Giving gifts might be risky business
By Rebekah Ravenscroft-Scott | Feb. 11, 2003The Weekly Piece'
The Weekly Piece'
Stem-cell researchers at UW-Madison recently applied genetic manipulation techniques to human embryonic stem cells for the first time. This development, published Monday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, may aid in ' ¦
The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team (6-3 Big Ten, 16-5 overall) is set to take on the Michigan State Spartans (5-4, 13-8) Tuesday at the Kohl Center, in the ' ¦
The Madison Fire Department is still investigating a fire that occurred early Monday morning in The Towers, 502 N. Frances St. According to Assistant Fire Chief Carl Saxe, new information ' ¦
Rarely will a writer write about a scandal he or she is involved in, but I think it's time I turned us all in. The scandal is that for centuries ' ¦
Approximately 20 UW-Madison students and community members attended a vigil honoring the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Monday night. Despite the small turnout, organizers said the ceremony went ' ¦
Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge raised the nation's terrorist advisory to the second-highest level on Friday. The nation may be at \high-risk,"" but Madison officials ' ¦
This Wednesday, corporations from all over the country will be visiting UW-Madison to recruit fresh minds into the real world. The Letters & Sciences Career Services are providing the opportunity to give students a chance to make the connections necessary to graduate and fall into the job of their dreams.
Resident tuition is likely to increase next year at UW-Madison, as the UW System Board of Regents attempts to achieve its goal of charging the midpoint tuition level among its ' ¦
The Badger men's hockey team (4-12-3 WCHA, 10-17-3 overall) was not about to fall victim to the one team that is behind them in league standings. The Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves (0-18-6, ' ¦
There are several reasons UW-Madison junior Joe Holm was nervous about his spring break trip to New Orleans two years ago. Most notably was the fact he was driving 15 ' ¦
(Aftermath) The most hyped rapper to come out since Eminem and perhaps the most controversial since 2Pac, 50 Cent released his first major label-backed album this past week. Gaining notoriety ' ¦'
The class sits in Sterling Hall, awaiting each new fact with growing suspense. After each new visual aid, the class says \Oooh ... aaah!"" in unison, showing its genuine excitement ' ¦
The Wisconsin men's basketball team (6-3 Big Ten, 16-5 overall) completed a season sweep of Northwestern (1-8, 9-11), winning 74-59 Saturday. Senior guard Kirk Penney had a team-high 23 points, ' ¦
While the majority of the six candidates vying for the Madison mayoral seat have taken similar liberal stances on many issues, Dave Cieslewicz and Bert Zipperer have been deemed more ' ¦
Wisconsin seniors Justin Staebler and Tony Black earned two wins Sunday afternoon for the No. 20 ranked Badger wrestling team, but Wisconsin could not hold off No. 8 Illinois in ' ¦
Break Your Mother's Heart (New West) An unmistakable straightforwardness of style permeates Tim Easton's new album, \Break Your Mother's Heart."" With pared-down instrumentation and lyrics suggestive of old highwaymen's tales, ' ¦'