The Badgers (0-3 Big Ten, 13-16 overall) had a rough start to their opening Big Ten play as they were swept by the Purdue Boilermakers (3-0, 22-9) in all three games of their weekend series. Wisconsin struggled to hit the ball, recording only five total hits in series compared to the 21 from Purdue.
After what has been a lackluster season thus far, head coach Yvette Healy stressed to her team that it had to find a way to string a few wins together to build momentum heading into its final stretch of the year.
In the early 2000s, traditional and folk music regained some lost prestige. With the help of the movie ""O Brother, Where Art Thou,"" and performers like Allison Kraus in mainstream music, the old-timey tunes got a brush-off. But it still needed an album to encapsulate how far folk had come. Gillian Welch's 2003 masterpiece Soul Journey provided just that. It shook the shadow from Welch's earlier efforts and offered a supremely balanced yet surprising collection. Combined with Time (The Revelator), Welch animated and revitalized folk music for the decade.
Nineteen amendments to Madison's 2010 Executive Operating Budget were discussed at the Board of Estimates meeting Monday night.
The Alpha Lambda chapter of Sigma Chi hosted its first annual 9/11 Memorial Barbeque Friday, raising money to benefit the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund.
Members of Madison's Jewish community Thursday are mourning the loss of a Mumbai-based Rabbi and his wife killed in the recent terrorists attack in India.
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