Favre is back for one more
Citing mental boredom after 17 days as a retired NFL player, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre officially came out of retirement March 23.
"Seems like just yesterday we were here," Favre said, opening Sunday's unexpected press conference with a smile.…
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Websters recalls 11 million books
Merriam-Webster, publisher of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, was forced to recall 11 million copies of the 2008 edition of the dictionary due to errors and additions inserted by its former copy editor.
Derek Saucerhamm, lead copy editor for Merriam-Webster, is being sued by his former employer for $237.…
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Knicks win lottery, draft Clampitt
In 1985, the New York Knicks won the NBA draft lottery and selected Georgetown center Patrick Ewing first overall.
Twenty-three years later, the Knicks had luck fall into their laps once again. New York won the draft lottery for the second time in team history and immediately announced plans to draft UW-Green Bay professor of information and computing science, Phil Clampitt.…
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UWGB student killed, ATM card used
Katie Stilp, a junior communication major and assistant news editor of Fourth Estate, was found dead early April 1. She was found in the entryway to the executive office in the Fourth Estate newsroom.
Today, authorities cited 36 stab wounds to the back as the cause of death.…
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Fourth Estate - we know more than you
A recent study conducted by the math department at UW-Green Bay has found that the entire staff of the Fourth Estate is incredibly intelligent on all levels compared to students from other organizations and departments.
"I couldn't believe my figures, so I ran them again, and again, and one more time for good measure," said Erik Shills, assistant math professor.…
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SNL writers urge Bush to run for third term
Though Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has already received nomination from the Republican Party to run for president, the writers of the NBC show "Saturday Night Live" believe President George W. Bush still has one term left in office.
As the writing staff of "SNL" has recently returned to work after a long writers strike, many writers are struggling to come up with political fodder for the right.…
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News Briefs
Man wins Powerball jackpot, spends it on scratch offs
Green Bay resident Matt Becker struck gold with his lucky Powerball ticket. Becker, who won the $150 million jackpot, has plans for his lump sum of cash.
"I already called the Wisconsin Lottery office and they are more than willing to comply with my request of 150-million one-dollar scratch offs," Becker said.…
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