For most Wisconsin students, going to a football game is about much more than merely standing around and passively watching each play. Cheers are a way for fans to actually ' ¦
What keeps your fingers awake during power lectures and connected to your friends at bar time is catching on with college admissions officers. Nationwide, universities are communicating with admissions candidates ' ¦
A bill signed by Gov. Jim Doyle May 22 authorizes law enforcement to track sex offenders more closely than ever before. Assembly Bill 591 directs the Department of Corrections to ' ¦
College is all about new experiences and having a good time. Sure school is important, and that's why everyone is here. But when it comes to a Saturday evening or any weeknight, students need a place to go and forget about school for a couple of hours, and watch something that really matters... sports. For you freshmen that may not know much about Badger athletics, or didn't even realize that Wisconsin has an athletic department until now, here is a little refresher course on what to watch for.
If you're thinking about school, between writing papers, cramming for tests and weeping silently into bowls of ramen, most students are not likely to be spending much free time in ' ¦'
One of the biggest question marks of the upcoming football season is the health of senior offensive tackle Joe Thomas. Although he is already racking up preseason accolades and awards, ' ¦
High levels of manganese'more than 50 micrograms per liter'in Madison-area tap water have recently prompted Madison Water Utility to flush local wells of the excessive mineral build-up. Although Rick Johnson, ' ¦
Welcome newbies to Madison, Wis., home of the Badgers and the 20,000 undergrads who scream for them. There is no doubt that the atmosphere around Badger sports is one of ' ¦
Sick-leave proponents remain optimistic
With the UW men's rowing team preparing for the National Championships, the women finished up their season over the Memorial Day weekend. The men's squad recaptured the Walsh Cup from ' ¦
Despite the state Assembly's recent decision to put the death penalty referendum on the November ballot along with the 'Defense of Marriage Act' amendment, Democrat and Republican officials agree those two issues will not be the main focus of the 2006 governor election.
The current exhibit on display at the Chazen Art Museum, 'Metalsmiths and Mentors: Fred Fenster and Eleanor Moty' offers something that is not usually reserved for art museums: practicality. Almost all of the pieces on display in the exhibit, now opened an extra week until July 30, seem like something you would see under glass'but at Bed Bath and Beyond or William Sonoma, not the Chazen.
Gov. Jim Doyle's signed a bill in May requiring Wisconsin school boards to present abstinence as the ideal choice of behavior in sex education curriculums. Though the bill carried bi-partisan ' ¦
As a freshman, State Street may seem like the most logical choice for non-University Housing food options. However, State Street is only the beginning of what Madison has to offer ' ¦'
You're going to gain the Freshman 15'there's no getting around it. But lest this evoke thoughts of flabby bellies, take a moment and imagine the wonderful indulgences that will comprise ' ¦'
The German word schadenfreude refers to taking pleasure from someone else's misfortune. Students seem to be experiencing a great deal of schadenfreude toward Associated Students of Madison after two botched ' ¦
The body of missing Japanese student Kenji Ohmi was found in Lake Mendota last month, ending a months-long search for the 20-year-old. Ohmi was last seen leaving his apartment building ' ¦
'The Da Vinci Code' is undeniably one of the most popular yet controversial books of our time. It brings the mysterious life of Jesus, and religious controversy in general, to ' ¦
Long days and even longer nights make Madison summers a time of year when students look to soak up the heat and enjoy a world devoid of papers and exams. ' ¦
With the Badgers set to begin the 2006 season under first-year head coach Bret Bielema on the road against Bowling Green September 2, many questions remain for an offense returning ' ¦
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