Take care how you use the word 'gay'
By Whitney Newman and Bob Probst | Apr. 6, 2004Casually using 'gay' as a derogatory term proves to be offensive
Casually using 'gay' as a derogatory term proves to be offensive
Court election will affect UW students
The lies of a confused young woman should not be allowed to lead to a backslide toward police disbelief of victims. The Madison Police Department handled a high profile and ' ¦
Students and community members got a first-hand account of today's oceans at a lecture by oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle Monday night, part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Distinguished Lecture Series. ' ¦
Nearly one-third of American women report having been physically or sexually abused in a relationship at some point in their lives.??These women are of every educational level, race and socioeconomic ' ¦'
UW-Madison professors involved in the Faculty Senate relinquished sunny Monday afternoon weather to address topics concerning the university, including fundraising, upcoming campus renovations and the state Legislature's proposed amendment to ' ¦
While students walked across the morning frost and battled the unpleasant gusts of late winter wind this past weekend, the UW women's softball team (1-3 Big Ten, 19-16 overall) was ' ¦
UW-Madison women's track and cross country coach Peter Tegen filed suit against the university Monday, alleging age and gender discrimination prevented renewal of his coaching contract last spring. Following the ' ¦
Starting spots up for grabs with two departures
I have spent the last few weeks looking at children's books, and have noticed a disturbing trend-there are more R-rated books in that section than there are in mainstream adult ' ¦'
Being from New Jersey, a lot of people ask me how it is that a guy like myself ended up all the way in Madison. I often reply that there ' ¦
With 60 degree days stretching out in front of Madisons population for the foreseeable future, thoughts of actually enjoying Wisconsin's great outdoors are returning to students' thawing brains. \It's generally ' ¦
A proposed amendment to the state constitution banning same-sex marriage could present a legal challenge to Wisconsin companies that currently offer domestic partner benefits to their employees. Most Wisconsinites oppose ' ¦
Five years removed from their last national championship, the Connecticut Huskies (32-6) defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (28-10), 82-73, Monday night in San Antonio to win the 2004 men's ' ¦
Thought-provoking images characterize a politically-charged art exhibition currently being displayed in the seventh floor Humanities gallery. \Carrying a Straw to Egypt,"" on display until April 9, contains several Middle East ' ¦'
For comic book geeks, \Hellboy"" is an amazing on-screen version of the beloved hero. For everyone else, it is a solid movie and one that not only hardcore comic fans ' ¦'
Throughout sexual assault awareness month in April, groups like Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment and Men Opposing Sexual Assault will be concentrating their efforts in promoting public discourse and education on ' ¦
The Wisconsin men's tennis team (1-3 Big Ten, 6-9 overall) had no answer for No. 1 Illinois (3-0, 16-0 overall), losing 7-0, but managed to round out the weekend with ' ¦
Make no mistake, writers Jack Amiel and Michael Begler can write funny scenes and, save the genre-appropriate chick-flick cornball humor, \The Prince and Me"" is a funny movie. But at ' ¦'