2008 Woodie Awards
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As the fall semester is off to a busy start, students are noticing it seems a little more chaotic than usual. You would think that the enrollment at MATC would be up this semester, right? Well, you would be wrong. Read more...
Imagine transferring to a college or university with a hefty scholarship. Conjuring up this thought probably isn't easy. Scholarships are misconceived as being nearly unattainable,like a mystic scroll handed down by the gods of academia, but they're relatively easy to receive as long as you're willing to put in the time and effort for your education - and consider becoming a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Read more...
The Economic Development Commission (EDC) of Madison met on Wednesday in the Madison Municipal Building regarding their 3-5 year development plan addressing the need to help business prospects sustain and grow throughout the Madison area. Kathy Heady, Wisconsin Department of Commerce (WDoC) Area Development Manager, met with the Council to explain how the Department of Commerce works with business prospects and to answer any questions regarding different tactics. Read more...
While it may be difficult to replicate the success that last year's team had, the men's soccer team realizes that it has some big shoes to fill. Coach Jeff Richardson's club went undefeated throughout the regular season before falling to Richland College in the District Semi-finals. But with a new year comes new athletes, new goals, and a new attitude. All of those variables will be combined to make what hopes to be another national title run for the WolfPack. Read more...
While most of us were still dreading the first day of school, the MATC volleyball team had already spent countless hours in the gym over the summer in preparation for the upcoming season. Over the weekend of Aug. 22-23, that season began with the 13th Annual College of DuPage Volleyball Classic, held in Glen Ellyn, Ill. While facing some very talented teams from outside of the state, MATC came home with a respectable 3-3 record while eventually losing in the consolation game. Read more...
As a Milwuakee Brewers fans, we've learned how to take the good with the bad. For as long as I can remember and up until recently, the Brewers have been withering away in the depths of baseball's murky cellar-dweller clubs. You can blame it on then-owner Bud Selig's refusal to invest in talent, or the lack of free agents willing to come to a small market team in the Midwest, or you can just call it bad luck. Read more...
We all laugh, and I believe we're all funny. Growing up in Wisconsin affords us that right in our genes. But who is the funniest guy from Wisconsin? Big question, and a lot of answers, but I gotta say that Madison native Chris Farley takes my vote. Until November at the Wisconsin Historical Museum in downtown Madison, you can go check out the exhibit on Chris. I went today. And let me tell you, it was awesome. Read more...
A movie studio pulls the plug on what is turning out to be the most expensive war movie not getting made. The cast is a group of egocentric actors with self-involved personalities clashing around every corner. Read more...
You likely have never heard of actor Steve Coogan. This summer, however, he stars in two of the season's funniest films. Fresh off the success of playing director Damien Cockburn in Tropic Thunder, he now stars as Dana Marschz in Hamlet 2. Hamlet 2 has a plot, and I'll waste time on it. It is the performances that make this film worthy of the price of admission. What you need to know is that Coogan plays a drama teacher in a bind. His high school productions are horrible and the guy seemingly lacks talent. When the principal threatens to close the department, things look dim. Good thing he has the concept for "Hamlet 2" rattling around in his crazy mind. The play is put on by a bunch of students who initially care nothing about acting. But as things progress and lunacy prevails, things look optimistic. Read more...
How did Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili ever get the idea he could prevail in South Ossetia against Russia? How could he have missed or disregarded the signs that Putin was spoiling for this fight? Read more...
Several years of high gas prices have made one thing abundantly clear: the urban planners who charted out Madison made many mistakes. Aesthetically, the city is very pleasing. We have long stretches of green areas, beautiful lakes, and wonderful views of the city from several vantage points. Unfortunately, aesthetically pleasing does not equate to economic practicality. Read more...
China hosting the 2008 Olympic games brought with it controversy before, during, and after the games. China's political policies regarding Tibet caused the nation to receive a lot of unwanted attention and protest. Chinese officials made it clear that coverage of the Olympic games should not be centered on their involvement in Tibet, and they certainly provided plenty of controversy in the opening ceremony alone to steer the international spotlight away from their equally controversial politics. Fighting fire with fire is certainly not an innovative political tactic, nor was it necessarily intentional, but it certainly seemed to work. Read more...
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