Archived: Mar 01, 2006

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A man and his guitar

A day in the life of a Union-dwelling musician

By Tasha Paradies

The guitarist brushes his fingers along the instrument to make soft Spanish melodies, warming the overcast day like a flickering candle.

It is Valentine’s Day and his audience is the rest of the 10 o’clock crowd in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union. His sheet music is spread out on a table that is surrounded by other students, who are sipping coffee and turning pages.

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Chancery not the usual pub

By JJ Burseth

I was a bit intimidated when I entered the dimly lit dining room filled with dark colors, but I did not leave disappointed. The entire staff at the Chancery on Downer Avenue seemed to be in incredibly chipper moods, and our server, Kimberly, was very attentive and equally as personable.

This was my first time going to any of the Chancery restaurants. Before I went I was told it was like Applebee’s, but not as good. I found this statement to be fairly inaccurate.

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Student Snapshot: Ben Goodhue

By Katie Schmitt

How did Ben Goodhue lose four pounds in only one week? He follows a strict Tony’s Pepperoni Pizza Pouches diet. But don’t plan on trying this diet for yourself if you live around campus.

Goodhue says he clears Sentry on Oakland’s shelves as soon as its weekly shipment comes in. If necessary, he ventures to Brown Deer’s Pick ‘n Save to replenish his supply.

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A stimulant in a can

By Brittany Bertsch

Over 22 years ago while visiting Asia, a man named Dietrich Mateschitz discovered a new type of beverage called a “tonic drink” that was used to help keep factory workers awake during their shifts.

One specific type of tonic drink from Thailand was called “Krating Daeng” or, as we know it today, Red Bull.

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What Would You Change About UWM?

By Tasha Paradies

Hopefully every student can find something to like about attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Nevertheless, nothing is perfect. What is one thing you would change about UWM?

“National recognition. We don’t get enough respect.”<

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Hunger pains

By Kate Hofmeister

This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is dedicated to bringing awareness about this troubling disease that affects more college students than one might imagine.

Millions of Americans are diagnosed annually with eating disorders. According to a study done by the Renfrew Center Foundation, 95 percent of those who suffer from an eating disorder are between the ages of 12 and 25.

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Comical coitus

By Devon Wiesend

Every sexually active person on the planet has had a moment of mortification during an intimate experience. The best way to deal with it, I say, is to laugh it off.

Have you ever gotten stuck in an article of clothing when trying to remove it in a sexy manner? Perhaps you left a necklace on over a turtleneck, and you were in turn stuck with a shirt over your face, incapable of getting it off and unequipped or unwilling to put it back on.

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A jewel of a vacation spot

By Megan Kirkpatrick

With the sounds, sights and the neon lights, there is no other place quite like it.

No matter what you may call it — Sin City, jewel of the desert, glitter gulch or city of lights — Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world, where the days are never long enough and there is no shortage of things to do.

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