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Alcott’s beloved characters ‘march’ on in Brooks’ latest

By Anna Williams | Jan. 18, 2007

In her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel March,"" Geraldine Brooks takes characters from one of the most beloved children's books, Louisa May Alcott's ""Little Women,"" and uses them to illuminate the horrible, far-reaching effects of war. Brooks takes the March parents whose stories are only explored so far as they relate to the March sisters and deeply imagines their relationship and experiences of the Civil War.

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Women’s hockey wins four straight

By Eric Levine | Jan. 18, 2007

After stumbling into the break with two ties at St. Cloud State, the Badger women's hockey team regained its balance and began 2007 with four convincing wins against rival Minnesota and East Coast foe Providence.

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Rare snowy owl sightings have Madison aflutter

By The Daily Cardinal | Jan. 18, 2007

Snowy owls — birds only occasionally seen in Wisconsin — have recently caught the attention of Madison locals on the UW-Madison campus. '

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Ethnicity only one factor in UW admissions, Wiley says

By Heather Gjerde | Jan. 18, 2007

UW System admission policies are under scrutiny after the Board of Regents postponed a decision to enforce the UW-Madison comprehensive admission process presented by UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley in December 2006.'

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UW No. 2 producer of Peace Corps volunteers

By Lara Sokolowski and Matt Payne | Jan. 18, 2007

For the first time in over 20 years, UW-Madison is not the top-producing institution for Peace Corps volunteers. '

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Free tuition proposal takes brains hostage

By Erik Opsal | Jan. 18, 2007

How to solve Wisconsin's ""brain drain""? Looming over the head of the state Legislature for years, the ""brain drain"" conundrum is a complex problem to solve. One definitively wrong way to solve it? Free tuition.'

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Ikegwuonu’s tackle, special teams lead UW to record win

By Adam Hoge | Jan. 18, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla.—Wisconsin's worries about Arkansas' potent running game were justified on the third play from scrimmage at the Capital One Bowl Jan. 1 when sophomore Heisman finalist Darren McFadden broke a big run and seemed destined for the end zone. Instead, UW sophomore cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu caught McFadden and brought him down at the nine-yard line.

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Hog tied: Badgers get 12th win

By Zach Kukkonen | Jan. 18, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla.—The UW football team rushed for negative five yards, allowed 257 yards on the ground and did not score in the second half of the Capital One Bowl. Yet somehow, despite these numbers, the Badgers (12-1) took home their second straight Capital One Bowl victory, defeating Arkansas (10-4) 17-14.

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