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Reinstalled troops 

Season provided highlights, lasting memories

The battle between the Badgers and the Gophers doesn't mark the end of the season, but it does close the curtain on another season at Camp Randall, leading to GameDay's (sort of) end-of-season awards. 

Badgers on a bye, getting healthy, looking to bowl

When studying the schedule prior to the start of this year's season, most people felt Wisconsin's best break came in that they did not have to face Michigan. The Wolverines are the only other undefeated team in conference play. But after the first eight weeks of the season, the bye week seems just as important as not facing the Maize and Blue. 

Badgers look for magic 8

For more reasons than one, all eyes will once again be on the Badger defense when Wisconsin takes on Northwestern at Camp Randall Saturday. The Badger defense continues to lead the nation, giving up just eight points per game, and is second in the country in total yards per game, giving up only 222.4. But the bigger story this weekend will be new names in the defense's starting lineup. 

Getting out the vote

State Rep. John Pappageorge, R-Mich., committed a major gaffe earlier this year by telling the Detroit Free Press, \If we do not suppress the Detroit vote, we're going to have a tough time in this election."" He was referring, of course, to the fact that Detroit, which is 83 percent black, often swings Michigan to the Democrats. He might as well have been speaking about Milwaukee, Miami, Cleveland or Philadelphia because there have been documented reports of Republican attempts to suppress Democratic votes, particularly black Democratic votes, in nearly every battleground state in the country. 

Daniels comes through in clutch for Badgers

The Badgers kept their deceivingly pristine record intact Sept. 18 as they narrowly escaped Arizona with a victory from a game full of unlikely occurrences. The game saw an 88-minute delay due to a rainstorm over Tucson, a career-high 135 yards by sophomore running back Booker Stanley and a season-low nine points scored in the muddy affair. Despite outlasting the surprise desert storm and capturing the win, the most improbable playmaker of the day was junior tight end Owen Daniels. Wisconsin put its trust and in Daniels' capable hands, and he delivered.  

Biggest flop of the year: football

With senior wide receiver Lee Evans at the helm, success should have been a given. But somehow the Badgers squandered what ended up being a triumphant return from a knee injury two years ago by Evans and floundered mid-season, after preseason picks had the football team winning the Big Ten. 

And the worst of the year

TAs deserve decent raises, healthcare

What with teaching classes, grading papers, holding office hours, guiding freshmen students through their first college-level classes and managing personal course loads, the life of a teaching assistant can be grueling. TAs work long hours for little pay, yet somehow they manage the stress and help us manage ours as well. Essentially, the work of TAs makes the active academic life of a large university possible. In exchange for all this the state has decided to make TA's lives more difficult in the future by freezing their pay and scrapping the zero-cost health-care plan. 

The low-down on the Bush Administration

The media marathon surrounding the Democratic contenders for the upcoming presidential election and their stances on major American issues has all but eclipsed news on President Bush and his stance on the issues. For the last few months, modern-day Bush has been relegated in large part to the back burner of the news (Vietnam-era Bush is another story), as each facet of the Democratic hopefuls has been parsed, parodied and praised on every cable news network. 

Make war on terror consistent

The current war on terror is fighting to secure the freedom that is being threatened by terrorists around the world. The hope is that this desire for freedom from terrorism extends to all people and it is not limited to citizens of the United States. The war on terror should be expanded to fight all terrorist groups.  

It's Axe-tinguished

The University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota announced that the Paul Bunyan Axe, the trophy awarded annually to the victor of the Wisconsin Badgers-Minnesota Golden Gophers football game, will be displayed at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. 

UW loses game, axe in final seconds

As the Badgers returned across the Minnesota-Wisconsin border after Saturday's game, they did so without one of their most prized possessions, Paul Bunyan's Axe. They lost the storied weapon, along with the game, to the Golden Gophers, 37-34 on Saturday afternoon at the Metrodome. After a knock-down, drag-out brawl for four quarters, the outcome was decided by the foot of Gopher junior kicker Rhys Lloyd, who scored a 37-yard field goal with one second left in the game.  

Badgers on the brink

Games do not get much bigger for the Wisconsin Badgers (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) than Saturday's contest in Minneapolis. The Badgers head into the Metrodome to face the No. 18 Minnesota Gophers (4-2, 6-3), with the rest of the season potentially hanging in the balance. 

Game on

Folks, it's been almost three weeks since we've had a home game. And while Halloween was OK, morning drinking is something that cannot be simply regained in stride. So in order to get the kinks out of our system before the Spartans come next week, I have provided a drinking ga-, I mean exercise. This is specifically for the Badger-Gopher game, but you can easily change the opposing team for future practice. 

UW eyes up the Axe

Saturday will mark the 113th game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. With the exception of a one-year hiatus in 1906 when President Theodore Roosevelt cancelled collegiate football rivalries to ease tensions after players left games injured or even dead, these two teams have met on the football field every year since 1890. 

Badgers look forward to 'golden' week

After a much needed bye week, the Wisconsin football team (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) now turns its attention to the rival Minnesota Gophers (4-2, 8-2). While the Badgers remain unranked following the debacle in Evanston two weeks ago, the Gophers will enter Saturday's match up ranked No. 18 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 24 in the AP Poll.  

Bartell Theatre sees five years of entertainment

Members, patrons and actors of the Bartell Theatre, 113 E. Mifflin St., will celebrate five years of performance on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

High Five

There were lots of memorable sports moments in 2002-'03, both on and off the field. The Daily Cardinal takes a look at some of the best (and worst). 

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