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13-year-old escapes attempted kidnapping near Beltline Monday

A 13-year-old Madison girl was the victim of an attempted kidnapping Monday morning, according to police.'

Hospitals have duty to provide Plan B

A proposed bill would provide sufficient care for sexual assault victims by giving them easier access to the morning-after pill.'

Democrats demand Van Hollen’s opinion on UW admissions

Nineteen Democratic state legislators sent a letter to state Attorney General JB Van Hollen's office requesting a formal opinion regarding the Board of Regents unanimous vote to include race as a factor in UW System admissions last week. 

UW med school to try curing heart disease with stem cells

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine will conduct a clinical study looking at whether a patient's own stem cells can be used to treat severe coronary artery disease, said a statement released Monday. '

UW undergrad business ranks 4th in Big Ten

BusinessWeek Magazine ranked UW-Madison's School of Business undergraduate program 28th nationally and fourth among the Big Ten schools. The magazine ranked 93 undergraduate programs for 2007, compared to the 61 it ranked for 2006, according to Busi'

Sex offenders could be required to have special license plates

Child sex offenders would have to display distinctive bright green license plates on their cars under a proposed bill announced Monday. '

Nineteen Democratic state legislators sent a letter to state Attorney General JB Van Hollen’s office

Former United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis spoke Monday of what he called the heart-wrenching destruction caused by the AIDS pandemic. The speech took place in the Wisconsin Union Theater as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series. 

Behold: Lamb of God’s bassist speaks

Metal fans rejoice! The new wave of American heavy metal is in full effect, and at the helm are Lamb of God. They are coming off of the hugely successful 2006 release of ""Sacrament"" into an equally successful multinational tour with metal giants Machine Head, Trivium and critically-acclaimed French metalmeisters Gojira. John Campbell plays bass for Lamb of God, and somehow still has his sense of hearing. The Daily Cardinal caught up with a geographically disoriented Campbell in a phone interview between shows. 

‘Oil company success beneficial to society’ true for Better Petroleum

As a Wisconsin native since transplanted to California and a long-time Badger fan who attended UW-Madison way back in 1975, I was pleased to open up the March 9 digital version of The Daily Cardinal and see positive mention of the company I now work for, both from a legislator and a student. 

Evangelists a surefire sign of spring, hellfire

Ahh, the many sounds of spring: birds chirping, icicles dripping and the first cries of damnation ... and the possible apocalypse. Oh yes ... spring may still be a week away, but the zealots are already coming.'

Cursive comes from ‘curse’ for a reason

What's annoying, dull and only used by people who are trying to seem intelligent, but are actually proving they're glorified third graders? 

Johnson: Classic 4-overtime win almost the perfect script

UW women's head coach Mark Johnson was still excited Monday about his team's four-overtime thriller Saturday.'

Chicago bracket breakdown

The DC's got the skinny on the three teams UW may see this weekend in Chicago.'

Reader of the Day: Jennifer Le

Jennifer decapitates mice for a living. '

Men’s tennis splits weekend road matchups

The No. 29 UW men's tennis team split a pair of conference road matches this past weekend, dropping Purdue (1-2 Big Ten, 7-2 overall) 6-1 on Saturday and following that with a 5-2 loss at No. 5 Illinois (3-0, 10-3) on Sunday. 

Can’t get into heaven with that music

A war is being waged between my floorboards. The reason is, those floorboards haven't stopped vibrating since August, and I can't take it anymore. The incessant daily sound and pulse of my neighbors' bass under my feet have brought me to that eye-twitching point of annoyance and fury. Something inside is going to snap soon.  

Machine Head’s latest to reign over ’07

Machine Head started their career with 1994's Burn My Eyes, which went on to become one of the seminal metal albums of the decade. That success proved hard to live up to. The band caught criticism from metal fans on their next three discs for a shift to a more radio-friendly, hard rock sound.  

Reader of the Day: Jason Fletchall

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Rams Mayn choice for Cinderella

Virginia Commonwealth is suited as a perfect Cinderella, writes Sam Pepper.'