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Reader of the Day: David Stern

Much of David's life strangely models his favorite TV shows. For instance, when David's not watching ""The Office,"" he can be found studying econ for his planned business major. Or between commercials for ""Heroes,"" David'


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Tarah’s rental how-to

Working in a video store, I found it to be quite hilarious when people came in late on a Friday night, absolutely scandalized, expecting to rent a new release: ""You have no copies? How is that possible? There's a whole wall of them!""  


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Now is the spring of our discontent

\I suspect if the founding fathers hadn't given us free assembly, the people in this city would never leave the coffee shop. We'd just wander the streets jacked up on skim mocha lattes shouting political slogans indiscriminately at confused pe'


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Clearing the smoke

In high school Marissa's* close friends began smoking marijuana. As their habit progressed, they began choosing to smoke over hanging out with her.  


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A spy film like no ‘Other’

The terror apparatus of Nazi Germany and the corrupt communism of Soviet Russia are familiar topics for filmgoers. ""The Lives of Others,"" the German winner of the 2006 Best Foreign Language Film, focuses on a less frequently filmed regime: The German Democratic Republic (East Germany), which, during the Cold War, was like a slightly tempered hybrid of the two. The unbelievably named Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's film about the Stasi, the East German secret police, is a meditative examination of the unexpectedly human side of surveillance and of an oppressive state quietly crumbling from within. 


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‘Weirdness’ fails to meet expectations

If you view the Stooges' new album, The Weirdness, as the successor to 1973's Raw Power—generally regarded as one of the most important hard rock albums ever—it is a failure and a disappointment. Until they disbanded in 1974, the Stooges were one of the most original, inspired and hard rocking bands of the time, and are often cited as the first true punk band. Each one of their three albums is considered a classic, regularly making it onto ""Best...EVER!"" lists of all kinds.  


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ASM elections lack substance, meaning

Election season is upon us once again! Oh yes, it is time to cast your vote and show the world once and for all that university students are not to be trifled with. First the election and then the world! We know what we want and we're going to use o'


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Police say violent crime is on the rise

The Madison Police Department released 2006 crime statistics Monday, showing that over the last year overall crime has remained steady, while violent crime — murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — increased nearly 17 percent.'



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