Mayor Dave Cieslewicz might control all 77 square miles of Madison, but around campus one woman's influence might be even greater.
John Nichols has become both a household name for Madisonians and an esteemed political blogger on a national scale. As both an associate editor for The Capital Times and a beat writer for The Nation, Nichols has opined on topics ranging from WikiLeaks to Sarah Palin. As the author of eight books and contributor to The New York Times and The Progressive, Nichols has come into the national spotlight as an authority on the future of print journalism and new media.
When I heard the name, ""Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery,"" the image that immediately came to mind was Disney Epcot's fake Imagination Institute, complete with Wayne Szalinski from ""Honey, I Shrunk the Audience."" This may have originated from the fact that I am a Disney freak and somehow relate most things back to the Mouse, but it also stems from the too-good-to-be-true illusion I got when hearing details of the interdisciplinary research facility.
A disturbing trend is spreading across Wisconsin. Students in the UW system are acting out violently and targeting specific minorities. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, there have been nine reported hate crimes across six UW four-year universities this year compared to the one reported in 2008.
The great thing about ASM is that it always changes, yet always stays the same.
Erika Lawler captained the Wisconsin women's hockey team to a national title two seasons ago — her third in four years — and earned a silver medal with the U.S. Olympic team in Vancouver last winter. But when she graduates from UW-Madison later this month, she will find herself in the same unenviable position many of her fellow graduates are dreading: looking for what to do next now that her time at Wisconsin is over.
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