Beaches Heat Up As Summer Draws Closer By Lily Vartanian It comes as no surprise to see that as the weather has increased into the 80s, more and more people are ready to hit the beach. Bradford Beach is just one of the local area’s top beaches, which is now new and improved, ready and [...]
Nearly one month after the oil-rig explosion, elementary ways of containment leave engineers desperate to curb this ecological disaster By Dylan Mooney Failing to contain the largest oil disaster of the century, British Petroleum will now attempt to stop the leak by pumping high density liquids into the fractured pipeline. Already skeptical of this procedure’s [...]
Not Your Typical Exercise Regime By Lily Vartanian The latest installment of a green and gold fitness “playground,” or newest exercise equipment for adults by Milwaukee’s lakefront is bound to have positive payoffs. The newest equipment, installed close to North point Snack bar on the lakefront, offers the fitness gear to add strength to those [...]
Dalai Lama Pays A Visit to Madison Visit Brings Faith to New Research Center By Lily Vartanian This past weekend in Madison a new research center was opened, The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds. Not only was the new center a site of attraction because of its opening, but it also brought [...]
Adam Wheeler charged with 20 criminal counts in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn, Mass By Dylan Mooney Applying as a transfer student to Harvard in 2007, Wheeler created fake transcripts from M.I.T., and the prestigious Philips Andover Academy in Massachusetts. Administrators first became suspicious of Wheeler’s records when it became apparent that he had plagiarized the [...]
Donations of Fur Go To Stop Oil Slick By Lily Vartanian Throughout Wisconsin, local pet groomers have helped aid to the Deep-water Horizon Gulf oil spill by giving large amounts of dog hair to stop the spread of the spill. More than 400,000 pounds have been donated thus far to make into hair mats and [...]
Milwaukee Bucks Season Ends in a Disappointing Defeat Lily Vartanian The Milwaukee Bucks finished their long season with a defeat on Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks. Although the 7th game of the first round of playoffs ended in a loss, the Bucks proved to live up to their team motto, “Work Hard, Play Hard.” The [...]
New Law Challenges Use of American Indian Nicknames By Lily Vartanian Governor Jim Doyle has begun the process of signing a bill, the first of its kind in the country, to ban race-based mascot names. This bill will ultimately affect three dozen Wisconsin school mascot names, including four in the Milwaukee area. The bill’s ultimate [...]
A Nissan Pathfinder containing loose explosive materials was abandoned and discovered moments later on Saturday evening By Dylan Mooney Tracking the license plates of the vehicle, police have successfully identified the owner of the Pathfinder, yet they do not consider him to be a suspect. Paul J. Browne, chief spokesman of the NYPD stated that had the [...]
Kite-boarder Saved By Surfer By Lily Vartanian It was a regular Sunday for Dan Wright, a 22 year-old Marquette University student, as he went to the beach to surf in Lake Michigan. However, upon arriving at the beach, Wright noticed a man struggling in the water, and decided to take it upon himself to save [...]
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