Our cheesy state of tubbiness
By Erin Canty | Feb. 8, 2006Last week the Wisconsin State Journal listed a story on the front page with the headline, 'Onion Editors Favor Tubby Wisconsinites.' The article went on to explain how the editors ' ¦'
Last week the Wisconsin State Journal listed a story on the front page with the headline, 'Onion Editors Favor Tubby Wisconsinites.' The article went on to explain how the editors ' ¦'
With a month remaining in the regular season, it has become clearer who will be the favorites when the NCAA Tournament tips off in March. Courtside takes an early look at who might be the top seeds and who could be looking at a trip to Indianapolis for the Final Four:
Sia Furler has some notable achievements to her name. She is one of the main vocalists for the influential trip-hop group Zero 7, her music was prominently featured on 'Six ' ¦'
Louis D'Angelo, the man accused of killing Joann Gray and hiding her body in the trunk of a car, admitted to strangling Gray to death, according to a Dodge County ' ¦
The Madison City Council officially approved an agreement with Madison Gas and Electric Company Tuesday to spend $1.8 million on 'green energy' projects.
On Nov. 18, when Nichols State came to Bloomington, Ind., to face the Hoosiers, Indiana did not have a star player. With former Indiana guard Bracey Wright recently sent to ' ¦
A win is a win. That is how the saying goes. For the Wisconsin women's hockey team, (19-2-1 WCHA, 24-3-1 overall,) there is no exception. However, the next win will ' ¦
With games like 'Far Cry,' 'F.E.A.R.' and of course 'Half-Life 2' doing so much for the first-person shooter genre, it is easy to forget the true pioneers. The following games ' ¦'
Illinois junior guard Rich McBride sank a 3-pointer against Penn State at home as time expired last Saturday. Unfortunately for the Illini, after reviewing the play, head referee Gene Crawford ' ¦'
Incident raises safety concerns for LGBT populace
Some say Saint Valentine was a priest who performed secret weddings after marriage was outlawed in third century Rome. Others say he sent the first 'valentine' to a young girl while he was in prison. However the tradition started, it has since evolved into one of the most commercialized holidays of the year.
Both Indiana and Wisconsin come in to Wednesday night's matchup struggling and in desperate need of a victory. They have both slipped lately, but the season is not yet lost ' ¦'
At the State of the Union Address last week, Beverly Young, wife of U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Fla., was kicked out of the House gallery for wearing a shirt ' ¦
A proposal aimed at increasing outdoor business on State Street is set to pass the Madison Common Council tonight. The new ordinance would allow non-street level restaurants sidewalk seating on ' ¦
On Lights and Sounds, Yellowcard clearly attempts to grow beyond the teen punk-pop of their past. Their last album, Ocean Avenue, achieved mainstream popularity without having any significant depth or originality, beyond the fact that the Southern California outfit has a violinist. Lights and Sounds is a different album than Ocean Avenue, but change is not synonymous with growth.
Francis Bok, a 26-year-old Sudan native, spoke about the 10 years he spent as a Dinka slave in Sudan and his goal to end slavery Monday at the Wisconsin Union ' ¦
Upholding the U.S. Constitution's protection of free speech means tolerating groups that abuse this freedom to spew their hateful messages. Earlier this week Wisconsin lawmakers ignored the first amendment when ' ¦