Madison facing its school shooting fears
By Molly Reppen and Dawn Schueller | Oct. 3, 2006Three U.S. school shootings in the past week, one of which occurred only an hour away, have put Madison schools on edge. '
Three U.S. school shootings in the past week, one of which occurred only an hour away, have put Madison schools on edge. '
\There's a sadism to 'Confetti,'"" writes Eric R. Schmidt, ""and director Debbie Isitt doesn' provide a convincing way out of it.""'
The men's hockey team doesn't start its title defending campaign until Friday, but the hype is already is full force.'
UW-Waukesha held a debate on the proposed amendment that would ban gay marriage. The amendment will be voted on by the public on Nov. 7.'
Adam Hoge says the Badgers' chances of reaching the Rose Bowl aren't so impossible.'
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee voted Monday night to uphold its denial of a UW-Madison student veteran organization's appeal for funding after SSFC denied the group at its Sept. 25 funding-eligibility hearing a'
There is always something peculiar about an artist releasing a self-titled album late into their career. Why not just make the debut self-titled like most normal musicians?
New high-rise condo should attract students, fits in with overall city plan.'
Madison activists call for increased access to the morning after pill. The proposed plan would require pharmacies to put signs up indicating if the pill is in stock and, if not, the nearest pharmacy where the prescrpition can be filled.'
Good Monsters, the first rock album from Jars of Clay, erupts with an unabashed attack of electric guitars. Though their faith undoubtedly galvanizes and influences their work, Jars of Clay avoid didactic, sermonizing lyrics in favor of universal, viscera'
The premise of 'School for Scoundrels'A_ is simple enough. Take your average loser with no athletic or social skills, enroll him in a confidence-boosting class, toss in an ensemble of goofy sidekicks, stir and watch the results. In the first half this movi'
Freshman ""Fat"" Pat Moriarty reads his Cardinal while selfishly over-indulging in a heaping helping of Hamburger Helper.'
The temperature was slowly dropping outside the Kohl Center Friday night and despite my contraband blanket, (which was in turn supplemented by an artificial one of Sunny D and vodka), I couldn't keep my mind off the cold. So, I did what any otherwis'
The British Ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning, addressed global energy consumption and climate change in a speech at Memorial Union Friday, lauding the university and state's conservation efforts. '
Columnist Anna Williams says,\Before Green worries about retaining college graduates, perhaps he should do all he can to retain the talent that we have already attracted, particularly in the field of stem-cell research.""'
Despite the absence of its top two players and captain, the five-man UW men's tennis team achieved an eye-opening performance at this past weekend's Gopher Invitational at Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
Because of the extreme rarity of a catcher winning a batting title, Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer should win the American League Most Valuable Player this season.'
As they had been in weeks prior, senior quarterback John Stocco and the Wisconsin offense were a central topic of discussion Monday at head football coach Bret Bielema's weekly press conference. The usual skepticism surrounding the unit's competence was absent, however, as Stocco had just been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for leading the Badgers to a 52-17 thrashing at Indiana Saturday.