Overcoming the string cheese incident
By Ariel Shapiro and Kevin Nelson | Jan. 30, 2006The Full Nelson'
The Full Nelson'
When the Badgers' men's basketball team (5-2 Big Ten, 15-5 overall) hit a rough patch just less than two weeks ago, it looked as though the group might be able ' ¦
Wrestling No. 19 Wisconsin defeated Purdue Sunday 24-16 at the Field House, giving the Badgers their second Big Ten win of the year. Senior Ed Gutnik's pin of Jason Cook ' ¦
As I read Kaitlyn Farrell's article, 'Clinton's 'plantation' gaffe troubling' (January 27, 2006), I had many questions. Is Farrell saying that she completely disagrees with American tradition, and feels that ' ¦
Low advertising sales contributed to the Jan. 26 folding of Madison's alternative weekly publication, coreweekly, former freelance writers said this past the weekend. Capital Newspapers Inc., which owned coreweekly, declined ' ¦
Holding true to her No. 32 national ranking, junior Caitlin Burke was victorious in both singles and doubles competition, extending her winning streak to five matches this spring, but the ' ¦
UW System plans'two years in the making'to attract students from the lowest two economic qualities are coming to fruition, according to UW System Communications Director Doug Bradley.
With corruption scandals tainting Wisconsin's historically clean political reputation, academics and policy makers alike, including Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, addressed issues of campaign finance reform Saturday at the Fluno Center.
The Wisconsin men's hockey team (18-6-2, 13-5-2 WCHA) suffered a sweep at the hands of Minnesota (18-6-4, 13-5-2 WCHA) over the weekend, leaving the two teams tied for first place ' ¦
It took Madison police rows of road spikes to subdue fleeing drug dealers in two separate high-speed chases Wednesday night. Both chases ended without violence, one on Interstate 94 east of the city and one in Verona.
The UW women's tennis team looks to win its second-consecutive match of the spring Saturday. The No. 34 Badgers (1-0) play host to No. 54 Western Michigan (1-2) this Saturday ' ¦
Madison alders Austin King, District 8; Isadore Knox, District 13; and Robbie Webber, District 5 will host a public meeting Monday to discuss plans for the future of Regent Street. ' ¦
Capitol Neighborhoods Inc. and the Alcohol License Review Committee met Madison's alcohol culture Thursday at the Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St., after area residents claimed they were uncomfortable with ' ¦
Is your generic studies 101 lecture not keeping you on the edge of your seat, and is Sudoku just not risqu?? enough? Do you have a cell phone? Maybe the ' ¦'
Sue Grafton's alphabetical mysteries have given the public much more than easy soundbite templates for critics since the awesome, amazing, astonishing 'A is for Alibi' first came out in 1982. Millions of readers have followed the pulpish adventures of southern California's spunkiest female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, in 'Alibi's' 18 sequels. The latest, 'S is for Silence,' disappointingly shows that Kinsey's enduring character power is simply not enough to hold interest when Grafton cannot come up with an interesting plot. 'Silence' struggles to succeed, simply short-changing the reader with a severely sub-par story. (Sorry.)
The right for Wisconsin citizens to carry concealed weapons moved one step closer to becoming law after the state Senate voted in favor of overriding Gov. Jim Doyle's veto during a floor session Thursday.
I will always remember that scorching Wednesday last August when I visited my friend in The Big Apple. It was my first time in New York and while the birds chirped, cab horns honked and a withered old man in blue and white L.L. Bean bibs introduced me to his 70-pound, 3-foot-tall Persian greyhound Rupert, Grasser (a friend of mine) and I walked down Broadway to check out Times Square.
After a statement victory over Penn State, Badger players were back on the court, running through a relaxed practice that ended with a free throw contest between junior forward Jason ' ¦
The recent unruly behavior of UW-Madison hockey fans prompted the UW Athletic Department to send an e-mail to all season-ticket holders Thursday night, requesting sportsmanlike behavior beginning with the two-game ' ¦
Wisconsin-born singer/songwriter Jeff Hanson is playing at Union South's Club 770 tonight. Why should you be interested? Aren't there enough guys playing quiet, folksy music these days? As Hanson will ' ¦'