Taylor Kuether
September 29, 2011
Taylor’s Slice of Nice is a semester-long column that will feature good things happening around the globe and take a look at how we can implement them locally. What they’re cooking up: Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that meets human needs while preserving... Read more »
Martha Landry
September 29, 2011
With a little over a month to go before Halloween, it’s time to start decorating for the spookiest holiday of the year! The best way to get into the Halloween spirit is pumpkin carving! It just isn’t Halloween without the pumpkin gutting, carving and seed cooking. Splash some... Read more »
Anna Soldner
September 29, 2011
It’s not often one can successfully assemble 60 college-aged strangers in a residence hall lobby and get them to openly and enthusiastically talk about sex. Women’s Issues Program Coordinator Abby Vercauteren manages to do that and more as a facilitator of the Women’s and LGBTQ Resource... Read more »
Thom Fountain
September 29, 2011
Between the lawsuit filed for discrimination last fall, allegations of hate speech against Muslims and a tiff with City Council about the name itself, there’s more reasons to not set foot in The Pickle than any reasonable person needs. At the expense of sounding like a grumpy elderly man, let me add... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
September 29, 2011
The answer to boredom and discontent in college culture could easily be solved by spending time in front of a TV or going out with friends. However, when simple solutions like that just don’t make the cut, consider what senior Ben Jonas did this past summer — take a canoe packed with... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
September 29, 2011
After reading last week’s Spectator Staff Editorial, I was disappointed to see that the opinions expressed about Wisconsin’s new conceal and carry law were strictly negative. As I went through each paragraph, I began to think that the members of the editorial board were under the impression that... Read more »
Taylor Kuether
September 29, 2011
”Howl” unites history, plot and poetry seamlessly into one film, part pseudo-documentary, part mock interview with author Allen Ginsberg (played by James Franco), part beatnik poetry recitation and part haunting animated feature. Prior to viewing the film I had read (and reread)... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
September 29, 2011
This movie was one of those rare cases where I was expecting it to be really good and it was. There is no part of this movie that I didn’t like. That’s not to say that it’s my favorite of all time, but I rarely have had no complaints about a movie, and this is one of those times. Ryan... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
September 29, 2011
Student Senate passed a bill for a United Council referendum that contained two separate sections Monday night. The first passed with a voice vote, and the second passed on a 14-13 roll-call vote. UC’s mission is “to represent all students of the UW System and advocate for them,”... Read more »
Eric Christenson
September 29, 2011
“I guess I was just deprived.” That’s usually the answer I give when someone makes a big deal about my not having watched “Hey Arnold!” or “Legends of the Hidden Temple” or “The Wild Thornberries” as a child. The fact is: I didn’t have Nickelodeon... Read more »
