The Lone Ranger performs his duty and rides off on his trusty steed into the sunset at the end of the day. We are all familiar with the story.
Some films prefer to ease their audiences in gently, allowing some time for story orientation and character introductions as opposed to, say, opening with a shot of Justin Timberlake and Christina Ricci having hip-tickling, sweat-drenched sex. ""Black Snake Moan"" is not one of those films. Fortunately, it isn't Timberlake's newest music video either, as my description might suggest, but rather, the first twang in a movie that throbs like a soul-strumming guitar accompanied by the frantic rattling of chains.
A federal court ruled Thursday that the UW Roman Catholic Foundation cannot be recognized as a UW-Madison Registered Student Organization unless it changes its leadership to be more student-directed, according to UWRCF Director Tim Kruse. '
The film industry is seeking its ""big break"" with the help of a Wisconsin Tax-Credit Bill.
As crime in the downtown Madison area and on UW-Madison's campus rises, falls and stabilizes over the years, administrators and students have implemented many programs to counteract assaults and attacks and increase campus safety.
The UW-Madison Cartography Lab received a national award for a website displaying the history of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.'
Madison police reported on Wednesday that they are investigating several residential robberies in the Regent and Monroe streets area near Camp Randall.'
An increase in the number of complaints about loud car stereos or ""boom cars"" has prompted the Madison Police Department to start issuing more citations to those disturbing the peace. '
The Democratic senators of Wisconsin plan to jack up the state's minimum wage with their ""Wisconsin Families First"" agenda.'
In this week's \Going Back to Kali,"" Laura relates ""The Office"" to her real life.'
Campus safety is at the forefront of April's elections and the race between Eli Judge and Lauren Woods for District 8 alder is no exception, as both have released detailed campus safety proposals.'
There is one simple philosophy for the Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey team as it prepares for a first-round, best-of-three road series against Denver in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament:
The UW System has significantly reduced the online availability of salary data for faculty members. '
While it worked wonders for Sonny and Cher, the marriage seems to be an untapped mechanism in popular music, which may be a good thing in all likelihood. Considering most pop songs deal with the topics of heartbreak and lust, an album full of ""What's for dinner, honey?"" just isn't nearly as marketable.
Four middle-aged, wannabe bikers, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and John Travolta, embark on a cross-country journey with no particular plan. In fact, the tagline for the film is ""a lot can happen on the road to nowhere."" It should actually be ""road to nowhere."" Half the film is comprised of montage sequences of b-roll, filler in which the foursome cruise down the highway to the tune of Foghat's ""Slow Ride"" and then periodically stop to urinate on the side of the road. The other half of the film is equally unbearable.
On March 6, Joseph Lindstrom lashed out against me for having a ""spokesperson"" on my campaign. '
Students must take advantage of safety resources and be aware of dangerous situations. Madison is a growing city and crime is inevitable, but it does not mean we cannot all be proactive in preventing it.'
Former UW-Madison Chancellor and current United States Department of Health and Human Services secretary Donna Shalala was appointed by President Bush Tuesday to lead an investigation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.'
Wisconsin and Minnesota's tuition reciprocity agreement will continue as it exists now, according to a decision made Wednesday by the higher education boards of both states.'
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