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Thriller plays too by the Numbers
By Les Chappell and Tom Walsh | Apr. 11, 2006A horse that was supposed to be a sure thing dies on the track, and some gangsters take action. A man loses his apartment and girlfriend on the same day ' ¦'
One Ring to Lead them all
By Matt Hunziker | Apr. 11, 2006The solo career of Stephen Patrick Morrissey may be rock and roll's best example of the unfortunate effect the shadow of past success can have on new material. After splitting ' ¦'
IFC creates committee to handle alcohol issues
By Jamie McMahon | Apr. 11, 2006The Intrafraternity Council tabled discussion on a proposal to ban kegs from all fraternity house parties for the second week in a row Monday. Instead, the IFC formed a seven-member ' ¦
Three of a kind in UW backfield
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Apr. 11, 2006With the departure of Brian Calhoun and Booker Stanley from the Badger backfield, the running back situation heading into the 2006 season for Wisconsin is left marred with uncertainty. Calhoun ' ¦
Something Brewing in Milwaukee
By Jon McNamara | Apr. 11, 2006Return of the Mack It's about that time of the year for the token Brewer's column to be written. Hockey and basketball here at Wisconsin have exhausted their time in ' ¦
Another bartime sexual assault hits downtown
By Dawn Schueller | Apr. 11, 2006A woman was sexually assaulted April 9 near the intersection of Henry Street and State Street at approximately 3:30 a.m. The victim was walking home around bar time when a ' ¦
Daily Show producer, UW alum brings students humor, advice
By Ryan Gallentine | Apr. 11, 2006Ben Karlin's career path from college student to Emmy-winning executive producer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart\ and ""The Colbert Report"" began as a freshman at UW-Madison. ""I had ' ¦
Correct to nullify election results
Apr. 11, 2006After countless hours of work by the Student Labor Action Coalition to successfully\ pass a living wage referendum, the Student Judiciary nullified SLAC's victory in one night because 436 votes ' ¦
Public hearing to review Barrows discipline
By Kelly Kallien and Jamie Thomas | Apr. 11, 2006A UW-Madison faculty-appeals committee heard testimony Monday regarding the case of Paul Barrows, the former UW-Madison vice chancellor demoted by the University for alleged improper conduct last year. Barrows took ' ¦
Turtle Power'severely lacking
By Justin Zyduck | Apr. 11, 2006My roommate has two turtles. They live in a big aquarium in the living room. There's a big one and a little one, and their names are Frankie and Judo. ' ¦'
Green's spending limit hypocritical
By Molly Reppen and Erik Opsal | Apr. 11, 2006In a March 27 letter to Gov. Jim Doyle, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green called for a spending limit on their campaigns of $5,536,200 — one dollar for every citizen of Wisconsin. ' ¦
Wisconsin strengthens underage sobriety law for drunken driving
By Sam Karp | Apr. 11, 2006Gov. Jim Doyle strengthened Wisconsin's absolute-sobriety laws Monday, signing legislation increasing the penalty for drivers under 21 operating a motor vehicle while drunk. Wisconsin's current absolute-sobriety policy for minors states ' ¦
Wilco side project looser, furrier
By Jeff Landow | Apr. 11, 2006It is hard not to compare Loose Fur's Born Again in the USA to Wilco. Loose Fur is comprised of Jeff Tweedy, Glenn Kotche and Jim O'Rourke, all current members ' ¦'
Paper ballots, rescheduling may decrease voter turnout
By Shira Nanus | Apr. 11, 2006Referenda sponsors will campaign again in fall After a student court overturned the results of last week's referenda Saturday, postponing it to the fall 2006 ballot, those connected to the ' ¦
Immigration rally draws thousands
By Justine Colgan and Samantha Bachmann | Apr. 11, 2006Crowds numbering in the thousands marched down West Washington Avenue and converged on the Capitol in a mobilization for immigrant rights Monday. Madison was one of 94 cities to have ' ¦
Reader of the Day: Sebastian & Eugenia Podesta
Apr. 11, 2006This brother and sister grad-school duo is out to save the world one fiery country at a time. Both majoring in Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies, Sebastian and Eugenia were taking a break from their readings and were enjoying some quality family time together on the Union Terrace when the DC spotted them in their natty shades. These two got the memo that fashionable sunglasses don't mean wearing the biggest shades possible. So Podestas, A+ for your savvy fashion sense and realization that there's better things to do with an afternoon than cruise shopbop.com and 4 p.m. lawn football.
Hnatyk cruising in '06
By Zach Kukkonen | Apr. 11, 2006One of the keys to last season's late surge for the Wisconsin softball team (2-4 Big Ten, 16-15 overall) was the play of its freshman class, and perhaps nobody more ' ¦
Badger's split double dip with N.D. State
By Adam Hoge | Apr. 11, 2006Finishing off back-to-back days of doubleheaders, the Badger softball team (2-4 Big Ten, 16-15 overall) earned its second-straight split Monday, beating North Dakota State 3-2 in the first game before ' ¦
Good chance we watched the same thing Sat.
By Ben Hubner and Eric Kleefeld | Apr. 11, 2006Every week there is usually a development of some sort that I can expound upon in self-important fashion, as I appear (to some of you, anyway) to care deeply about ' ¦




