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Obama visits: The Race to the top for education

Obama visits: The Race to the top for education

On Nov. 4 around 1:20 p.m. the gymnasium in James C. Wright Middle School was dripping with anticipation for President Barack Obama to enter the stage. As men from the Secret Service placed the Presidential seal on the podium, the audience leaned forward, stretching their necks to see behind the curtain that was concealing the man of the hour. As the silence was gripping, and no one was even breathing, a loud voice came over the speaker announcing, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome your Governor, Jim Doyle." Read more...

Knocking off No. 1

Knocking off No. 1

Any time a sports team enters a tournament, you want the team to peak at the right time. If a team peaks too early in the season, they could make an early exit in the tournament. In the case of the Madison Area Technical College volleyball team, they are definitely playing at their best right now and, being tournament time, their exceptional level of play couldn't have come at a better time.In the NJCAA Region IV Tournament, held on Oct. 31 in front of the home crowd at the H. Douglas Redsten Gymnasium, the WolfPack were able to beat Harper College in the first round in three sets (25-21, 25-16, 25-18). The WolfPack proceeded to knock off the No.1 nationally ranked Rock Valley College Golden Eagles in the title game. They were able to win the first and third sets, but Rock Valley took the second and fourth sets, forcing a fifth set. Read more...

'The Office' an international favorite

'The Office' an international favorite

After a first viewing of the British import "The Office" I wasn't sure how I felt about it. The accents were thick and the British-English dialect and slang took some getting used to. Read more...

Degrading prisoners one song at a time

Degrading prisoners one song at a time

Anyone who thinks that Britney Spears, Barney the Dinosaur, and Tupac Shakur have nothing in common, think again; the music of all three has been used by the U.S. government to torture detainees. The torture playlist, as it were, is as darkly amusing as it is disturbing. Read more...

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