Stiem rising up the depth charts
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Nov. 17, 2005Greg Stiemsma prepares for larger role in Badger frontcourt
Greg Stiemsma prepares for larger role in Badger frontcourt
Madonna: dancer, sex icon, philanthropist, 47-year-old mother of two, children's author, and most importantly, a pop music icon. With an unparalleled career under her belt spanning two decades and myriad interests consuming her life, it could have been very easy for Madonna to take a relaxed approach on Confessions on a Dance Floor and put out a well-produced and polished album that lacked inspiration.
Ex-UW coach seeing hockey from new angle'
Straight from the Hollywood thriller cutting block comes 'Derailed,' a film that falls somewhere in between entertaining and superfluous. It's one of those twisty con artist movies with plenty of curveballs, though a zealous eye could probably uncover most of the plot within the first 20 minutes.
Wisconsin hosts WCHA rival Minnesota State'
The effects of birth order extend beyond siblings and parents, play an intriguing role in college students??? living arrangements'
Seldom does anyone dream of growing up to be a meat scientist, but things turned out to be quite different for Lauren Sammel after attending a meat science class in ' ¦'
UW-Madison grad part of team to bring interactive DVDs to college students'
Largest freshman class ever boasts 27.5 ACT average
My columns these past few weeks have mostly involved three things: studying, studying and studying. People are probably beginning to think I lead a pretty boring life, which might be ' ¦'
The UW men's cross country team heads into the NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. ranked No. 1 by the NCAA MONDO Division 1 Poll. The Badgers finished with 13 ' ¦
The Urban Design Commission'a city committee of architects and design professionals'granted unanimous approval Wednesday to a building proposal for a condominium complex on 33 S. Broom St. The Broom Street ' ¦
The Crips have earned the dubious distinction as America's most publicized and successful street gang. Once a dysfunctional purse-snatching outfit based in south-central Los Angeles, the notorious group now operates in 42 states. While their founder, Stanley 'Tookie' Williams, awaits his execution, the recently formed UW-Madison organization Coalition Against Legal Lynching seeks to reverse his sentence.
Buying more than one keg of beer could become illegal in Madison if a proposed keg registration ordinance is passed. The proposed ordinance has not breached the walls of the ' ¦
As city representatives debated a series of amendments to the city operating budget'ranging from parking fees to sister-city programs'for a second consecutive night Wednesday, some of the debates became pointed. ' ¦
A local coffee shop has spent the last few months restructuring after allegations of religious discrimination triggered the loss of many volunteers and staff members. The controversy began last spring, ' ¦
Coinciding with a national week-long effort to draw attention to Wal-Mart's policies, state legislators unveiled a bill Wednesday aimed at cracking down on the retail giant's health care policies.
Stevie Wonder's latest album, A Time to Love, is not the comeback much of the music press has been trumpeting it as. But when one takes into account the schmaltz Wonder has been releasing for the past twenty years, and the consistent brilliance he maintained throughout the entirety of the seventies, it is understandable that people are getting excited about a Stevie Wonder album that at least has some grit to it.
I read with some sadness the decision of coach John Palermo to step down. I came to know John when I spoke with him on several occassions about the progress ' ¦