After the caucus scandal rocked the Wisconsin legislature in 2001, one would hope that politicians would have learned a simple lesson.'
The university announced Aug. 30 the renaming of the Social Sciences building for the late UW-Madison chancellor and sociologist William H. Sewell. '
The first day of school used to be such a big deal. My mom would take me to Kohl's to help me pick out a schnazzy outfit. I would devote countless hours to arranging, then re-arranging my school supplies based on shape and color and NBA team logos. Once all the important business was put to rest, I'd climb into bed for a few winks as the nervous anticipation of finally being a junior in college kept me from getting any real sleep.
Nearly a year after The Overature Center's president resigned amidst a flurry of sexual harassment allegations, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has appointed Thomas Carto to head the troubled cultural center. '
The state Elections Board's decision ordering U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, to return approximately half-a-million dollars of contributions made by Political Action Committees has critics questioning the partisanship of the board members and p'
Ironman Wisconsin in Madison on Sunday, September 10'
The academic year has kicked off in stellar fashion for the UW-Madison astronomy department, as researchers from the university have contributed to two rare glimpses of the cosmos in recent weeks'
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With a new name and financial scheme, the campaign formerly known as WUFIP will rally students to support Wisconsin Union Initiative this fall.'
We exaggerate your life. You can thank us later.'
As Neil Burger's ""The Illusionist"" opens, Eisenheim (Edward Norton) has brought magic to Vienna, to the dismay of Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). Leopold, a skeptic, is threatened by the successful magician. ""You seek to trick, I seek to enlighten,"" he tells him. Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) is hired to keep watch on Eisenheim. His job becomes more serious when Eisenheim meets Sophie (Jessica Biel), his childhood love, after decades of class-dictated separation. She now pursues Leopold and an affair ensues, but Sophie contemplates leaving the Prince for Eisenheim.
Two referenda nullified by Associated Students of Madison in Spring 2006 due to botched electronic voting will be back on the voting ballots next month.
Five days from today marks the five year anniversary of an event that single-handedly altered the course of the world.'
The beginning of freshman year in college is never easy—saying goodbye to all your best friends and loved ones and completely starting over is difficult for everyone. But for twins, the separation anxiety may be even worse than most.
Forty-eight hours after the Badgers' 35-14 win over Bowling Green, first-year head football coach Bret Bielema met with the media Monday to discuss the victory and his sentiments heading into Saturday's home opener against Western Illinois. He focused most of his time on the performances of the team's new players and the role he expects them to play come Saturday's game and throughout the rest of the season.
After 66 years, the formerly female-only Elizabeth Waters Residence Hall goes co-ed.'
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk launched a new attack ad on opponent Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager in the fight to win the Democratic nomination in the state's Sept. 12 primary. '
World War II stories have been told through the eyes of men, women and children, but never through the eyes of Death. That's Death, with a capital D. Mankind's inevitable fate is personified in Markus Zusak's ""The Book Thief"" in order to narrate the story of a young girl growing up in Nazi Germany.
This generation doesn't have a definitive comedy troupe. Our grandparents had the Marx Brothers and our parents had Monty Python, but we've got hardly any official troupes to call our own. The group that comes the closest is Broken Lizard, who have already crafted one genuine cult classic (""Super Troopers""), but their subsequent efforts have been less than stellar (the spotty ""Club Dread"" and, although it doesn't technically count as a Broken Lizard movie, the abominable ""Dukes of Hazzard""). Their new movie, ""Beerfest,"" is about as sophomoric as immature comedy comes, but it is a sloppy, often hilarious return to form.
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