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Saying goodbye to my ‘Mallrats’ days

By Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen | Oct. 30, 2006

I spent an inordinate amount of my middle school existence in a mall. I don't really remember what the point of my weekly Saturday trips to the mall was—except to maybe scope out the latest selection of butterfly clips at Claire's (I always color-coordinated my clips to either match my braces or provide an extra bit of super trendy accessorized support for the Packers) and try on different shades of pink lip glosses (ok, and to check out all the eighth grade football studs who roamed the mall wearing snap pants). All I knew was that it was the cool thing to do and I wanted nothing more than to be a cool seventh grader.

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Bielema addresses Hill injury

By Jamie McMahon | Oct. 30, 2006

UW football head coach Bret Bielema spoke about the injury status of P.J. Hill and the standout play of Luke Swan, Mark Zalewski and Taylor Mehlhaff at his press conference Monday.'

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Ban likely to end up in court

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Susie Dosemagen | Oct. 30, 2006

The outcome of the gay marriage ban referendum will likely end up in court, critics say.'

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Partiers adapt to $5 tickets, police presence

By Andrew Geisthardt | Oct. 30, 2006

Halloween in Madison is more than just a party. It's a phenomenon. '

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Capital punishment unfit for Wisconsin

By Anna Williams | Oct. 30, 2006

Columnist Anna Williams says, \The gay marriage ban deserves all the attention it has received this election season, but it has largely overshadowed another important issue on the ballot: the death penalty referendum.""'

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Primus compliation ‘Zings’ with funky favorites

By Erin Lemke | Oct. 30, 2006

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Eaves not panicking about weekend sweep

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Connor McKnight | Oct. 30, 2006

In his press conference Monday, men's hockey head coach Mike Eaves maintained there were good things to take away from the embarrassing losses over the weekend.'

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Up next on Fox: Hunting for Punting

By Sam Pepper | Oct. 30, 2006

Freshman punter Kyle Yelton has become \that guy"" for the University of Illinois football team.'

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Green won’t spend PAC campaign contributions

By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 30, 2006

In the next eight days up to Election Day, gubernatorial candidate Mark Green said he will not be spending any of his campaign funds deemed illegal by the state elections board.

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Mayor: Halloween ‘peaceful and fun’

By John Leppanen | Oct. 30, 2006

Freakfest 2006 wrapped up peacefully early Sunday morning, marking the first time in five years Halloween has ended without pepper spray.

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Deny funding for living wage

By Andrew Haffner and The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Oct. 30, 2006

The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board says, \Enjoying a Paul Bunyan Burger at Memorial Union: about $4. Providing students with a living wage: $823,000. Watching Student Labor Action Coalition squirm as it fails to find funding to foot the Living Wage bill: '

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New UW System spokesperson selected to succeed Bradley

By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 30, 2006

The University of Wisconsin System announced David F. Giroux would succeed Doug Bradley as UW System spokesperson.'

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Halloween: The aftermath

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Oct. 29, 2006

The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board says, \The city should be commended for reducing the violence that has marred Halloween weekend in the past. Hopefully, this non-violent tradition continues in years to come.""'

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Spread the word, Confucius has spoken

By Julia Shiplett | Oct. 29, 2006

\After doing some thinking and little research, I've come to the conclusion that I must follow in the footsteps of the most brilliant group of people on earth — the Chinese,"" writes Julia Shiplett.'

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Mirren’s acting saves ‘The Queen’

By Joe Pudas | Oct. 29, 2006

Stephen Frears' ""The Queen"" centers around one of the most dramatic events in recent history: the media-fueled death of the much beloved Princess Diana, and the monarchy's indifferent reaction. Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren—who, although you've heard it ad nauseam already, will win Best Actress with ease) and Prince Philip (a hilarious James Cromwell) in particular did not harbor much affection for Princess Diana, whose public admiration always far exceeded theirs. The event thrusts newly appointed Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen, who looks a lot like Blair and a little like Mike White) into a delicate situation, as he must work to dissuade the royals from keeping the funeral service private. The family, especially the Queen, does not see why long-standing tradition should be breached for Diana, who was not technically a member of the monarchy after her divorce from Prince Charles. This entire affair has understated but potentially devastating consequences for the royals, who start to explicitly see how far removed they've become from their subjects.

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Badgers soundly swept at home

By Jon Bortin | Oct. 29, 2006

The hype building up to this weekend's National Championship game rematch between the No. 2 Wisconsin men's hockey team and No. 5 Boston College proved to be unfounded, as BC dominated the Badgers 3-0 Friday and 4-1 Saturday.'

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Men’s soccer’s bid for the Big Ten title falls just short against Indiana

By Ryan Reszel | Oct. 29, 2006

The game had all the makings of a Cinderella story. Wisconsin, a team boasting its first winning conference record in over a decade was marching into Bloomington, Ind., to take on an Indiana squad that had only lost seven conference games since the Big Ten began playing soccer.

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Tale of two halves prevents upset bid

By Matt Bunke | Oct. 29, 2006

Despite falling behind 21-3 in the first half, the No. 17 Badger football team somehow pulled out a 30-24 win over Illinois Saturday.'

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Reader of the Day- Jenna Spaeth

By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 29, 2006

Jenna Spaeth is a junior that gets excited about many things.'

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Women’s hockey sweeps North Dakota, extends their unbeaten streak to 22

By Eric Levine | Oct. 29, 2006

Wisconsin extended their unbeaten streak to 22 games this weekend, dominating North Dakota 8-1 and 7-0 and outshooting the Fighting Sioux 82-19 over the series.