‘Mountain’ proves Mastodon not extinct
By Brian Sweeney | Sep. 21, 2006Famous for resurrecting the lost art of the concept album, Mastodon have returned with another uncompromisingly progressive effort, Blood Mountain.
Famous for resurrecting the lost art of the concept album, Mastodon have returned with another uncompromisingly progressive effort, Blood Mountain.
When the subject is UW football, the mentality is 1-0. And Badger football is the prime topic this weekend, what with the storyline surrounding Saturday: Big Ten opener against Michigan at the Big House. For Bret Bielema's Badgers, the proving ground does not get more firm than this.
Test your knowledge on the past week's news and entertainment headlines.'
A new vaccine used to stop an infection that causes genital warts became available Wednesday at University Health Services. UHS is one of few clinics in the Madison area that is distributing the vaccine. '
Karl Rove, embattled chief strategist and advisor to President Bush, was a guest yesterday at a Washington, D.C. fundraiser for 8th Congressional District hopeful and state Rep. John Gard, R-Peshtigo. '
Even in a city full of bars and local breweries like Madison, sometimes a nice cold beer at home does the trick. '
A Madison man arrested in the beating of a local nightclub owner with the butt of a sawed off shotgun was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of probation. '
In recent months, sexual assaults have been prominent on the UW-Madison campus. This is a timely reminder to all students: Be safe.
The Associated Students of Madison's Student Services Finance Committee denied funding for Calvary Lutheran Chapel and Student Center Thursday night. '
Touting UW-Madison's biomedical research as one of the leading research programs in the nation, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, called for further increases in the National Institutes of Health funding Wednesday.
One of the men accused of the sexual assault on University Avenue appeared in court for the first time Wednesday, as new details emerged in the case.
The Badgers (3-0) head to Ann Arbor, Mich. Saturday to face the Michigan Wolverines who are coming off a big win over then No. 2 Notre Dame.'
A 34-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for attempting to rob the Quality True Value Hardware Store, 1201 S. Park St.
A problem is plaguing the Badger women's soccer team as they head into their Big Ten opening weekend. They have two outstanding goalies.'
Badger football linebacker and UW-Madison sophomore Elijah Hodge was arrested on a tentative felony charge of operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent Tuesday, Lt. Eric Holen of the UW-Madison Police Department confirmed Wednesday night'
UW-Madison's Associated Students of Madison kicked off the 2006-'07 academic year to a packed Humanities lecture hall Wednesday. While UW-Madison's student council members placed much emphasis on moving forward, the focus remained on directing attention toward student-related campus issues.
At Thursday night's meeting, the Wisconsin Union followed its mission of ""making lifetime connections to the campus, one person at a time,"" by implementing a living wage provision for limited term employees, effective Oct. 3. '
Provost Patrick Farrell addressed a lunch-hour forum on challenges facing UW-Madison, a major topic for a first-year provost to tackle amidst rising tuition costs and the university finding itself increasingly at odds with the state Legislature.'
After finishing their non-conference schedule with an 8-2 record, the UW volleyball team opens their Big Ten season at Illinois and at Northwestern this weekend. '