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Wiley speaks in support of new cogeneration power plant

UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley held an energy policy forum Monday to assert the necessity of the new power plant funded by the university and Madison Gas & Electric. 

Patriot Acts I and II shrouded in confusion

For a relatively old piece of legislation, the USA Patriot Act has garnered a lot of headline attention lately. Legislators from both sides of the isle in the U.S. Senate and House have introduced bills to restrict the government surveillance powers granted under the act.  

Panhandling takes hiatus for winter

As the leaves turn and the weather gets colder, many of the panhandlers on State Street will move into shelters or on to other states, as they do every year. One of those panhandlers, an army veteran named Bill, said he will have to leave Madison and move to a veterans' shelter in Stevens Point, Wis. Until then he will continue to ask for change from passersby. 

Catching up with Wisconsin's new starting goalkeeper

Most freshmen on campus are just getting ready to take their first college exams. But while they are memorizing various theorems, formulas, and terms, UW men's soccer freshmen goalkeeper Jake Settle had his first test last week and certainly passed it. 

PACE, Police address house party safety

As the peak party season approaches, the prevalence of house parties and excessive drinking prompted members of the Policy, Alternative, Community and Education project, University Officials and the Madison Police Department to hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss campus safety and educate students about safe behavior. 

Mich. de-emphasizes role of race in admissions policy

Following the June 23 ruling of the Supreme Court, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor abandoned its controversial point-based undergraduate admissions policy Aug. 28. The policy allocated minority applicants an additional 20 points on a system where a maximum of 150 points were possible. 

Checking out summer's hip-hop

This summer saw the rise of newcomers, the fall of old-timers and continuation of quality output from some of hip-hop's finest. Here are a few of the notables:  

Want to be indie rock? Follow these 3 steps

Let's face it. You are a corporate music fan, born from corporate radio, culled from corporate playlists, clothed by Abercrombie and Fitch. Your punk is Good Charlotte, your sensitivity is Ben Harper and your haircut is frat-boy. You, whose headphones blare nothing more creative than Dave Mathews Band, sip Starbucks coffee (and you know how much their bean pickers earn). You are a mass-commercialized ideal. Your free will in music selection is but an illusion. You are everything that is wrong with music. 

Welch, Hiatt releases worth a listen

Scraping the bottom of the barrel

Every school year brings a lot of joy into our lives here at Cardinal Arts page. But we're cynical bastards, so we prefer to focus on the worst things to happen and we aren't talking about genuinely tragic events like the fatal Great White concert or Joe Strummer's passing. Here are 15 ways in which the arts hit rock bottom this school year. 

A look back at 2002-'03

Safety tips for a rocking summer break

As the academic year winds down and summer stretches before us, as a public service, I present you with a few seasonal safety tips: 

Tennis looks to sweep Michigan schools

The season winds to a close this weekend for the UW women's tennis team, with meets against Michigan Saturday and Michigan State Sunday. 

Opt-out fails amid record votes

A record number of UW-Madison students participated in the Associated Students of Madison elections last week, with 17 percent turning out. Many ASM representatives said this turnout was due largely to the opt-out referendum on the ballot. 

And the winners are...

Experts: all-nighters fail to make the grade

The National Sleep Foundation has declared next week National Sleep Awareness Week, but with midterms always around the corner, it is unlikely that UW-Madison students will be observing the holiday by catching some extra z's. 

UW to finish against North Dakota

\Our goal is to play our best hockey in March."" 

Battling for the Big Ten crown

The Big Ten regular season is coming to a close, and once again, the conference picture is very blurry. As it stands right now, the title still belongs to anyone with a few teams showing a stronger desire for it than others. It's time to take a look at just where each team stand on its push towards the finish line. 

Bella Nutella: Italian bliss

If it comes from Europe, it must be more sophisticated, sexy, smooth, sweet and creamy. Nutella, a soft, spreadable conglomeration of chocolate and toasted hazelnuts that trumps peanut butter as the No. 1 spread in Europe, is no exception.