UW leaders look past Plan 2008 for diversity
By Rory Linnane and Ben Pierson & Victoria Statz | Apr. 21, 2009Students and faculty gathered Monday to discuss future plans for diversity on the UW-Madison campus.
Students and faculty gathered Monday to discuss future plans for diversity on the UW-Madison campus.
Results of a recent survey from the National Association for Business Economics suggest the rate at which the nation's economy is shrinking has slowed.
The Wisconsin women's tennis team split its weekend against two Big Ten opponents.
CNN's Money Magazine named Madison the second-best city for finding a job in a ranking of U.S. metropolitan areas with populations of 200,000 or more.
Analysis: Phillips shines, but Sherer takes lead in race for starting spot.
The Wisconsin men's track and field team has started preparations for their final events of the 2009 regular season'
""State of Play"" is a terrible movie with an amazingly astute marketing strategy. By shamelessly pandering to media luddites with nostalgia-inducing montages of a reporter's life, it softened the hearts of some of the most jaded film critics (it made A.O. Scott cry, for God's sake). Although the movie itself fails to intelligently show the lack of objectivity in reporting today, perhaps the critical response it has received does exactly that.
UW-Madison students protested at the Capitol in support for LGBT rights Friday.
Nearly one in ten people are out of a job, according to the Department of Workforce Development, which stated that the unemployment rate in Wisconsin hit 9.4 percent in March, from 8.8 percent in February. This is higher than the national unemployment rate, which reached 9 percent in March. These are obviously very dire economic times for both Wisconsin and the entire nation, but recently President Obama revealed his strategy to introduce high-speed rail to the nation. His plan included a list of 10 top projects. On his list was a Midwest line that would link Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and the Twin Cities to other major Midwestern cities. Many politicians believe supporting such an idea will not only relieve congested highways and airways but also help by supplying a much-needed boost to the slumping economy.
The Wisconsin softball team dropped two games to Ohio State Saturday.
According to a recent poll from the St. Norbert College Survey Center, Gov. Doyle's approval rating has fallen to 45 percent.
The Wisconsin men's and women's rowing teams were in action this weekend and both teams posted solid results.
Megan finds many options more appealing than her paper'
The Wisconsin football helped the coaches learn the strengths and weaknesses of their team and brought an end to the spring season.
This week highlights include a 13-year-old rockin' out and recycled Disney animation.'
Last Wednesday, thousands of people flowed up State street and assembled near the state capitol, some sporting various costumes, including pigs, minutemen and corporate CEOs. However, it wasn't for the annual Freakfest celebration. Instead, the crowd was there to support the ""Tea Party,"" a nationwide event aimed at protesting higher taxes at the state and national level. Wisconsin's ""Tea Party"" was aimed specifically at Gov. Jim Doyle and other Democrats' handling of spending and tax hikes.
UWPD officers trained members of SAFEwalk in crime prevention and awareness at Memorial Union Sunday.
Chev Chelios is one angry man. He spent the entirety of the first ""Crank"" film keeping his heart pumping with the use of adrenaline. He had a snowball's chance in Hell of surviving, especially after falling thousands of feet from a helicopter directly onto the pavement, yet he is still alive. Now, in ""Crank: High Voltage,"" that indestructible heart of his is being stolen by Japanese doctors to give to an elderly Chinese gangster (kung-fu legend David Carradine) in poor health. Chelios (Jason Statham) is stuck with a battery-powered heart and needs to give himself a series of electrical jolts to keep the heart pumping. He's like the Energizer Bunny, but angry and British.
Recent events in Iran are eerily similar to U.S. practices at Guantanamo Bay.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced committee appointments for the newly elected alders in Madison's student districts Friday.