(Financial) News of the Weird
Apr. 12, 2006Four burgers at a Burger King in California cost George Beane a whopping $4,334.33. Beane ordered two Whopper Jr.s and two Rodeo cheeseburgers when he pulled up tothe drive-through window. ' ¦'
Four burgers at a Burger King in California cost George Beane a whopping $4,334.33. Beane ordered two Whopper Jr.s and two Rodeo cheeseburgers when he pulled up tothe drive-through window. ' ¦'
Don Corleone, please you must help us. We've got the license for ‘The Godfather,' but since we're EA and it is well known we can't make games, we're certain we'll mess it up. After I saw what we did to Harry Potter, I knew for game-making justice, we must go to Don Corleone.\
Co-workers of Paul Barrows, former UW-Madison vice chancellor for student affairs, denied sexual harassment allegations against him before the Academic Staff Appeals Committee Tuesday. This marks the second day of ' ¦
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students received 77 patents through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in 2005, making UW-Madison the nation's fifth-most productive\ intellectual property university, the U.S. Patent and Trademark ' ¦
This sexy sorority girl chose to spend her spring break far away from wet t-shirt contests. Instead, Julie went backpacking through Europe to do culture work\ for her International studies ' ¦'
A Golden Ducat After months of waiting, calling and annoying big box electronic store employees, I finally caught wind of a shipment of Xbox 360s headed for Best Buy out ' ¦'
Wisconsin's economic health and competitive position may be lagging in comparison to surrounding states and the rest of the nation, according to a report released Monday. Dale Knapp, research director ' ¦
A horse that was supposed to be a sure thing dies on the track, and some gangsters take action. A man loses his apartment and girlfriend on the same day ' ¦'
The solo career of Stephen Patrick Morrissey may be rock and roll's best example of the unfortunate effect the shadow of past success can have on new material. After splitting ' ¦'
The Intrafraternity Council tabled discussion on a proposal to ban kegs from all fraternity house parties for the second week in a row Monday. Instead, the IFC formed a seven-member ' ¦
With the departure of Brian Calhoun and Booker Stanley from the Badger backfield, the running back situation heading into the 2006 season for Wisconsin is left marred with uncertainty. Calhoun ' ¦
Return of the Mack It's about that time of the year for the token Brewer's column to be written. Hockey and basketball here at Wisconsin have exhausted their time in ' ¦
A woman was sexually assaulted April 9 near the intersection of Henry Street and State Street at approximately 3:30 a.m. The victim was walking home around bar time when a ' ¦
Ben Karlin's career path from college student to Emmy-winning executive producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart\ and ""The Colbert Report"" began as a freshman at UW-Madison. ""I had ' ¦
After countless hours of work by the Student Labor Action Coalition to successfully\ pass a living wage referendum, the Student Judiciary nullified SLAC's victory in one night because 436 votes ' ¦
A UW-Madison faculty-appeals committee heard testimony Monday regarding the case of Paul Barrows, the former UW-Madison vice chancellor demoted by the University for alleged improper conduct last year. Barrows took ' ¦
My roommate has two turtles. They live in a big aquarium in the living room. There's a big one and a little one, and their names are Frankie and Judo. ' ¦'
In a March 27 letter to Gov. Jim Doyle, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green called for a spending limit on their campaigns of $5,536,200 — one dollar for every citizen of Wisconsin. ' ¦
Gov. Jim Doyle strengthened Wisconsin's absolute-sobriety laws Monday, signing legislation increasing the penalty for drivers under 21 operating a motor vehicle while drunk. Wisconsin's current absolute-sobriety policy for minors states ' ¦