Following the most successful season in UW-Madison football history, the UW System Board of Regents approved an amended contract for head coach Bret Bielema Friday.'
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.
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.'
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.'
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.'
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.
With increasing nationwide crackdowns on political corruption, it seems hard to believe many interest groups still try to get their way, but that is exactly the plan of Wisconsin Right to Life.'
As you return inside from the bitter cold you hope your adventure out for Fall Out Boy's Infinity on High will be well worth the walk in freezing temperatures. For some fans, your heart might stop when you hear rap star Jay-Z's voice at the start of the first track Thriller."" Worry not, there is no attempt at a punk-rock rap""the band stays true to their hard-hitting lyrics and energetic beats. There is only a guest appearance from Jay-Z as the CEO of Def Jam, which owns Island, Fall Out Boy's label.
Another home game, another win for the Wisconsin women's basketball team. Sunday night at the Kohl Center, the Badgers (7-6 Big Ten, 18-8 overall) kicked their offense into high gear and claimed a 84-73 victory over Iowa in impressive fashion, increasing their home record to a career best 13-2 for head coach Lisa Stone.
The new admissions criteria using race, among other attributes, to select prospective students attempts to undermine historical prejudice by adding even more inequality.'
Handshakes and meet and greets risk being replaced by blog posts and friend requests as candidates in Madison's 2007 races embrace the Internet-centric culture of their voters.'
A highschooler's race, income level and the amount of clubs and sports he or she joins will now offficially help decide if the student is admitted any UW System school.'
The dominant question at the Kohl Center Saturday was not if, but when Alando Tucker would score his 2,000th career point.'
Tali Korrub's article ""UW Dems Bylaw Change Unfair to Woods, Some Say"" is insulting to the UW-Madison College Democrats. '
The Ohio State Buckeyes women's hockey team came to Madison this weekend with a chance to improve their bid for a home series in the first round of the WCHA tournament. However, they ran into a streaking Wisconsin club and a 200-point scorer in seni'
Considering his team's spotty play this season, Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey head coach Mike Eaves asked the right question between games this weekend: could this team keep the momentum going?
The UW wrestling team (18-2 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) dropped its second conference match Sunday when they lost to No. 9 ranked Illinois 21-16 at the Field House.
When a woman was told to move to the bathroom of a Madison-area shopping mall to continue her breastfeeding, she took action and contacted state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison. The incident has since sparked new legislation, which was introduced Thursday. '
Madison's four mayoral candidates gathered to debate their agendas for the city Thursday night at the Madison Concourse Hotel in front of a group of young professionals and voters.'
The University of Wisconsin-Stout announced Thursday that it will be requiring its athletes to submit to random drug testing. This decision comes in response to the drug-related arrests of two football players, Luke Steffen and Nicholas OrRico, last Decem'
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