Newly elected governor Scott Walker hasn't even been sworn into office yet and he's already making big changes for Wisconsin — and not necessarily for the better.
There isn't a better student organization capable of annoying students through constant reminders of social quandaries and group objectives than WISPIRG. The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group's passion for lobbying government through grassroots campaigning makes its primarily ""green"" mission well-known across the UW-Madison campus. And while I could do without the little red flyer and signature clipboard being thrown in my face every time I stroll through Library Mall, I can't deny that the stream of information provided to students through WISPIRG makes it a valuable resource on campus.
On Sept. 8, 2008, Seth Russell, a 15-year-old boy from Arkansas, went out tubing with his family on Lake Chicot in Arkansas. According to associatecontent.com, Russell was having a fantastic time until he collided with a fish — specifically, an Asian silver carp. His mother said he does not remember a thing from the incident; the impact was so great that the carp was killed, and Russell went to the hospital with a broken jaw, broken teeth and whiplash.
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