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Joe's never seen a train wreck

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Joe Hasler | Jan. 31, 2007

Trains are awesome. As a youth, they always excited me. I gorged myself on all things locomotive. The ""Shining Time Station"" program on public television was a daily must-watch and games like ""Railroad Tycoon"" and ""A-Train"" crowded the family computer's hard drive. I dreamt of one day when I could drive my own iron horse along the long-abandoned rail lines crisscrossing this nation. Then I graduated high school and realized the time for dreaming was over.

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College Dems back Cieslewicz

By Whitney Newman | Jan. 31, 2007

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz spoke Tuesday to a crowd of College Democrats who sponsored him at a kick-off event for his campaign entitled ""Students for Mayor Dave."" '

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Troubles arise from late Spring Break

By Ben Orell | Jan. 31, 2007

This year's Spring Break conflicts with the spring elections and the Final Four, leaving some students upset.'

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Bennettball guides Washington State's resurgence

By Matt Bunke | Jan. 31, 2007

Following in his dad's footsteps, Tony Bennett has the Washington State Huskies headed towards a probable NCAA bid for the first time in more than a decade.'

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Mind Your Morsels with the UW Dietetics and Nutrition Club

By Mind Your Morsels | Jan. 31, 2007

The UW Dietetics and Nutrition Club recommends sources of dietary iron.'

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Legislators pass ethics reform bill

By Mary Chen and Chelsey Lewis | Jan. 31, 2007

Both the state Senate and Assembly passed an ethics reform bill Tuesday, culminating in a bipartisan effort to revamp ethics and elections laws in the state of Wisconsin. All 33 senators passed the bill, and the Assembly passed it with a 97-2 vote.'

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Doyle delivers ambitious agenda to divided Capitol

By Negassi Tesfamichael and Ashley Spencer and Bob Spoerl | Jan. 31, 2007

Gov. Jim Doyle stressed bipartisan efforts to push an agenda packed with new reforms Tuesday night at his fifth State of the State address, but some lawmakers questioned the practicality of such ambitious plans.'

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Badgers can't afford to overlook Wildcats

By Ben Breiner | Jan. 31, 2007

Wisconsin will look to start a new streak when NU visits the Kohl Center on Saturday'

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Cigarette tax hike too steep

By Daily Cardinal editorial board | Jan. 31, 2007

While the cigarette tax increase is too high, a more modest increase and the statewide smoking ban are both necessary.'

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Madison men third healthiest in nation according to magazine study

By Lauren Vettel | Jan. 31, 2007

Madison is the third healthiest city in America for men, according to a recent study by Men's Health magazine.'

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Conservative author bashes U.S. support of ‘secular tyrannies’

By Charles Brace | Jan. 31, 2007

Controversial conservative author Dinesh D'Souza touted—among other views—his opinion that leftist culture and foreign policy incited the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks at the Wisconsin Union Theater Tuesday night as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.

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New Beer Thursday

By The Daily Cardinal | Jan. 31, 2007

At first taste, Iron Range Amber Lager is completely undistinguished. Its touted ""Munich malts and Spalter hops"" are nowhere in evidence, and nothing outside of a mildly bitter finish places this beer in the company of any but the most ordinar'

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A time-out for commercial indulgences

By Jeff Grimyser | Jan. 31, 2007

Super Bowl Sunday brings entertainment not only from the game, but also in the commercial breaks. In previous years, some of the funniest commercials have been for beer.'

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Connelly getting second look

By Jon Bortin | Jan. 30, 2007

The UW men's hockey team has experienced success with backup goalie Shane Connelly in net, but Elliott remains the man for now.'

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State of the covenant

By Molly Reppen and The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Jan. 30, 2007

Doyle, the UW System Board of Regents and other groups in support of the Covenant now have a duty to mitigate opposition and deliver. '

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Shootin’ blanks in new mob film

By Zachary Levy | Jan. 30, 2007

Frenetically paced, impeccably cast and thoroughly devoid of any genuine emotion, gravitas, coherence or joy, director Joe Carnahan (""Narc"") has created such a vacuous, two-dimensional shoot-'em-up, it actually makes one pine for the work of Tony Scott. As unsatisfying as ""Smokin' Aces"" feels when the credits roll, it is compounded further when the enormous potential of the pitch, the players and the premise all hit, and one can't help but think: ""What the hell happened?""

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Tarah’s ultimate guide to romantic comedy sub-genres

By Matt Fox and Tarah Scalzo | Jan. 30, 2007

Wake up and smell the dinner reservations. It's almost Valentine's Day. And who really cares if you've got a date or not, because with Valentine's Day comes the regime of everybody's favorite film genre: the romantic comedy. And when movies like ""The Notebook"" and ""When Harry Met Sally..."" are in charge, everybody wins.

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Holistic admissions devalue academics

By Anna Williams and Maida N. Woulf | Jan. 30, 2007

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. '

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A boost to business

By The Daily Cardinal and By Cheyenne Langkamp | Jan. 30, 2007

In March, the UW System Board of Regents will consider a proposal by the UW-Madison School of Business to raise tuition $500 per semester for business majors and $150 for business certificate students. This plan would align the business school with most o'

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Reciprocity revisited

By Daily Cardinal Staff and The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Jan. 30, 2007

Depending on which way you cross the Minnesota-Wisconsin border to attend a state college, you could stand to gain or lose anywhere from $1000 to $3000 in yearly tuition payments, thanks to a widening tuition gap between the states. '