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Izzo’s East Lansing lair awaits Badgers
By Abby Becker and Zach Kukkonen | Mar. 2, 2006Amidst one of the toughest battles for the Big Ten title in recent history, the UW men's basketball team (9-5 Big Ten, 19-8 overall) needs to finish strong to bring some momentum into the Big Ten Tournament and ultimately, the NCAA tournament. Completing the season on the road against an angry Michigan State (7-7, 19-9) Thursday and Iowa Saturday will not make that task easy.
New Beer Thursday: Victory Brewing Co.’s Prima Pils
Mar. 2, 2006A smooth, refreshing beer with a sweet aftertaste, Victory Brewing Company's Prima Pils is like the beer equivalent of a Mint Julep'refreshing, clean and invigorating.
Leftover org. fees could mean lower tuition next year
By Danielle McKenzie | Mar. 2, 2006This year, $830,000 of unused student segregated fees may go back to students, pending a decision by members of the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday. Each year, more than $650 ' ¦
The ’real world’: life after college
By Kathryn Minnick | Mar. 2, 2006Having a full-time job is the hallmark of post-college life, but getting used to a job is just one of many big adjustments new grads must face. Leaving friends, losing freedom, gaining responsibility'all are part of the bittersweet and formative course that starts with a flip of the mortarboard's tassel from right to left.
UW graduate wins thousands in Powerball, joins one other Wisconsinite in lottery triumph
By Whitney Newman | Mar. 2, 2006UW-Madison graduate Maimoona Bowcock received $450,000 in lottery winnings Tuesday as part of a record $365 million Powerball prize. Bowcock was one of two Wisconsin winners, the other winning ticket ' ¦
Fight the white: a look at racist music
By Jon Spike and Matt Hunziker | Mar. 2, 2006Hunziker Like the Wolf'
Confusion in net, on ice for UW
By Max Hooker | Mar. 2, 2006Be it Elliott or Connelly, one needs to step up'
St. Cloud looking to pile on struggling Badgers
By Mario Puig and Dave Arnold | Mar. 2, 2006It seems like only yesterday when the Badger men's hockey team was No. 1 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and No. 1 in the nation. Back then, it was ' ¦'
P2P can help the music industry
By Adam Dylewski | Mar. 2, 2006The music business is in need of a radical shake-up. While the Recording Industry Association of America goes around suing their own customers, the music corporations they represent continue to ' ¦'
Reader of the Day: Mish Alzaid
By Matt Fox | Mar. 1, 2006To get to his beloved UW-Madison, Mish takes a 15-hour plane ride from his home'Kuwait. Luckily he gets a nice long 'layover' in Amsterdam. While it might seem odd that ' ¦'
Containing Spartan big three key for Badgers
By Matt Fox and Nate Carey | Mar. 1, 2006Ager, Brown and Davis will be gunning for the Badgers in East Lansing
The economy of education
By Teddy O???Reilly and Tom Walsh | Mar. 1, 2006Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' Commission on the Future of Higher Education recently bombed academia with the suggestion that the government should use standardized tests to measure public universities' success ' ¦
Rape bill broadens intoxicant definition to include alcohol
By Courtney Davis | Mar. 1, 2006A bill categorizing sexual assault against victims under the influence of alcohol as second-degree sexual assault was passed by the state Senate Tuesday. Senate Bill 526 will now be sent ' ¦
They might just like the prison food...
Mar. 1, 2006In Jackson, Mo., Jacob Vandeven, 27, was caught by his judge at lunch, having a drink, one hour after the judge had convicted Vandeven of DUI and sentenced him to ' ¦'
Anderson selected for All-Big Ten second team
By Zach Kukkonen | Mar. 1, 2006Coaches and teammates laud sophomore???s game
Ten days, 240 hours, 14,400 minutes
By Brittany Schoepp and Erin Canty | Mar. 1, 2006This year, March is coming in like a lion. Not because of the weather, but because we are close to spring break and that spells trouble. The eight school days ' ¦'
Wi-Fi frequencies not carcinogenic, UW experts say
By Molly Reppen and Erica Pelzek | Mar. 1, 2006This is a student's brain. This is a student's brain on wireless. UW-Madison has 49 separate wireless Internet access points: an abundance of networking that is an oft-lauded aspect of ' ¦
Weekly Darwin Award (Honorable Mention)
By Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau | Mar. 1, 2006This week's nominee: Donald E. Neff, 38, of Pleasant Township, Ohio, launched his 27-foot boat in the Portage River to access Lake Erie on Nov. 12, but it ran aground, ' ¦'
Student groups to take gay rights fight to polls
By Jamie McMahon | Mar. 1, 2006Organizations vow grassroots support in time for Nov. election




