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Packers surprisingly have shot at playoffs

Columnist Jon Bortin says the Packers can actually make the playoffs.'

City Council blocks parking ramp near State and Gorham

City officials shot down a plan Wednesday night that called for a two-story structure at the intersection of Gorham and State Streets. The ramp, which would have replaced the metered Buckeye Lot, was part of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's 2007 budget, but '

Wisconsin wins despite sloppy second half

The UW men's basketball team (2-0 overall) successfully defended its home court Wednesday night, beating UW-Green Bay 79-62 in a slow game that lacked sharpness for both teams.'

Union vote deceitful, unworthy of passage

Union initiatives should have been split into three separate votes. Lumping them all in to one hurts student choice.'

Return of Stiemsma, Landry gives Badgers depth

It was pretty easy to see a change in the Wisconsin men's basketball team after winter break last year. They got shorter.  

Mix it Up!

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Yo, a yo-yo purchase ain’t whack, yo

New Who: See it, hear it, touch it

The Who's new album Endless Wire raises the inevitable question of whether a band missing key members is still really the same band. Regardless of who is credited with what, this incarnation of the Who sounds a lot like the Who of the early '7'

No. 72’s superb career coming to an end

For the past three seasons, one man has anchored the left side of UW's offensive line. Whether it be opening a gaping hole for running backs Anthony Davis, Brian Calhoun and P.J. Hill, or protecting the blind side of quarterback John Stocco, senior left tackle Joe Thomas has served as a force of reliability for the offense. 

Lessons on life

A profile of those who have joined the Teach for America volunteer corps.'

SLAC loses case; elections results to be finalized

The Fall 2006 Associated Students of Madison election results will not be overturned after a case filed by the Student Labor Action Coalition against the ASM Student Judiciary was dismissed Tuesday.'

Erpenbach right on same-sex unions

We applaud Erpenbach for standing boldly against the same-sex marriage ban and seeing that it is wrong for Wisconsin. If nothing else, Erpenbach's amendment could prevent any further exodus of Dane County voters to Canada.'

New Beer Thursday

Riverwest Stein Beer: A sweet, hoppy lager. 4.5/5'

Special interest money pumped into election

A panel discussion met Tuesday evening to discuss the effect of money on the recent governor's election and the possible ethical implications. 

SEC loaded with nation's premiere teams

The second week of the college basketball season is underway, and some top teams have already jumped out to quick starts. Top-ranked Florida looked strong with a dominant victory over Samford, in which four players reached double figures. Both Connecticut and Texas, teams that were expected to have huge drops in production this year, have shown few weaknesses in their first non-conference games. Here's a look at the nation's top five conferences, excluding the Big Ten, and their legitimate contenders for the upcoming season:  

Judgement day for Michigan, Ohio State

The more things change, the more some things stay the same. After the Top 15 in the BCS once again reshuffled itself after a tumultuous Week 11, only one thing is certain: No. 2 Michigan and No. 1 Ohio State are the two best teams in the nation. Oh, and'

Mountain Goats album blows away indie peers

On his last album, The Sunset Tree, James Darnielle (aka the Mountain Goats) expunged the demons looming over him after the death of his abusive step-father. While that album was near joyous in both its music and storyline, the newest album, Get Lonely, f'

Air America elimination silences liberal politics

Clear Channel Radio announced its decision to replace Air America's WXXM-FM (92.1) The Mic with a Fox Radio Sports channel, eliminating one of Madison's most influential liberal radio stations. 

Reszel: Predictable? Not this season.

When I opened my eyes and glanced out my window last Saturday morning, I saw fellow students chugging bottles of O'Douls. Certain that I was hallucinating, I stumbled into the kitchen where I found the shelves stocked with nothing but green vegetabl'

You don’t believe Carrie’s story? Believe her $200

Woe is us, right? Fulfilling your foreign language requirement here is crazy hard. I was all about taking Gaelic. I was thinking about accents, limericks and maybe a thousand ways to say and eat potatoes. It didn't matter that I had no clue what an indirect object was. I was going to show the kids on language #4945 what real conjugating was. I was high on sheer determination.