So, all you green college rookies, how are you holding up after a week of dorm life? Are the shared bathrooms, sketchy-looking food and creepy roommates freaking you out? As someone who spent two years in dorms and lived to tell the tale, perhaps I can offer you some insider tips.
The Wisconsin women's soccer team knew its weekend trip to California would provide a challenging early season test. But thanks to some solid defense, a pair of strong goaltending efforts and just enough offense, the Badgers passed with flying colors.
Annette is an aspiring singer-songwriter who writes ballads about the trials and tribulations of being a transfer student.'
I eat a lot... I mean a lot. On a typical day, I usually take in the recommended amount of a 300 pound pro wrestler. Food is never far from me, and if it is, I change that. Whether in the fridge, in my backpack or in my mouth, it's nearby.
Madison residents are no strangers to mercury contamination in fish, a result of the high mercury levels present in Lake Monona. However, the global extent of mercury pollution is less widely-advertised. In August, the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant met at the Monona Terrace and ratified a declaration claiming that reducing mercury use and emissions are necessary steps to lowering the health risks associated with the element and its compounds.
A score of 34-10 against a Division 1-AA opponent surely sounds underwhelming. Relative to expectation, a 24-point margin of victory is scant. But to be troubled by the Badgers' sub-par play is to overlook their understandable lack of urgency.'
We hope the ""Right to Serve"" campaign and the efforts of young men and women across the country will encourage a change in the military's policy.'
Madison Area Technical College recently ordered and received a biodiesel reactor. The reactor will be used to educate MATC students in the production and use of biodiesel fuels, and to promote biodiesel awareness around the state. To find their reactor MATC looked no further than UW-Madison.
\Hollywoodland"" leaves viewers with only ""ambiguity and a half-developed character,"" writes Allison Rothschild.'
Although the competition was not Big Ten-caliber, the Badger volleyball team took care of business in Milwaukee this weekend, winning all three matches in straight sets.'
The stupidest animals of the summer makes their way onto the News of the Weird page.'
After a slow start, the Badgers were able to shake off an early turnover to score 34 unanswered points en route to a 34-10 victory over Western Illinois.'
\Despite the overall quality of the acting and director Bent Hamer's admirable skill in creating a hell of a stark composition"" in ""Factotum,"" ""it is too somber and meandering and somber for its own good,"" writes Joe Pudas.'
The gloomy weather over the UW men's soccer's home field this weekend proved a portent, as they lost two hard-fought games against Washington and Creighton.'
Despite four out of five satisfactory grades in the National Center on Public Policy and Higher Education's 2006 Measuring Up report released Thursday, the UW System received an ‘F' in affordability, raising concerns among state legislators and the Board of Regents.
President Bush publicly admitted the existence of a secret CIA detention program for the first time in a speech at the White House Wednesday.'
We exagerate your life. You can thank us later.'
The three-year renovation of Camp Randall has been completed in time for the home opener this Saturday. The $500,000 upgrade includes a cross aisle on the west side of the stadium, a widened concourse between sections A and B, hand railings, restroom upgrades and a new ticketing system.
Three Wisconsin men were arrested after attempting to disinter a recently burried Wisconsin woman for the purposes of having sex with the body.'
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