Union deficit highlights importance of new Peet's coffee shop

It was clear Wisconsin Union officials were worried about financial losses when they decided to bring a Union-licensed Peet’s coffee shop into the Memorial Union, as I reported in the Feb. 8 the issue (“Tempest in a coffee cup”). Wisconsin Union Associate Director Hank Walter said a more influential factor,… Read more »

Film industry admits piracy estimate overblown

In October, I wrote an in-depth on the media industries’ prosecution of college students for illegal music downloading (“Downloading on trial”). Although the Motion Picture Association of America, which represents the six major U.S. film and TV producers, was mentioned, I did not have space to include the group’s estimate… Read more »

Audio files paint picture of Crandon shootings

The release Thursday of new information about the October shootings in Crandon, Wisc., fleshed out more details of the grisly night. See The Badger Herald’s coverage for more details. View the story here. On Oct. 7, Crandon’s sheriff’s deputy Tyler Peterson, angry after a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend and six… Read more »

Photos from the scene of Tyler Peterson's death

The Badger Herald also obtained photos taken by police at the cabin in Argonne, Wisc., where Tyler Peterson spend his last few hours of life. After a three-hour standoff in the late morning of Oct. 7, Peterson was wounded as he walked into the woods. The investigation determined Peterson then… Read more »