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A plan that would promote hundreds of UW-Madison Limited Term Employees to full time positions over the next six years heads to Chancellor Wiley's desk in the next couple of weeks. '

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Be fair to all couples: vote no to marriage amendment

By Danny Spirn | Sep. 26, 2006

Last week, Fair Wisconsin, the campaign against the proposed ban on gay marriage and civil unions, unveiled its first ad profiling a real Wisconsin family that would be hurt if the proposal passes. The emotionally touching ad features the story of Lynn, J'

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Reader of the Day

By The Daily Cardinal and Andrew Haffner | Sep. 26, 2006

Allison wasn't a fan of 2005, so she vowed that 2006 would be nothing short of spectacular. In fact, this year has been so fabulous, Allison forgot that she will be graduating in December. She doesn't seem to care that she double-majored in political science and history, any job will suffice, just as long as she can read US Weekly. Oh, and it should probably have health insurance, too.

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The bake off

By Haleigh Amant and Ryan Bullen and Jill Klosterman and Brittany Schoepp | Sep. 26, 2006

Boxed, easy-mix cake is put to the test against the original homemade confection. Two Daily Cardinal writers look at the positives and negatives of both recipes, ultimately testing the palates of real UW-Madison students.'

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SSFC approves funding for sexual assault group, nixes vet. advocacy

By Marie Joanis | Sep. 26, 2006

The Student Services Finance Committee denied Vets for Vets' eligibility at its meeting Monday evening in the Red Gym. The committee unanimously approved eligibility for Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment, a sexual assault education and activis'

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The spawn of the ’90s: films that begat evil

By Tarah Scalzo | Sep. 26, 2006

Tell me, does this sound familiar? The most popular boy in school has a secret admirer—the quiet dork sitting alone in the lunchroom, eating a ham sandwich, just dreaming of the day he will love her. In walks big-boobed lipstick girl—the one with the pink mini-skirt and the expensive car—also the one dating Mr. Popular. She spills milk all over the quiet dork ""on accident"" and laughs with her friends. Mr. Popular is appalled but too conformist to speak up until the end when there's a prom and the quiet dork somehow manages to be crowned queen. She and Mr. Popular fall in love and kiss under some Christmas lights. A song by Paula Cole or Savage Garden whispers quietly into the credits, and that's the end.

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Fair Wisconsin backed by both national, state Christian groups

By Bob Spoerl | Sep. 26, 2006

Christian groups to back Fair Wisconsin in its mobilization against the proposed ban on gay marriage and civil unions.'

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Junior class above the rest

By Andrew Van Sistine | Sep. 26, 2006

The junior class is the largest, most talented class on the UW volleyball team and poised to bring the team past the Elite Eight this season.'

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Patents are UW’s other favorite cow, cash cow that is

By Kathryn Minnick | Sep. 26, 2006

Patents are big business and big philanthropy at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which helps keep UW-Madison in the top tier of research universities.

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Woltman takes first overall, team takes fifth

By Crystal Crowns and Brittany Jones | Sep. 26, 2006

The men's golf team failed to extend their winning streak Tuesday, but sophomore Dan Woltman still finished first overall.'

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‘Stolen Child’ mixes fantasy and reality

By Lindsay Herod | Sep. 26, 2006

Fantasy and the realms of realism are taken to a whole new level in the intriguing novel ""The Stolen Child"" by Keith Donohue. This modern-day fairy tale is narrated from the viewpoint of a young boy, Henry Day, and his hobgoblin or changeling, a fairy that steals children and molds their body to perfectly resemble theirs. Donohue does an outstanding and intricate job in breaching the walls between myth and the modern day world.

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Manic dance-punks hold listeners Rapt

By Matt Hunziker | Sep. 26, 2006

Though the effect seems lessened three years into the current glut of post-punk and new wave-revivalists, when the Rapture debuted with the fantastic Echoes in 2003, their angular, spacious dance-punk seemed, if not entirely unprecedented, at least very far off the beaten path. In subsequent years, no other band has come close to duplicating Echoes' abrasive edge or its weird, manic sex appeal. Consequently, fans rabidly awaiting a follow-up have had their hopes resting squarely on the band's shoulders for a long time.

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Badger fans make presence felt in Ann Arbor

By Adam Hoge | Sep. 26, 2006

The UW football team might have lost Saturday at Michigan, but that didn't stop thousands of Badger fans from enjoying their trip to Ann Arbor.'

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Union renovation back on the ballot in October, Union leaders stress need for post-flood repairs

By Jacob Kushner | Sep. 26, 2006

Students voting in the October ASM elections will vote to approve or reject the Student Union Initiative, a proposal for the renovating and rebuilding of the two student unions, something union and city officials have suggested is of high importance. '

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Prejudice roadblocks world peace

By Molly Reppen and Adam Seston | Sep. 26, 2006

The classic adage, ""It takes two to tango,"" is never more relevant than in the conflicts of the Middle East. The needless name calling and sensitivity of opposing religious groups is childlike, and often leads to unnecessary deaths.

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Recognize the danger and get a laser

By Joe Hasler | Sep. 26, 2006

If you pay a visit to the Madison Visitors Bureau's website, you'll find a link to a page dedicated to all the awards the city has won over the past few years. Year in and year out, Prevention magazine consistently names it one of the best cit'