When the DC first caught up with Ben, he was hiding in his bed from a spider dangling from the ceiling. Though Ben doesn't have extreme phobias, he does have his share of odd fears. For example Ben is scared of rotten bananas and often smells them t'
Tommy Thompson brings much needed discussion to issues such as education and health care reform, but ultimately lacks the funds needed to succeed. '
UW-Madison law student and former Madison police officer Laura Walker, 36, was charged last week with burglary and reckless endangerment.'
Businesses on the 500 and 600 blocks of State Street are breathing a sigh of relief after Madison officials decided last Thursday to postpone a major reconstruction of the area, originally planned for this summer.'
Two UW-Madison Student Wage Committee members are challenging Chancellor John Wiley's refusal to honor the Associated Students of Madison 2006 ballot referendum concerning student employees affected by the living wage initiative.
ND State heads to Madison for a Tuesday doubleheader. '
Before coming aboard to direct himself, Scott Frank's script for the ""The Lookout"" was courted by the likes of Sam Mendes, David Fincher and Michael Mann. Watching the film, it's little wonder why. ""The Lookout"" is a rare thriller for adults—the kind of film that knows carefully drawn characters are far more thrilling than car chases. In a time when one need only turn to the closest multiplex to see that the thriller is a dying genre, ""The Lookout"" breathes new life into the heist film, giving audiences characters they can care about and making the body count count.
Every so often, a band comes along that is hailed as the recurrence of the British invasion—the next Beatles, Kinks, or Rolling Stones. Most recently, the Arctic Monkeys were hyped to high heaven, but in 2005 it was the Kaiser Chiefs who led the way for the return of Brit pop-rock. With their howling single ""I Predict A Riot"" and cheeky cockney charm, the band convinced desperate music fans all over Britain and the United States that rock ‘n' roll had finally returned. Although their impact was not quite so huge in America as in their homeland, the Kaiser Chiefs still sold millions of records and left fans in eager anticipation of their latest release, Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
Marcus Bonner pled guilty to three sexual assault charges on Monday for his role in a gang rape of a 23-year-old woman on the 500 block of University Avenue on Sept. 4, 2006, WISC-TV reported.
Rarely does one come across a film so deeply affecting and as savagely honest as ""Firehouse Dog."" This children's film is ostensibly about a pampered celebrity pooch who escapes death to remind an unhappy firehouse captain and his trouble-making son about the importance of family, but ""Firehouse Dog"" is about so much more. It is about the importance of family, the importance of civic duty in American life and—most importantly—it's about the stuff that true heroes are made of, whether they have two—or four—legs.
UW picks up a total of four qualifying marks in Auburn. '
Female chimpanzees have been observed using primitive weapons to hunt in Africa.'
A Madison woman was the victim of a strong-armed robbery late last Saturday night on the 600 block of W. Washington Avenue, police said.'
Come April 30, the Madison Parking Utilities will test new high-tech parking meters downtown for 90 days that allow drivers to pay for a parking space via debit cards, credit cards or coin.'
Ultimately, the Tavern League's ""overturn or else"" message will not induce Madisonians to reverse or reconsider the smoking ban. '
The University of Wisconsin men's golf team turned in a much improved performance at Sunday's final round at the Purdue Boilermaker Invitational, but had to settle for a tie for eighth place at the par-72, 7,338-yard Kampen Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ind.
Spring semester exams and term papers may still fill students' planners, but the prospect of a clean slate is in clear view with fall semester enrollment starting today for undergraduates.
Four UW-Madison faculty members were honored during Monday's Faculty Senate meeting when they received 2006-2007 Hilldale Awards for distinguished research, teaching and service.'
Ketaon it Real: This week, a discussion of the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA.'
After a year of expensive elections, several state legislators are pushing a campaign finance reform in the Wisconsin Legislature that would fund state election campaigns completely by the public.
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