Holistic admissions, which take criteria such as an applicant's race, legacy and extra-curricular activities into consideration, have contributed to increased pressure placed on students to participate in out-of-classroom activities. '
The UW men's hockey team has experienced success with backup goalie Shane Connelly in net, but Elliott remains the man for now.'
The last time the No. 2 Badgers (7-0 Big Ten, 21-1) faced the No. 25 Indiana Hoosiers (5-2, 15-5), things were not pretty for UW. The embattled Badgers fell to the Hoosiers in the 2006 Big Ten tournament's second round 61-56.
The UW men's basketball team kept its undefeated conference season going with wins over Michigan and Iowa last week. Here is The Daily Cardinal's weekly report on the No. 2 Badgers (7-0 Big Ten, 21-1 overall):
Get Rich or Die Ryan: Internet slang will be the death of us all.'
UW-Madison's Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence announced Jacqueline A. DeWalt as its new director Friday.'
A transportation service, originally founded in 1973 as a campus-based program providing women with safe rides home, received a revamp and funding boost from the city Monday.'
Race was the dominant issue at a system-wide video conference held by the UW Board of Regents Monday night. The public weighed in on a proposed freshmen admissions policy that would alter policies at other UW campuses. '
Although it appeared Wisconsin's lawmakers were at a standstill in the struggle for ethics reform last week, both Democratic and Republican leaders announced a ""historic"" compromise Monday. '
By the time the last event in the heptathlon rolled around in Saturday's Wisconsin Elite Invitational Track, UW senior Joe Detmer knew he needed to run the 1,000 meters in 2 minutes, 30.95 seconds in order to automatically qualify for the NCAA indoor championships.
Sports columnist Sam Pepper would love to see a Jim Sorgi appearance in Sunday's Super Bowl matchup.'
Hockey first, life second'
Carrying signs emblazoned with block letters and peace signs, shouting anti-Bush and anti-war rhetoric, community members and UW-Madison students alike marched down State Street Saturday to protest the war in Iraq.'
Wisconsin Right to Life, an anti-abortion and non-profit organization, will have its case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court this spring.
Feingold receives a well-deserved honorary committee chairmanship when the Senate Judiciary Committee debates the funding of the Iraq War this week. '
The sky screamed blue on an unseasonably warm January day as thousands upon thousands gathered within blocks of our nation's capital were just moments away from screaming for immediate peace in Iraq.'
Others accuse our generation of apathy, but all we're really doing is biding our time, waiting for the worst before we begin our own Flower Power revolution.'
The UW System could receive extra money if the state Legislature supports a plan Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to introduce at his 2007 State of the State address. '
Could tape hurt Tucker's shooting?'
Police suspect that the man who robbed Anchor Bank Friday — located just blocks from the Capitol — may have also recently robbed other banks in the Madison area.'
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