With the 40th annual Mifflin Street Block Party approaching, city officials are pleased with the new sponsorship, but some residents are concerned the event will become similar to Freakfest.
The University Book Store donated $25,000 for need-based financial aid under Chancellor Biddy Martin's initiative for undergraduates.
PAVE (Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment) was saddened by the editorial titled ""Don't Forget Victims of False Rape Accusations"" by Pierce Harlan and E. Steven Berkimer that appeared in the Daily Cardinal on April 30. The remarks in this article were very harmful to our campus community.
Gov. Jim Doyle declared a public health emergency Thursday to make medical supplies available and facilitate the state's response to the swine flu outbreak, which may have the potential to become a pandemic.
The Wisconsin men's and women's track and field teams will be participating in the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, the Arkansas Twilight and the Wisconsin Open this weekend.
Students have a bigger role in the sixth mass extinction than what meets the eye. The current destruction of species is the first one caused by humans.'
The University of Wisconsin Police Department acknowledged the recent trend of vehicle break-ins throughout the downtown Madison area Thursday.
State Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madson, and state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, announced Wednesday they will re-introduce a bill to raise the tax on beer in Wisconsin.
Columnist Ben Breiner hopes the student section can revitalize itself after Wisconsin reverted to its old ticket distribution method.
Ex-Wisconsin hockey player Joe Pavelski will play for the United States in the IIHF World Championship.
People need to slow down and appreciate the world and those around them in order to incite change.
The city Street Use Staff Team approved Mifflin sponsorship Wednesday, making this year's block party the first sponsored since 1995.
By Pierce Harlan and
There is no question that the University of Wisconsin—Madison is at a pivotal point in its history. Unless private funding is found, decreasing state funding and rising operational costs will inevitably push the university toward a point where it will have to choose between drastically reducing services or increasing tuition beyond ""affordable levels."" Given that reality, many groups have begun implementing well-intended, inventive financial campaigns to raise money.
Over twenty UW-Madison students earned awards from the Adult and Student Services Center Wednesday in honor of their commitment to returning back to school and earning a college degree.
It was Portland Night at the High Noon Saloon Tuesday as Madison played host to three of Portland, Oregon's rising stars of the indie rock scene.
Everyone young and old has at least heard of the popular retro video game Donkey Kong, whether it's because of their parents playing the original version as a child, seeing the characters on a T-shirt or playing the countless spinoffs on any of Nintendo's systems. Director Seth Gordon used this universal familiarity with Donkey Kong and his camera crew to his advantage when he created 2007's ""The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,"" featured at the Memorial Union's Mini-Indie Film Festival over the weekend.
Do your grocery shopping as you stroll around the Capitol this Saturday morning.'
Well, we've reached the end of the year, and because the final issue next Thursday will be full of summer previews, this will be my last column... or will it? Might some extra page space show up conveniently? Will I flex my considerable power as arts editor and kick some freshman's measly article off the page for my own enjoyment? You'll have to wait and find out.
Gregor Jordan's ""The Informers"" is a new window into the world that Bret Easton Ellis has been creating since the publication of ""Less Than Zero"" in 1985. It is a world of recurring and interchangeable characters, extravagant wealth and nihilistic depravity. This can be seen in the film adaptation of his novel ""American Psycho,"" which augments the text nicely, largely due to an impressive performance by Christian Bale, and has become a unique reference point for Ellis, who comments on the movie version in his quasi-autobiographical ""Lunar Park."" The film version of ""The Informers,"" however, has been ravaged in reviews thus far. Although it is certainly not a great film—it is mediocre—I feel that some of these critics might have missed the point.
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