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Ross’s drastic weight-loss helps campaign

By Madelyn Mahon | Sep. 12, 2006

Scot Ross, a Democratic candidate for secretary of state running against 26-year-incumbent Doug La Follette, spoke with The Daily Cardinal about his progressive campaign and his miraculous weight loss. Less than five years ago, Ross was nearing 500 pounds and was a pack-a-day smoker. Today however, thanks to surgery and drastic lifestyle changes, he weighs half his previous size.

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A vote for Doyle is a vote for students

By Alec Luhn | Sep. 12, 2006

UW-Madison is literally just down the street from the center of Wisconsin government Ã¢_ only six city blocks separate Library Mall from the State Capitol.

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Second prisoner in a week escapes from Dane County Jail

By The Daily Cardinal | Sep. 12, 2006

In the second such incident in a week, an inmate under the supervision of Dane County Jail has escaped.'

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Halloween going soft and getting freaky

By Joe Hasler | Sep. 12, 2006

Change—as the old saying goes—is for the better. When it comes to names, a little tweaking can make a big difference. At least that's what a group of students calling themselves the Halloween Action Committee are banking on.

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Balcony ghosts, and the magic of the theater

By Tarah Scalzo | Sep. 12, 2006

There isn' \anything that quite completes a theater like the presence of an observant spirit: one so lost in the illusion that it neglected to escape,"" writes Tarah Scalzo in this week's The Taraminator.'

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Cardinal View Editorial: Stem Cell Plan a Political Gesture

By Daily Cardinal editorial board | Sep. 12, 2006

This is why you always have to read the fine print.

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Half-empty student section no way to start a season off

By Adam Hoge | Sep. 12, 2006

Adam Hoge comments on a lackluster effort by the UW student body at Saturday's home opener at Camp Randall Stadium.'

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Less dirrty, more thirrties on new Xtina

By Joe Lynch and Brittany Schoepp | Sep. 12, 2006

Considering that Christina Aguilera came to prominence as part of the boom of frothy, fairly untalented teen pop stars, the public can be forgiven for expressing astonishment that seven years into her career she has released a double disc album that is not only great, but is also the work of a truly focused and inspired artistic vision.

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Ian’s worker awaiting trial for sexual assault

By John Leppanen | Sep. 12, 2006

Only minutes after Mario Amaya walked into Dane County Court for his bail hearing Monday, he walked out free on bond.

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Hard work paying off for Bladow

By Andy Van Sistine | Sep. 12, 2006

Senior Amy Bladow has worked her way up through UW's volleyball program. Now a starter, she recently won tournament MVP honors in Milwaukee.'

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New deal soon for Union LTEs

By Andy Berens | Sep. 12, 2006

The university is edging closer to a new deal with Limited Term Employees, Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell said in a statement Monday. '

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Just Off Campus

By Brittany Schoepp | Sep. 12, 2006

A weekly guide to events to events and places in Madison'

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Earning a legacy: the green behind the gameday

By Lindsay Wunrow | Sep. 12, 2006

Athletics are a huge part of UW-Madison. They give us something fun to do on weekends, and they provide major funding at the same time.'

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Men’s golf wins at Pinehurst

By Ben Breiner | Sep. 12, 2006

The UW men's golf team escaped the dreary weather in Madison and headed south to Pinehurst, N.C. to compete at the Mid Pines Intercollegiate. When it was over, the Badgers had their first tournament victory since Sept. 2004.

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Attorney general candidates face-off in primary after weeks of negative campaigning

By Ashley Spencer | Sep. 12, 2006

After weeks of running campaigns increasingly marked by personal attacks and negative advertisements, Democrats Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and incumbent Peg Lautenschlager will square off on Tuesday for their parties' nomination for attorne'

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Beer before liquor, never been sicker, except after watching ‘Wicker’

By Eric R. Schmidt | Sep. 12, 2006

""The Wicker Man"" plays like a highlight reel from all the worst episodes of ""The X-Files."" It is a boring freak show, held together by the thinnest of plots, and is as suspenseful as ""March of the Penguins."" There are moments intended as sinister which, if they weren't played straight, would suggest self-parody. When the identity of the wicker man is revealed, it's an inadvertent punchline.

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Student finance committee holds hearings for group funding; approves two, denies two orgs

By The Daily Cardinal | Sep. 12, 2006

The Associated Students of Madison's Student Services Finance Committee approved two student organizations and denied two student organizations' segregated fee funding for the 2006-'07 academic year Monday night. '

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Gorham street mugging fails as victims fight off three attackers

By The Daily Cardinal and Leah Cowen and Christopher Guess | Sep. 12, 2006

An attempted mugging went awry early Saturday morning, with several men successfully fighting off their attackers.'

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Facebook changed to stay ahead of student tech trends

By Adam Seston | Sep. 12, 2006

College students embrace the trend toward an increasingly interconnected world, but a device initially developed to allow students to check their friend's hobbies recently morphed into a device that could conceivably be used for stalking.

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Profs offer varying 9/11 views in panel

By Erica Pelzek and Sarah Zipperle | Sep. 12, 2006

Spurring five years of increased homeland security provisions and strengthened surveillance of U.S. citizens, the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks left the nation with much to reflect on, especially at UW-Madison. '