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Once you go black, you never go back

By Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen | Apr. 19, 2007

Everything bad in life — speeding, fake tans, leather jackets, NASCAR, Indiana — is closely correlated with coffee.'

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Campus-area rape suspect prolongs case

By Quinn Craugh | Apr. 19, 2007

Antonio Pope appeared in court Thursday for what was supposed to be a plea hearing detailing punishments for his alleged sexual assault of two women near the UW-Madison campus last semester.

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Committee supports, suggests changes to alcohol density plan

By Jack Zeller | Apr. 19, 2007

The Madison Downtown Coordinating Committee voted 7 to 5 in favor of recommending the city's proposed Alcohol License Density Plan to the Alcohol License Review Committee Thursday night.'

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Wisconsin auctions make debut on world wide web

By Natalie Fairbanks | Apr. 19, 2007

It is open season for comic book collectors, sports enthusiasts and rare-jewelry aficionados alike, as the Wisconsin State Treasurer's Office launched its annual auction Tuesday, using eBay for the first time.'

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Students observe Day of Silence for LGBT rights

By Devin Rose | Apr. 19, 2007

Despite rainy weather, the 11th annual nationwide Day of Silence brought quiet and colorful high school and college students together Wednesday in a march from Library Mall to the Capitol.'

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Bomb threats, evacuations at Minnesota, UW-La Crosse

By Amanda Hoffstrom and Justine Colgan | Apr. 19, 2007

A UW System school and a Big Ten university experienced bomb threats Wednesday, just days after the deadliest shooting in U.S. history.'

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Strict sentences just

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Apr. 19, 2007

Last semester, Marcus Bonner and two accomplices committed a brutal sexual assault on the 500 block of University Avenue, directly behind Ian's Pizza. Today, Bonner walks free because the judge determined Bonner's pre-trial jail time fulfilled'

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Farmers’ market starts Saturday on Capitol Square

By The Daily Cardinal | Apr. 19, 2007

This Saturday local vendors will return to Capitol Square to kick off the summer season of the Dane County Farmers' Market.

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NIN strike gold with concept album

By Brien Barrett | Apr. 19, 2007

Get ready for a mindfuck.

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‘So it goes’ again, Carrie’s tribute to Vonnegut

By Carrie Lorig and Michelle Turner | Apr. 18, 2007

Since I've started this column, I've never focused my 500 words, give or take, on one author or one book. I've always wanted to emphasize that literature isn't fragmented for me. It doesn't stop when I get to the end, press together the cover and the back for a few moments, absorbing, celebratin og, digesting and mourning before I shut off the light. Writing is the world's constant conversation, and it's a noise that is as comforting and constant in my head as traffic. It's a six cup a day habit for me because I need to think about life that seriously and love it and do something about it.

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Athletes fuel up for the finish line

By Jessica Dorsky and Devin Rose | Apr. 18, 2007

Athletes training for long-distance endurance events can benefit from a well-balanced, carbohydrate-focused diet.'

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Gallery will raise you up on ‘silver wings’

By Eunice Abraham | Apr. 18, 2007

Chazen Museum of Art opened its door to nature April 7 for the opening of ""Silver Wings and Golden Scales: An Installation by Jennifer Angus and Alistair MacDonald.""

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Wisconsin teacher salaries receive failing grade

By Whitney Newman and Chris Essig | Apr. 18, 2007

First-year teachers in Wisconsin are on average paid the second-lowest salary in the nation, according to a newly released study. '

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Profs win annual ‘distinguished’ awards

By Mike Ewing and Abram Shanedling | Apr. 18, 2007

Ten UW-Madison faculty members were recognized for their teaching accomplishments Tuesday, receiving awards from the 2007 Distinguished Teaching Awards program.

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UW prof tells story of Va. Tech experience

By Erica Pelzek | Apr. 18, 2007

UW-Madison reacted Tuesday to what is now being called the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, as a professor expounded on being on Virginia Tech's campus as tragedy struck, and UW-Madison police and administrators detailed emergency preparedne'

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Thomas to skip draft festivities

By The Daily Cardinal | Apr. 18, 2007

The lure of a trip to New York is apparently not as important to UW offensive lineman Joe Thomas as using lures with his father, as Thomas will be skipping NFL draft day to go fishing with his dad.'

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