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Ryan discusses preseason topics
By Sam Pepper | Oct. 31, 2006The season has not even begun for the UW men's basketball team and the honors are already rolling in. Senior forward and dark-horse John Wooden award contender Alando Tucker was named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Sunday and his head coach could not be more proud.
Tarah gets scarah-y
By Tarah Scalzo | Oct. 31, 2006\When I watch a horror movie, I'm not looking for life-changing performances or anything,"" writes Tarah Scalzo in Night Tarrors. ""I expect to leave feeling that there may be something inside of or around me that I can't control. Nausea and an '
Political lit., flyers violate UW policies
By Heather Gjerde | Oct. 31, 2006With less than a week left before the midterm elections, political student organizations are busy campaigning by dropping literature in campus lecture halls, such as 3650 Humanities.
Death penalty costly for state
By Daily Cardinal editorial board | Oct. 31, 2006Next Tuesday, there is a referendum on the ballot to re-enact the death penalty in Wisconsin. We believe there are countless reasons to vote ""No,"" and encourage students to cast their vote as such on Nov. 7.
Language credits an unnecessary hassle
By Adam Seston | Oct. 31, 2006""Wait, what?"" I exclaimed to my academic advisor with shock when he informed me I needed to take three semesters of a foreign language in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree. That was three years ago, and only now has the wake created from that terrifying discovery finally deteriorated.
Senator Obama stands behind Wis. Democrats
By Bob Spoerl | Oct. 31, 2006MILWAUKEE—U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, addressed hundreds on a near- freezing morning Tuesday in Milwaukee to show support for Wisconsin Democrats running for critical state offices in next week's election.
Union renovations’ future now unclear
By Andrew Haffner and Erica Pelzek | Oct. 30, 2006Similar to the unclear future of the wage increase for student workers, implementation of the heavily campaigned Student Union Initiative, a Wisconsin Union renovation project funded by student segregated fees, is now questionable as well.
GOP control could pass concealed carry
By Annie Slacter | Oct. 30, 2006If Mark Green takes over the mansion and the Republicans maintain control over the state legislature, bills vetoes by Gov. Jim Doyle, such as concealed carry, could pass. '
Reasons to love the Freewheeler
By Jeff Landow | Oct. 30, 2006Bob Dylan is playing at the Kohl Center tonight, so I thought, in honor of the occasion, it would be appropriate to list... The Top Five Reasons Why Bob Dylan is the Coolest Musician Ever:
Saying goodbye to my ‘Mallrats’ days
By Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen | Oct. 30, 2006I 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.
Bielema addresses Hill injury
By Jamie McMahon | Oct. 30, 2006UW 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.'
Ban likely to end up in court
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Susie Dosemagen | Oct. 30, 2006The outcome of the gay marriage ban referendum will likely end up in court, critics say.'
Partiers adapt to $5 tickets, police presence
By Andrew Geisthardt | Oct. 30, 2006Halloween in Madison is more than just a party. It's a phenomenon. '
Capital punishment unfit for Wisconsin
By Anna Williams | Oct. 30, 2006Columnist 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.""'
Eaves not panicking about weekend sweep
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Connor McKnight | Oct. 30, 2006In 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.'
Up next on Fox: Hunting for Punting
By Sam Pepper | Oct. 30, 2006Freshman punter Kyle Yelton has become \that guy"" for the University of Illinois football team.'
Green won’t spend PAC campaign contributions
By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 30, 2006In 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.
Mayor: Halloween ‘peaceful and fun’
By John Leppanen | Oct. 30, 2006Freakfest 2006 wrapped up peacefully early Sunday morning, marking the first time in five years Halloween has ended without pepper spray.



