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Deerhoof’s ‘Friend’ weird in a good way

By Erin Lemke | Feb. 7, 2007

An untarnished innocence meshes beautifully with careful skill in Deerhoof's latest release, Friend Opportunity. Deerhoof prove that rock doesn't have to be abrasive or straight from the assembly line in the same way so many other bands have managed to find success. They provide a new dimension to music by flaunting classic guitar riffs, forceful drumming and random other musical odds and ends while lacing the innovative combinations with optimistic lyrics.

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Hey Vitale, turn down the volume baby!

By Ryan Reszel | Feb. 7, 2007

When you sit down to watch a college basketball game on ESPN, you can often predict what the commentators will say long before tip-off.

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Valentine's Day Restaurant Options

By Suzie Sagues | Feb. 7, 2007

A short guide to suggested restaurants serving Valentine's Day dinners.'

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Badgers must-win situation vs. UAA

By Chris Lindeke | Feb. 7, 2007

Preview of this weekend's upcoming series against the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.'

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Woman fights off mugger near Capitol Square

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 7, 2007

Madison police are searching for a male suspect who tackled a female to the ground in an attempted strong-armed robbery near Capitol Square this past weekend.'

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Reform orgs. assess Doyle’s health-care plans

By Kelly Petersen | Feb. 6, 2007

Two of Wisconsin's health-care reform organizations, Wisconsin Health Project and AFL-CIO, met Monday to address health-care access and affordability at a seminar titled ""Mending Wisconsin's Broken Health Care System.""

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Van Hollen moves to address crime lab backlog

By Bob Spoerl | Feb. 6, 2007

As Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Gov. Jim Doyle both focus on forensics and cleaning up the some-1,700 DNA cases backlogged at the state crime lab, ""CSI: Wisconsin"" seems less farfetched than one might think.'

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Taylor is UW’s Player of the Week; ESPN, HBO pay a visit

By Adam Hoge and Alex Pacheco | Feb. 6, 2007

The UW men's basketball team lost their first conference game at Indiana last week, but rebounded to top Northwestern at home Saturday. Wisconsin remains tied for first place in the Big Ten with seven games remaining. Here is The Daily Cardinal's weekly report on the No. 4 Badgers:

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Wisconsin prepares for Big Ten Championships

By Jay Messar | Feb. 6, 2007

The Big Ten Championships await the UW women's swimming and diving team this weekend.'

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Sandstrom advocates ’40s progressive tax in Madison

By Quinn Craugh | Feb. 6, 2007

Will Sandstrom is 72 years old. He was born in Orr, Minn., in 1934. He obtained degrees from St. Olaf College, the University of North Dakota and Indiana University. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress in the '60s and now spends most of his time writing books and being an activist in Madison.

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Better watch your back in Chicago, Rex

By Adam Hoge | Feb. 6, 2007

Bitter from the Bears loss in Super Bowl XLI, Adam Hoge adds Rex Grossman to his list of the five most hated sports figures in Chicago.'

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Williams correctly criticizes holistic admissions

By Letters to the editor | Feb. 6, 2007

In response to the Jan. 30 article ""Holistic admissions devalue academics"" by Anna Williams, I couldn't have said it better myself. '

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Reader of the Day: Jeffrey Lieberthal

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 6, 2007

Jeffrey likes to read. He also likes to play Frisbee. But behind the glory of his refined skills, Jeffrey is an avid multitasker. His latest discovery has been that he can simultaneously peruse The Daily Cardinal while spinning a Frisbee. For some, this m'

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Sharing, caring, co-operating

By Brittany Jones and Kiera Wiatrak | Feb. 6, 2007

\Are you a cop?"" one guy asked me, and I'm not really sure if he was kidding. I assured him I was not and was then welcomed to the group and invited to stay for dinner. '

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Off-campus rent dispute childish

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Feb. 6, 2007

Associated Students of Madison has a strange idea of ""representative student government."" Apparently, ASM intends to serve UW-Madison's student body by subverting UW System Policy and weaseling banned money into a budget that strictly pr'

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Stone wants team to control McKay

By John Leppanen | Feb. 6, 2007

The UW women's basketball team gets a rematch against Indiana Thursday and head coach Lisa Stone talked Monday about what they will do differently this time around.'

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UW visits reeling Penn State

By Zach Kukkonen | Feb. 6, 2007

The UW men's basketball team travels to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions who have lost seven in a row.'

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Spotlight brings out a show

By Adam Hoge | Feb. 6, 2007

The UW men's basketball team has a habit of putting on a show during the starting lineups, especially Michael Flowers and Marcus Landry.'

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Holistic admissions aid diversity

By Letters to the editor | Feb. 6, 2007

I must address two particularly harmful opinion articles that were recently published in your newspaper — Anna Williams' and ""Affirmative action undermines equality"" and ""Holistic admissions devalue academics."" There are '

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Men trail women in nation’s classrooms

By Anna Williams and Liz Puibello | Feb. 6, 2007

Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition!"" proclaims a sticker on the door of a UW-Madison student's dorm room. Well, perhaps the feminists who adhere to this rally cry of female superiority are getting their way. According to a 2006 Newsweek article, ""Boys across the nation and in every demographic group are falling behind.""