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Does 'United 93'exploit tragedy?
By Kaitlyn Farrell | May. 1, 2006The now famous phrase, This is the story of the fourth,\ is all over the media. It has been just under five years since Sept. 11, and the release of ' ¦
Support our troops beyond the battlefield in Iraq
By Kelly Schlicht | May. 1, 2006In my last hurrah as a columnist, I must make something clear to my dear readers. Though I may not slap a yellow ribbon sticker on the back of my ' ¦
Aloha deserve a big mahalo from jazz-rock fans
By Adam Dylewski | May. 1, 2006Aloha used to be a band with their heads in the clouds, creating songs that floated above the listener, painting hazy, dreamy pictures with their ever-present vibraphone filling every corner ' ¦'
Police up Mifflin pressure
By John Leppanen and Kyrie Caldwell | May. 1, 2006Despite steady rain and chilly temperatures, Madison police made 267 arrests during Saturday's Mifflin Street Block Party. The number marks a slight increase from 2005 total arrests at the event, ' ¦
Revolution'results in ASM reform
By Erik Opsal | May. 1, 2006As spring approached Madison the sweet aroma of revolution was in the air. Armed with a long list of grievances, a group calling themselves Student Government\ found a cure for ' ¦
Bernstein, three others sign contracts
By Adam Hoge | May. 1, 2006Former Wisconsin Badgers' fullback Matt Bernstein might not have been drafted, but it did not take him long after the draft to find a home in the National Football League. ' ¦
Has it come to this? Streets'par album
By Adam Dylewski | May. 1, 2006Britain's crowned prince of the working-class and suburban youth, The Streets, has entered his In Utero phase. Whereas Streets mastermind Mike Skinner used to fixate on the ins and outs ' ¦'
Templar'superficial but enjoyable
By Jessica Ellertson | May. 1, 2006The Last Templar\ is the first novel from screenwriter Raymond Khoury. The novel is set in post- 9/11 New York City, where the Vatican's most priceless possessions are on display ' ¦'
10,000 Days'is worth the wait
By Dan Wohl | May. 1, 200610,000 Days does not refer to how long fans have waited for Tool's fourth album. It just feels like it. The dark princes of psychedelic prog-metal are back in a ' ¦'
Doyle petition aims to curb soaring gas prices
By Samantha Bachmann | May. 1, 2006Gov. Jim Doyle called for President Bush and Congress to take action and cap the large profits of oil companies by launching a joint petition with the state of Michigan ' ¦
Downtown parking rates set to rise
By Whitney Newman and John Leppanen | May. 1, 2006Madison's City Council will vote tonight on a measure that would increase downtown parking fees. The charge at city meters would increase by less than a dollar if the council ' ¦
The Boss signs off with plans to practice in the offseason
By Ben Hubner | May. 1, 2006If executed perfectly, a farewell can be a beautiful thing. And as sad as good-byes can be, there is something glamorous about them. When we are forced to part, we ' ¦
1,000 march at immigration rally
By Megan Dwyer and Dawn Schueller | May. 1, 2006A Day Without Immigrants was the theme of Monday's immigration rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Roughly 1,000 people marched up State Street to promote a change in national immigration ' ¦
UW scientist named one of Time's 100 most influential
May. 1, 2006UW-Madison professor of psychology and psychiatry Richard Davidson has been named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2006. According to a University statement, Davidson has devoted his career ' ¦
Hypnosis: Magical Therapy
By Melissa Feldman | May. 1, 2006I was falling faster than ever before. It was as if I was drifting asleep rapidly, yet I wasn't sleeping at all. I was lying back in the biggest leather ' ¦'
Assembly passes amended tax proposal on slim margin
By Ashley Spencer and Sam Karp | May. 1, 2006After heated debate that carried into the wee hours of Friday morning, the state Assembly narrowly passed an altered version of the Taxpayer Protection Amendment in a 50 to 48 ' ¦
The sweetest science: splitting the Adam one last time
By Adam Dylewski | May. 1, 2006""All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and ' ¦'
Starting defensive end Joe Monty 'lucky to be alive'after moped crash
By Sam Pepper | May. 1, 2006Joe Monty, a starting defensive end for the Wisconsin Badgers football team and UW-Madison senior, suffered serious facial injuries after a motor-vehicle accident early Friday. Monty had allegedly been drinking ' ¦
Preparation must precede ceremony for UW grads
By Brittany Schoepp and Alec Walker | May. 1, 2006With the end of the semester approaching, nearly 5,000 undergraduate and professional students are planning to graduate. But before a single cap is tossed in May's graduation ceremonies, students must ' ¦