Reacting to bad gifts
By Iris Brey | Dec. 9, 2005The worst thing about receiving a bad present is not knowing how to react or look natural when you open it. Christmas Eve is a pretext to stare at the ' ¦'
The worst thing about receiving a bad present is not knowing how to react or look natural when you open it. Christmas Eve is a pretext to stare at the ' ¦'
After an abysmal first half, the UW women's basketball team could not fully recover and were defeated by South Dakota State by a final score of 68-65.
Sophomore forward Joe Pavelski has been providing much of Wisconsin's offensive punch during their 14-game unbeaten streak. Pavelski scored nine points (five goals) against cross-state rival Minnesota this past weekend. ' ¦'
Last Friday I was really jonesin' for some episodes of 'Law and Order'; it had been a long week and I was anxious to get reacquainted with my bed for a marathon nap. Before I made it home, I ran into an old classmate. The following is an excerpt of our exchange:
Tucker next in line of elite players in Marquette/Wisconsin battle'
Gov. Jim Doyle and Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton kicked off their 2006 gubernatorial campaign Wednesday night at the Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St., with a plea for all state citizens to 'keep Wisconsin blue.'
After 10-year absence, Moore returns to campus '
As winter closes in on Wisconsin, many look forward to using frozen lakes for recreation. Those doing so need to exercise caution, however, as thin ice can be deceiving and ' ¦
If the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team (6-1) had the idea that it would coast past Wednesday night's opponent in the second of six consecutive games at home, UW-Green Bay showed them to be sorely mistaken.
The immigration reform debate is beginning to look like most political debates in our polarized nation. Extremists from small, opposing factions are pushing everyone in the middle to take positions ' ¦
Inclusionary Zoning has been in effect since Jan. 2004. The Madison ordinance requires developers to make 15 percent of their new housing developments affordable to low and medium- income families. ' ¦
Three UW football players were recently named to SI.com's Second-Team All-America. Junior running back Brian Calhoun, junior offensive lineman Joe Thomas and sophomore punter Ken DeBauche were named to the ' ¦
If you have an older sibling who attended UW-Madison and swears by something called the Melting Pot hamburger, chances are you have heard about Dotty Dumpling's Dowry, 317 N. Frances ' ¦'
Maintaining a profitable agricultural outfit in America has become increasingly difficult due to changes in the fundamental nature of agriculture. The farming methods that worked well even 50 years ago, ' ¦'
The past year saw many developments in the world of video gaming. Nintendo finally found a competitor to their Game Boy in Sony's PlayStation Portable, and Microsoft created the successor to the Xbox with the 360. These events alone ensure creativity, unique games and general awesomeness for years down the road.