VT victims were sports fans too
By Jon Bortin | Apr. 19, 2007Columnist Jon Bortin discusses the Virginia Tech tragedy and its relation to the sports world.'
Columnist Jon Bortin discusses the Virginia Tech tragedy and its relation to the sports world.'
CBS fired Don Imus for doing what broadscasters pay him to do—make racy and insensitive comments. His radio show was part of the ""shock-jock"" niche, as people listened in because they wanted to hear what the jock would say next. Imus has made a living denigrating people of color, different religions and women.
Everything bad in life — speeding, fake tans, leather jackets, NASCAR, Indiana — is closely correlated with coffee.'
Antonio Pope appeared in court Thursday for what was supposed to be a plea hearing detailing punishments for his alleged sexual assault of two women near the UW-Madison campus last semester.
The Madison Downtown Coordinating Committee voted 7 to 5 in favor of recommending the city's proposed Alcohol License Density Plan to the Alcohol License Review Committee Thursday night.'
It is open season for comic book collectors, sports enthusiasts and rare-jewelry aficionados alike, as the Wisconsin State Treasurer's Office launched its annual auction Tuesday, using eBay for the first time.'
Despite rainy weather, the 11th annual nationwide Day of Silence brought quiet and colorful high school and college students together Wednesday in a march from Library Mall to the Capitol.'
A UW System school and a Big Ten university experienced bomb threats Wednesday, just days after the deadliest shooting in U.S. history.'
Last semester, Marcus Bonner and two accomplices committed a brutal sexual assault on the 500 block of University Avenue, directly behind Ian's Pizza. Today, Bonner walks free because the judge determined Bonner's pre-trial jail time fulfilled'
This Saturday local vendors will return to Capitol Square to kick off the summer season of the Dane County Farmers' Market.
Since I've started this column, I've never focused my 500 words, give or take, on one author or one book. I've always wanted to emphasize that literature isn't fragmented for me. It doesn't stop when I get to the end, press together the cover and the back for a few moments, absorbing, celebratin og, digesting and mourning before I shut off the light. Writing is the world's constant conversation, and it's a noise that is as comforting and constant in my head as traffic. It's a six cup a day habit for me because I need to think about life that seriously and love it and do something about it.
Athletes training for long-distance endurance events can benefit from a well-balanced, carbohydrate-focused diet.'
Chazen Museum of Art opened its door to nature April 7 for the opening of ""Silver Wings and Golden Scales: An Installation by Jennifer Angus and Alistair MacDonald.""
First-year teachers in Wisconsin are on average paid the second-lowest salary in the nation, according to a newly released study. '
Ten UW-Madison faculty members were recognized for their teaching accomplishments Tuesday, receiving awards from the 2007 Distinguished Teaching Awards program.
UW-Madison reacted Tuesday to what is now being called the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, as a professor expounded on being on Virginia Tech's campus as tragedy struck, and UW-Madison police and administrators detailed emergency preparedne'
The lure of a trip to New York is apparently not as important to UW offensive lineman Joe Thomas as using lures with his father, as Thomas will be skipping NFL draft day to go fishing with his dad.'
Student fantasies of a world with free beer are closer to becoming a reality in Wisconsin — three ounces at a time.'