After months of construction aiming to more than double its capacity, Church Key Bar, 626 University Ave., will open in mid-December, according to an employee close to the project. Ald. ' ¦
A council composed of University System outsiders will soon examine the system-wide diversity issues facing the University of Wisconsin. The President's Council on Diversity was created by UW System President ' ¦
Biographies are hard to successfully transform into movies. They require an impeccable recreation of every relevant fact and an outstanding cast of actors capable of channeling the lives of their characters, both of which can be difficult. Biographies are indeed a challenge, yet Bennett Miller's 'Capote' triumphs.
The problem of any play that has been adapted to the big screen is one of scale. Even the best plays look very minimalist when compared to multi-million dollar movies. So the problem becomes how one expands on the play while still remaining faithful to the original material. 'Rent,' the musical based on the Broadway play by Jonathan Larson, manages to do both fairly well, in what is an enjoyable film experience.
Madison's lakes have reached their worst pollution levels since the 1950s'??when pollution was at its worst.
The Wisconsin men's basketball team heads into a match-up against No. 24 Wake Forest (5-1) tonight with a full head of steam after their dominant 92-54 victory over Coastal Carolina ' ¦
For the first time since Oct. 23, 2000, the Wisconsin men's hockey team (11-1-2 overall, 8-0-2 WCHA) claimed the nation's No. 1 ranking in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA ' ¦
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign announced Monday that all three of the states' gubernatorial candidates have received campaign contributions from donors that have been linked to extortion, fraud or bribery. Gov. ' ¦
A spaceport in the city of Sheboygan could play host to space tourism under a bill that received wide-ranging support at a public hearing at the Capitol Monday. The Senate ' ¦
The Equal Opportunities Commission Executive Committee planned their next steps in allowing more voices to be heard in city politics Monday night. The committee wants to amend a Madison General ' ¦
The University of Wisconsin System has not fared well this past year in the national spotlight. Last year, UW-Whitewater received a cacophony of criticism for hosting the controversial University of ' ¦
1. \Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."" Nelson Mandela 2. ""Kisses are a better fate than wisdom."" E.E. Cummings'
The Badgers rolled to a 92-54 victory over Coastal Carolina at the Kohl Center Saturday night, helped in large part by a 20-point effort from junior guard Kammron Taylor. The ' ¦
Police responded to two separate reports of suspicious objects resembling pipe bombs in a downtown parking ramp last week. Last Wednesday at approximately 10:45 p.m., police received a call reporting ' ¦
For thousands of people in Wisconsin, this time of year is not only a time for the holidays, but also a time for wearing blaze orange clothes and spending weekends ' ¦
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., recently announced he believes it is time for a 'cheesehead' to enter the Oval Office. He was less explicit, however, about whether he should be ' ¦
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