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The symmetry of saying ‘goodbye’

The very first album I bought when I got to Madison back in 2003—when Johnson Street was one long construction site and Grainger was still a modest, humble little building—was Rufus Wainwright's Want One. One of my first memories of Madison is walking right smack down the middle of Johnson—at that point a giant dirt road, really—and listening to Rufus.  

Nuttycombe readies UW for Big Ten Championship

Wisconsin gets ready for the Big Ten Outdoor Championship. '

One and a half years in 600 words

One and a half years of strange, witty happenings.'

UW Faculty Senate approves employee background checks

The UW-Madison Faculty Senate approved a resolution Monday that could require new and current university employees moving to positions of trust to submit to criminal background checks starting July 1, 2007.'

Wisconsin tennis to take on Huskies in NCAA Tournament

Badgers will look to take a bite out of the Huskies in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. '

Leader of Wis. marriage ban hired by Romney campaign

Camille Solberg, one of the leaders in Wisconsin for the marriage amendment last fall, was hired by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign for president recently. '

Textbook theft law was misunderstood

After a few revisions and some much needed clarification, the Madison City Council passed the textbook theft ordinance last week. Misinterpretation due to confusion caused this editorial board to originally oppose the ordinance. However, now that the lang'

Mifflin abandons original purpose, loses respectability

By Caitlin Knudsen 

Softball’s season ends with loss

The Wisconsin softball team (6-12 Big Ten, 27-20 overall) fell short of making it to the Big Ten tournament Saturday afternoon when it split a doubleheader at Minnesota (4-9 Big Ten, 24-22 overall).  

University Housing to buy fair trade coffee for cafeterias

Student fair trade coffee activists have fought for over a year to ensure cups at UW Housing eateries are filled with strictly fair trade coffee. They recently won when the housing committee agreed to switch coffee contracts for the '07-'08 sc'

Dalai Lama’s speech touts compassion

With education and a strong desire for world peace, eventually society could literally change. 

Forwarding some love to my readers

‘Tis true, my friends, these are the last of my words you'll be reading on the Almanac page. Even though this column has been a major highlight of my year, like all good things, it must come to an end.  

Jay tells a Storey

I used to depend on a stuffed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle to protect me from the monsters that lurked in the dark of night. That really wasn't all that long ago, but since coming to Madison I've learned that darkness harbors no scary beasts—just goofy ass drunken creatures. 

No need for grand conclusions, real life should move on like ‘Seinfeld’

Series finales are so predictable. We faithfully watch in anticipation of what we know will certainly happen. However, as I near my series finale of college, I could not be more clueless. 

doyle’s version of cable bill beneficial

Like taxes and brussel sprouts, no one likes the cable com- - pany and a bill passed in the state Assembly seeks to solidify that sentiment. On the surface, the proposal, SB 107 or AB 207, seeks to eliminate local monopolies cable service providers hold over Wisconsin's municipalities and turn oversight over to the state government. 

Police report 100 more arrests than 2006 block party

Police and students co-existed ""peacefully"" at the 38th annual block party, even though arrests skyrocketed by more than 100 compared to 2006.'

Old Phish member is on the right page

\Like a Phish out of water, Page McConnell tries to lock into his own musical identity on his self-titled solo debut. Even though Phish is no more, keyboard player McConnell is still basking in all his jam band glory by modifying the distinctive sound of '

Men’s crew has dominant weekend

The Wisconsin men's rowing team enjoyed a highly successful weekend at the Charles River Course in Boston, where they won five out of a total six events at the Cochrane Cup Saturday and at the Jablonic Cup Sunday. 

Health-care reform will help combat homelessness

By Eric Stringfellow