest season of “Girls” I dramatically crumpled up my notes and aimed for the trash can (I missed)—it was that good.

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How the Oscars function as a litmus test

By Austin Wellens | Jan. 30, 2014

So, the Oscar nominations are out, and a lot of people are happy, a lot are angry, and a lot of people really can’t make themselves care. Personally, I had cognitively understood “they’re kind of silly and unnecessary and don’t mean anything,” but it took “Inside Llewyn Davis” getting almost entirely passed over this year for me to really feel it.

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Column: Soccer is structured to allow David and Goliath to coexist

By Jonah Beleckis | Jan. 29, 2014

Transcending the bounds of one individual sport, a universal tug-of-war exists in the sporting world: Do we want the best team to win the championship, or do we want the thrilling storyline of an underdog taking down the season's top teams?

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Brooklyn’s Hospitality look to stand out with bold new album ‘Trouble’

By Samuel Johnson | Jan. 29, 2014

How does a band from a city that produces such diverse, successful indie artists keep from falling to the wayside? Hospitality fires back with their sophomore LP Trouble—the shedding of old skin for a tougher, more intriguing one. The Brooklyn trio led by Amber Papini has left its Ivy League college-pop sound behind and come back with an album that becomes an amalgamation of indie rock subgenres. They steer away from the sophomore slump by creating a unique, challenging album that showcases their ability to be something different and look good while doing it.

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Game design more work than play

By Adam Paris | Jan. 29, 2014

Creating a video game is hard. Rarely has a more obvious statement been proclaimed, but I thought I may as well reiterate the fact. I’ve never tried making a game before this past weekend when I was fortunate enough to compete in the Global Game Jam.

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Column: Despite the Australian Open result, the giants of men’s tennis will soon regain the throne

By Grey Satterfield | Jan. 28, 2014

Stanislas Wawrinka’s run through this year’s Australian Open was impressive and included a dramatic, five-set win over defending champion Novak Djokovic. Wawrinka fought through heat, and a stacked slate of opponents in order to win the tournament. His final win even came against world No. 1, Rafael Nadal.

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Paradise regained for Phish fans at Madison Square Garden

By Brian Weidy | Jan. 27, 2014

To continue my quasi-tradition of starting each semester off with a column about my beloved jam bands, welcome back to “spring” 2014.

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Column: Reflection and foresight for this college basketball season

By Jack Baer | Jan. 27, 2014

Haven’t been watching college basketball all year? Want to get back into it before March Madness comes around? Here’s where the season stands so far and its big stories.

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Column: The inevitable branding of Richard Sherman

By Brett Bachman | Jan. 27, 2014

Sport, at its best, gives us a glimpse into the world as it could be. Pure. Beautiful. At its worst, and all too often, it reflects back at us the world as it is.

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Column: The glory of the post-game interview

By Grey Satterfield | Jan. 22, 2014

Last weekend’s NFC championship game not only gave us a dramatic exchange between two of the conference’s best squads, but Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman’s deranged, WWE style, post game interview (Scream off).

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Augering the future of video games in 2014

By Adam Paris | Jan. 21, 2014

It's impossible to predict how a year will turn out. That's particularly true in video games, where projects are often shrouded in secrecy until they're revealed at various trade shows throughout the year. There's a basic outline for how the year may play out, but in an industry where poor sales can immediately sink a developer, guessing basic narratives is almost impossible.

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Local music venues boast impressive spring lineups

By Brian Weidy and Molly Reppen | Jan. 21, 2014

With the start of the so-called “spring” semester (though calling it spring is just cruel as it doesn’t feel like spring until at least April), there are plenty of music options—both live and recorded—for you to check out this mid-winter semester.

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Madison movie scene offers abundance in spring 2014

By Austin Wellens | Jan. 21, 2014

So, it’s time to start another semester, which means there’s a whole brand new shiny semester of films for y’all to watch. And man, Madison is the place to be, movie wise. New, old, Hollywood, indie—whatever your taste, there is something to enjoy.