The UW men's basketball team started off the South Padre Invitational with a victory in the Kohl Center Sunday afternoon mostly because of the turnovers it was able to force. '
The Wisconsin women's basketball team (3-0 overall) made winning look easy as they toppled Central Connecticut State University 75-45 at the Kohl Center Friday evening.'
It may have been the scene in 2002's ""Die Another Day"" when James Bond tried to outrun beams of solar energy, or perhaps when he eluded capture with his invisible car, that it became impossible to ignore how the venerable series was starting to rot. Few agree on the Pierce Brosnan-era of Bond flicks—some say he's the best since the Bond we measure all Bonds by, Sean Connery, while others claim he doesn't even stack up to Timothy Dalton—but they got us revved up about the franchise again. It's not that the Brosnan movies weren't fun, but after ""Goldeneye"" got our attention, they got sloppy fast, with ""Die Another Day"" approaching a level of camp unmatched since ""Moonraker."" When Bond becomes a full-blown cartoon, it's time to go back to the well, and the latest 007 adventure, ""Casino Royale,"" is a very promising step in a different, but gratifying, direction.
The Wisconsin Union Travel Center — established in 1976 as a student market for discounted bus tickets to Chicago, non-UW study abroad advising and discounted passport and visa photos — will close in Summer 2007, Wisconsin Union administrators ann'
State Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, announced plans Thursday to take steps to ban ""robocalls,"" an automated technique used extensively in the 2006 midterm elections. '
The UW System Board of Regents discussed proposed amendments for the disciplinary process for faculty members who are convicted of felonies at Van Hise Thursday. '
After a memo from Chancellor John Wiley released to the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee Chair Zach Frey Thursday stated SSFC cannot fund off-campus rents in student organizations' budgets, the committee may need to '
Madison will have $100,000 to work with for fighting downtown crime following a city council vote Thursday night.'
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz will be out of the office today, trading his suit and tie for blaze orange and boots.'
As part of its 30th annual ""Great American Smokeout,"" the American Cancer Society honored Gov. Jim Doyle and 15 other lawmakers, doctors and leaders from Wisconsin for their continuing efforts to promote tobacco control and awareness Thursday.'
UW-Madison faculty members expressed anger and discussed plans to leave the university at a listening session on the recently approved gay marriage ban Wednesday.'
After a vicious and negative campaign leading up to the mid-term election, a non-partisan group is pushing for the reintroduction of an ethics reform bill to curb corruption within the government.'
Unneccessary Noise Makers and Cuddly Couples beware: The official code of lecture hall conduct has arrived. Finally.'
A security company remains unhappy with the city and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz over withheld paychecks, and it remains to be seen if it will receive any money at all.'
The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary announced late Wednesday night that the UW Roman Catholic Foundation has filed suit against the ASM Student Services Finance Committee, after SSFC denied UWRCF contract status at its Monday meeting.'
Local media representatives met with UW-Madison students Wednesday evening to discuss the 2006 election coverage and the media's role in reporting candidates' issues.'
This year's early display of holiday lights on State Street has garnered interest from local businesses and students despite the Nov. 6 installation, and the city backs its decision to start marketing the holidays.'
Despite a UW System average undergraduate debt of $18,378 in 2005, UW-Madison students are paying off loans rapidly after graduation compared to their national peers, according to a University Communications statement released Wednesday.'
As the UW men's hockey team travels to Minnesota this weekend, four Badgers head to their original home states.'
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