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A little too much junk in the trunk

I know I'm getting older because my wallet is getting bigger. With each passing year it grows more bulky and more unwieldy a thing to sit on. There is a noticeably increasing angle when I sit down. The people behind me in class are placing bets on when I'll finally topple. 


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‘Rant’ or rave over Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk may well be the most divisive writer in contemporary fiction—in fact, calling him a nouveau William S. Burroughs would not be inappropriate. The minimalist style and social commentary of his novels ""Fight Club"" and ""Choke"" has inspired a legion of young writers, while the gruesome language typified in his story collection ""Haunted"" has sent audiences at his readings scampering to the door. 


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Rain can’t stop UW in sweep of Phoenix

The Wisconsin softball team (5-7 Big Ten, 26-15 overall) defeated UW-Green Bay in an intrastate showdown Tuesday, winning both games of the doubleheader. Game one was a close fought battle as the Badgers won 2-1. The second game was another story, as Wisconsin scored multiple runs in three innings, crushing the Phoenix 10-1. 


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Tarah prepares for the summer of sequels

\Today I got to thinking about the up-and-coming 2007 summer of sequels, and here's what I came up with: What's the one thing that's guaranteed to rake in the big bucks at the box office? A sequel. And not just any sequel. A sequel to a '


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UW Greek community holds Va. Tech vigil

A candlelight vigil organized by fraternity member and UW-Madison junior Brian Cho and the UW-Madison Greek Community was held Monday on Library Mall in remembrance of the Virginia Tech shootings that occurred last Monday. '


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Reader of the Day: Charley Smith

Charley feels liberated, yet dejected now that he's done rehearsing eight hours a week for Humorology with his frat, AEPi. Luckily for Charley his team's performance won the competition. That's also probably a good thing, being that for the past semester, his professors have wondered if he's still enrolled in school. As to what Charley will do with all of his free time, he said, ""Well, hunger in Africa is still a problem.""


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Crime drama genre left ‘fractured’

When David Fincher released ""Zodiac"" earlier this year, the bar was raised for psychological crime dramas. ""Zodiac"" was Fincher's best film to date, exhibiting a pitch-perfect atmosphere of unsettling dread and undefined fear. 


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Madison Metro cashes in on wrapped bus

To combat significant funding deficits, the Madison Metro transit system introduced fully wrapped bus advertisements in March. So far, the buses have been running for two months and have driven thousands of dollars into the company.'


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Letter to the Editor

With all the press Delta Lambda Phi has gotten lately, I was happy to see another feature on our growing colony here at UW-Madison. I'd like to take this opportunity to respond to a few of Marcie Benson's assertions in Monday's column.'



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