Doyle to tax big oil companies
By Kelly Petersen | Feb. 12, 2007Gov. Jim Doyle's plans to propose a tax hike for oil companies at his budget adress tonight has already caused state Legislators to question who will be hurt by the tax increase.'
Gov. Jim Doyle's plans to propose a tax hike for oil companies at his budget adress tonight has already caused state Legislators to question who will be hurt by the tax increase.'
Kevin is forced to \put down"" an old friend.'
Sports columnist Sam Pepper comments on the recent hubbub over John Amaechi's admission to being homosexual.'
Students trying to save a minute on their way to class Monday morning risked their lives by crossing over and crawling under a stopped train that began moving shortly after.'
In this week's \This Land is Your Land,"" Jeff Landow talks about his favorite subject""celebrity gossip.'
The adoption of holistic admissions across the UW System will help increase diversity on campus.'
From the opening notes of his sophomore album Time Is Money, it is clear Styles P is doing his best to set himself apart from the droves of gangsta rappers on the market. G-Joint"" begins as few hip-hop songs do, considering very few rap joints begin with the endearingly cheesy synths from Asia's ""Only Time Will Tell."" ""G-Joint's"" lyrics tie in to the absurd '80s sampling, name checking everything from Slick Rick to Rambo to the wonderfully dated Van Damme flick ""Bloodsport."" Though Styles P doesn't do much with the Asia sample other than put some grinding beats over it, he does make a convincing argument that so-bad-they're-amazing '80s songs have a future in rap music.
Six days after posting one of the biggest wins in UW history over then-No. 10 Miami, the men's tennis team lost 5-2 in a highly contested match against No. 9 Notre Dame Sunday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The Fighting Irish handed UW its first loss o'
The face behind the number'
Brian Rose has the experience necessary to be an active and successful dean of students.'
A nationwide rural veterinarian shortage reaches even to largely rural Wisconsin—the Dairy State.
Wisconsin men's hockey head coach Mike Eaves addressed the media Monday in his weekly press conference with the main focus on UW's upcoming series against No. 4 St. Cloud State, primarily the Huskies' defense.
It's hard to believe the FDA would allow young girls to be used as guinea pigs for the HPV vaccine shot.'
Intramural teams and group fitness enthusiasts may see increases in their semester-long fees for the 2007-'08 school year.
Imagine a world where 20 percent of the human genome is patented. A world in which people have no right to their own tissues. Researchers publish false findings in peer-reviewed journals, and universities pay for discoveries with public dollars and then turn around and profit off them. Imagine a world where transgenic animals are created for research, for art and for pets.
The Monona Oaks community church did not follow the letter of the law in this instance, but FFRF needs to do a better job of picking its battles if it wants to aid the modern progressive movement.'
The Wisconsin men's basketball team overcame a tough Iowa team Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center en route to a 74-62 win, sweeping the season series against the Hawkeyes.'
Playing him for less than 20 minutes earned Anthony Hopkins an Academy Award. He topped the American Film Institute's list of film villains. He has served as a model for serial killers both real and fictional, and made it impossible to order Chianti without a sinister hiss.
Politics can be confusing. Similarly, the world of science can be just as confusing. But in this hyper-partisan world, the worlds of science and politics often mix. This mix is vividly illustrated with the global warming debate.'