Monthly Archives: October 2008

State of Working Wisconsin

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Barbara

“This is a stressful time for workers.” So begins the 2008 State of Working Wisconsin, a report produced biennially by COWS (Center on Wisconsin Strategy), a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank interested in improving economic performance and living standards in Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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THE infamous library book

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Carol

It’s nearly Halloween and that means the Library is once again fielding questions about the infamous book that either kills its readers or drives them crazy. Obviously there are some good storytellers out there who like to send shivers up the spines … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 28

Posted on October 28, 2008 by kyle

Culture and Customs series: Greenwood Press New Book Island, 2nd floor and Main Collection, 3rd floor One of the recurring themes for research projects every year is to write about a country. As nice as it would be to just … Continue reading →

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Blacklisted!

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Barbara

“From 1947 to 1961, your ability to work in Hollywood’s motion picture industry strictly depended on whether or not your name appeared on a list of suspected Communist activists or sympathizers. The blacklist.“ — SAG and the Motion Picture Blacklist … Continue reading →

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UW-W: Then and Now

Posted on October 24, 2008 by kyle

The Inauguration Committee is creating a wiki, UW-W: Then and Now, as a place where past and present members of the campus community can share their memories and stories of the campus and explore the University’s history. If you have … Continue reading →

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Poe performances

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Barbara

Enjoy scary tales? See Royal Oak Productions’ “Tales of Poe” at the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s Cultural Arts Center (402 West Main Street), with performances on: Oct. 24, 25, 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. (& midnight on Halloween) Sat., Nov. … Continue reading →

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Listen For Free!

Posted on October 23, 2008 by kyle

The MP3 player is everywhere. It seems like every time I go out for a walk, at least half of the people are listening to something. The white headphones are easily spotted from at least fifty yards away. Even drivers … Continue reading →

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Alan Weisman @UWW 10/27

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Barbara

Alan Weisman, journalist and author of The World Without Us, will speak on Mon., Oct. 27, 2008, at 7 pm in the Irvin Young Auditorium. The World Without Us imagines what the Earth would be like if humans vanished. It’s … Continue reading →

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History faculty speak!

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Barbara

The History Dept.’s colloquium series lectures take place in White Hall, room 6C, from 3:45-5 p.m. Here’s the schedule: Oct. 22: Matthew Lange (Languages & Literatures) talks about “Berlin’s ‘Cathedrals of Commercialism’: Cultural Confrontations with the Department Store up to … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 21

Posted on October 21, 2008 by kyle

Thanks to UW-Madison and Alexander Street Press, we now have access to two interesting electronic collections, Twentieth Century Advice Literature and the Gilded Age. Have you ever found a book written a long time ago and thought, “Times sure have … Continue reading →

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