The war chests of state politicians seeking re-election could shrink under a new bill that would prohibit them from receiving political contributions while the state budget awaits approval. '
Students may have to hand over an extra $500 over two years to pay for their tuition if Gov. Jim Doyle's budget gets passed as it is written. '
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It seems like common sense that a lawmaker entrusted with the power to regulate the private sector should not be allowed to take up a lucrative position lobbying for those very same industries immediately after leaving office. Yet this very scenario has played out over and over at all levels of government.
The Badger women's hockey team stormed into the postseason this weekend, closing out its regular season with a sweep of Bemidji State, winning 2-0 and 6-0 behind shutouts by goalies Jessie Vetter and Christine Dufour.
Imagine a saucy new reality television show featuring nine people forced to work together making major decisions about hot-button issues of our country. Well, maybe that's a stretch, but if a few select members of the U.S. Senate get what they want, we may soon have new means of satisfying our fix for reality melodrama in the form of telecasted U.S. Supreme Court proceedings.
Todd Field's ""Little Children"" lives and breathes the language of American suburbia—not just the grating drone of daytime chatter, but also the hidden bitterness of lives spent in unhappy marriages, among horrible, sex-starved, pointless people. Like all good satires, it feels closer to the truth than the most precise of photographs. A barely interested narrator, whose monotone voice suggests dull scientific study, provides commentary throughout. The effect is quietly hilarious, like a futile effort to be reasonable and calm.
In the past five years, plenty of films have been made dealing with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and their aftereffects, both directly and indirectly. But Billy Ray's ""Breach"" is the first film to depict, with a palpable level of historical perspective, what the immediate pre-9/11 world was like.
Located on Williamson Street in the heart of Madison's artsy coffee-shop neighborhood, the Broom Street Theater has had a reputation since 1968 of putting on original shows with radical subject matter. The theater has a long history of facing government opposition to putting a radical theater in Madison, but managed to stay afloat—keeping alive its mission to make sure no idea will ever be off-limits and to guarantee society's norms can always be challenged.
The Badger men's basketball team made Saturday into a statement game, defeating lowly Penn State by 26 at the Kohl Center.'
While most of today's romantic comedy endeavors seem eager to prove the dwindling existence of great love stories, some of them still manage to bring a very accomplished feeling of warmth to the hearts of an audience. ""Music and Lyrics"" is one of those movies.
New research from Stanford provides insight into the development of transitive inference.'
The UW wrestling team closed out its regular season this past weekend in the Field House after splitting duals with No. 1 Minnesota and No. 18 Indiana Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.'
Focusing primarily on the climate for women and minority faculty members at UW-Madison, Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute Research Director Jennifer Sheridan discussed the results of the WISELI Campus Climate Survey Friday.
The Wisconsin men's hockey team put in a great effort this past weekend, defeating No. 4 St. Cloud State 3-1 Friday and tying them 2-2 Saturday.'
After the university cracked down on high schools across the country for using a logo similar to UW-Madison's ""Motion W"" this fall, another school's ""W"" is now under fire.
Fair Trade: The What and how of a social movement that's more than just coffee.'
I've made a discovery. If there's one way to find out what another student's major is, it's to casually mention, ""Gee, I'm not feeling too good, I think I'm coming down with something [cough, cough]."" Wait f'
I'm a firm believer that alcohol bestows superpowers on the average Joes of the collegiate world, creating multilingual geniuses and speed walking demons. Me, I become a wily food thief capable of cunning schemes.'
Nearly a year and a half after New Orleans and much of the South was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, clean-up efforts are still in high demand, and many organizations have targeted college students when recruiting volunteers for the cause.'
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