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(02/02/05 6:00am)
Today is the national signing day for high school football
players to officially commit to their university of choice. The
Kohl Center will play host as UW introduces the class of 2005, one
that bears resemblance to every other recruiting class during the
Alvarez Era.
(01/28/05 6:00am)
Cell phones will be protected under the Wisconsin no-call list
if state Sen. Jon Erpenbach's, D-Middleton, proposal is passed by
the Legislature.
(12/09/04 6:00am)
The Madison Police Department released a sketch yesterday of the
suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted three women in the
downtown area last weekend.
(12/08/04 6:00am)
An endless stream of commentators have spent the last few years
pointing out that the Bush administration's war on terror, not to
mention its entirely unrelated war on Iraq, are enormous failures
that have alienated Muslims and strengthened al-Qaida. Now the
Pentagon is saying it too. The Defense Science Board Task Force on
Strategic Communication, a Pentagon task force on the \struggle for
hearts and minds"" of the Muslim world in the global war on
terrorism, has reported, ""American efforts have not only failed,
they may also have achieved the opposite of what they
intended.""
(12/07/04 6:00am)
In an effort to prevent tragedies such as the November shootings
in Sawyer County, Wis., in which hunter Chai Vang allegedly
murdered six other hunters, state Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, is
working on a proposal that would require background checks for
those who apply for hunting licenses.
(12/07/04 6:00am)
The Madison Police Department's decision to deploy pepper spray
to quell unruly crowds on State Street during the early morning
hours of Oct. 31, 2004, has drawn pointed criticism from students.
(12/06/04 6:00am)
The changing of the guard in the Bush administration continued
Friday with the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary
and former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson, making him the eighth
Cabinet member to resign since President Bush's Nov. 2 re-election.
(11/30/04 6:00am)
Madison developer Mike Fisher announced his proposal to build a
high-density, primarily student apartment complex on the southeast
side of West Gorham Street across from Riley's Wines of the World,
402 West Gorham Street, Monday at a meeting of students, downtown
residents and City Council representatives.
(11/22/04 6:00am)
Madison radio personality John Sylvester is now drawing ire from
City of Madison and White House officials after referring to
recently nominated Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as an \Aunt
Jemima"" and outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell as an ""Uncle
Tom"" during a broadcast last week on WTDY.
(11/18/04 6:00am)
In an effort to improve communication between the city and
UW-Madison, and to address drinking-related issues downtown, the
City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to create an alcohol
coordinator, who will assume office July 1.
(11/17/04 6:00am)
Although the latest data shows binge drinking and
drinking-related consequences are decreasing at UW-Madison, the
university's Policy Alternatives and Community Education project is
continuing its campaign to eliminate late-night drink specials at
downtown bars.
(11/16/04 6:00am)
Downtown Madison is a lonely place at night when you need to
vomit. The air is cold and unwelcoming. The streets are filled with
carefree partiers. And bars don't take kindly to revelers who lose
control after a few drinks.
(11/16/04 6:00am)
When UW-Madison Professor Susan Kidd-Webster looked at a recent
edition of the New York Times, she saw a headline stating a
\homeless"" person assaulted someone.
(11/16/04 6:00am)
In anticipation of the 2006 elections, state elections officials
and Republican state legislators are making efforts to reform
Wisconsin's voting system, including a possible push by Republican
senators for a constitutional amendment requiring voters to produce
photo identification at the polls.
(11/15/04 6:00am)
Beginning today, landlords can legally show apartments to
prospective tenants and ask current tenants to sign renewal
agreements, forcing UW-Madison students and city residents to deal
with the stress of organizing their housing plans one month earlier
than in years past.
(11/11/04 6:00am)
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died Wednesday night after
falling into a deep coma last week, prompting Palestinian officials
to begin preparations for the 75-year-old's burial in Ramallah,
West Bank. Political leaders are speculating on the country's
political future and its volatile relations with Israel.
(11/05/04 6:00am)
UW-Madison student and small-business owner Greg Knowles
released video surveillance clips to the Madison Police Department
Thursday of the police deploying pepper spray to disperse revelers
on State Street Halloween weekend.
(11/05/04 6:00am)
In 1972, North Dakota Senator George McGovern ran against
incumbent Richard Nixon on the Democratic ticket. McGovern, who
fell prey to Nixon's' successful attempts to portray him as a
radical leftist, lost in a landslide, garnering only 37 percent of
the popular vote. Despite this overwhelming loss, the Democrats
rallied back in 1976 with Jimmy Carter.
(11/02/04 6:00am)
The Madison Police Department announced Monday they issued
approximately $125,000 in fines relating to Halloween weekend, and
preliminary police reports show most arrests came from out-of-state
revelers and not UW-Madison students.
(11/01/04 6:00am)
Wisconsin's significance in today's election may be
unprecedented, say UW-Madison professors.