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Expo shows kids that ‘science is fun’

A large explosion ripped through an Engineering Hall auditorium filled with local children and adults Saturday afternoon. The loud blast kicked off UW-Madison's fifth annual Science Expeditions—a day-long event aimed at introducing members of the community to the ""excitement"" of science. 


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‘Talley’s Folly’ welcomes in the season of spring

Ever been to Lebanon, Mo.? Well, now you can spend 97 minutes among ""the trees, the berries, the breeze, the sounds, frogs, dogs, the light, the bees"" of Lebanon simply by walking up the street to the Playhouse of the Overture Center. This is the setting for the Madison Repertory Theatre's most recent production, Lanford Wilson's 1980 Pulitzer Prize winning play, ""Talley's Folly.""  


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Young’s early genius shows in live album of ’71

Unnatural. Naked. Listen to Neil Young pour into the opening progression of ""Old Man"" in a live show. Without the immediate inundation of applause, one can't help but detect an obvious void. Yet a curious silence was all that filled the Massey Hall crowd on January 19, 1971. But that silence wasn't unnatural. It wasn't naked. It was history.  


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Here comes the new wave of turtle power

\A few questions to ponder: Why do the Ninja Turtles wear masks — how many other six-foot-tall turtles are running around New York that the masks add anonymity? If Splinter has a limp and walks with a stick, how does he still kick ass when he needs to'


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Stone continues perfect postseason record

Another win, another step into uncharted territory for UW head coach Lisa Stone and her young Badger team. Fueled by an impressive rebounding performance, the Wisconsin women's basketball team defeated Kentucky 67-61 Thursday night at the Kohl Cente'


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Galifianakis to perform tonight

Sporting a beard that would make Grizzly Adams proud, Zach Galifianakis' act consists of non-sequiturs interspersed with random piano chords. His comedy might consist of wry observational comedy (""I had just gotten a henna tattoo that said ‘forever.'"") to an extended bizarre song about his ex-girlfriends forming an a capella group to sing about STDs.  


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