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(10/06/03 6:00am)
Last Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill
outlawing partial-birth abortions. This bill, which President Bush
will quickly sign into law, flies in the face of the 1971 Roe v.
Wade Supreme Court decision. This pending bill is one more loss for
women's rights and one more victory for the Republican war against
women.
(09/18/03 6:00am)
This past week political elites, powerful corporate heads, NGOs,
representatives of both powerful and small countries, South Korean
farmers, Mexican campesinos, feminists, students, the media and
many more all converged in Cancun, Mexico. Unfortunately, this
diverse group did not meet on equal footing. While monetary and
military resources were pooled to keep one side from expressing its
opinion to the other outside the conference building, even behind
the walls inequality persisted. Developed and developing nations
have never been on an equal plane within the World Trade
Organization or within the realm of international trade agreements
in general. Those with the money have made the rules-perhaps until
now. In the face of these inequalities a coalition of developing
nations have grown, the G-21, and they have numbers on their side.
On Sunday afternoon, the G-21 nations walked out of negotiations
and the WTO talks in Cancun, Mexico officially collapsed without
reaching any formal agreements.
(05/06/03 6:00am)
(04/10/03 6:00am)
Vin Diesel, suddenly a hot commodity in Hollywood, is a
stereotypical action hero. Diesel is muscular and has a commanding
voice. With a modern, brash attitude that simply emanates from
every glance, the guy is simply made for one-dimensional tough guy
characters. His latest, the revenge flick \A Man Apart,"" is yet
another disappointing entry into the action genre. Diesel lacks the
ability to convey any significant emotion. Combine this with an
ending that is unsatisfactory at best and the audience is left with
a film that had the potential but fails to be the solid popcorn
flick it wishes it could be.
(03/27/03 6:00am)
In these tumultuous times, some are unsure of exactly how to
express an opinion that might deviate from our current government's
foreign policies. Taste would dictate that nothing be too harsh
while soldiers are off dying half a world away. Celebrities,
especially, are always on thin ice, if for no other reason than
celebrities blabbing on about their opinions usually come off as a
pack of pompous jackasses. Adrien Brody's speech at the Oscars came
off as sublime, while Michael Moore's tirade was just plain
ridiculous.
(11/06/02 6:00am)
Tenants' rights advocates had cause to cheer Tuesday night as
Madison City Council approved two tenant-friendly proposals
according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
(11/01/02 6:00am)
With the Nov. 5 election quickly approaching, the Vote 2002
Coalition is making its last effort to get students to vote. With
student support, politicians will be compelled to pay attention to
student issues, organizers said.
(10/17/02 6:00am)
(10/08/02 6:00am)
Maybe it was the two weeks off before the game, or the soft
pre-season schedule that didn't feature a single ranked team or the
pressure of being a 5-0 team. Whatever the reason the Badgers
defense looked soft and confused in Wisconsin's 34-31 loss to Penn
State on Saturday.
(09/03/02 6:00am)
There are a few things people expect at the Terrace: beer with
friends, good live music, difficulty finding seats, maybe some
mosquito bites. Something people don't expect at the Terrace: West
Nile virus.
(02/19/02 6:00am)
The Associated Students of Madison and the United Council
announced their support alongside state Rep. Spencer Black,
D-Madison, Monday for twin bills under consideration by state
legislators linking financial aid with tuition increases.
(01/29/02 6:00am)
Mary Schnell, a 55-year-old grandmother, sits in the hospital
lounge waiting for her turn to lie under the large, beige
radiotherapy machine. The lights are soft, and it is quiet in the
hospital alcove, unlike in the hallway where doctors and nurses
shuffle by, checking on patients. A five-year-old blond girl is
wheeled by on a gurney, her parents by her side. She has just
finished her treatment.
(11/29/01 6:00am)
Old habits die hard, especially for the UW men's basketball
team. Wisconsin was held without a field goal for the final
five-and-a-half minutes Wednesday, falling 62-61 to Georgia Tech in
Atlanta.
(10/25/01 6:00am)
Can we allow ourselves to believe in extraterrestrials? This is
the question that \K-PAX"" asks us. In this variation of
""Phenomenon"" meets ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,"" Kevin
Spacey stars as Prot, a mysterious stranger who winds up in a New
York psychiatric hospital after being diagnosed as insane. Prot is
a friendly and good-natured man who says he comes from the planet
K-PAX. He is smart and soon begins to have inspiring effects on the
other patients and workers. His doctor, Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges),
at first does not want to believe him, but soon like others begins
to think otherwise. Can Prot really be from another planet or is he
just mentally ill?
(10/11/01 6:00am)
Though the Sept. 11 terrorists struck the American economy as
well as the World Trade Center, the economy is still showing signs
of life.
(10/10/01 6:00am)
Those of you already living in District 4 may already know, love
and frequent the various bars on Main Street. They offer a
different feel from the bars found on University Avenue or State
Street: a drinking atmosphere that's not necessarily activated by
the weekend, and that's almost always more laid back.
(10/10/01 6:00am)
Tired of seeing college students represented in the media as
against military action, College Republican Louis Crisostomo and
his co-founders of Students in Support of America are planning to
hold a rally on Thursday in support of the U.S. government's
actions.
(10/04/01 6:00am)
When the Wisconsin men's hockey team takes the ice for the
2001-'02 season, there will be one name that Badger fans will not
see.
(09/28/01 6:00am)
Latrell Fleming, a freshman with the Badger men's basketball
team, will not be able to compete at Wisconsin due to a medical
condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Badgers Head Coach
Bo Ryan said in a press conference Thursday.
(01/25/01 6:00am)
If any still doubt the ability of the Associated Students of
Madison to act effectively, the recent changes made to ASM's bylaws
and operating procedures should put those doubts to rest. Facing a
requirement to make changes to its segregated-fee system to
correspond with a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge John Shabaz,
ASM has proposed a set of changes that will streamline and solidify
the segregated-fee process.