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Perceptions on campus
By Kelly Kallien and Joe LaPhilliph | Feb. 23, 2006Muslim students concerned about UW atmosphere '
Stone’s squad wraps up Big Ten season Sunday
By Elliot Morris | Feb. 23, 2006As the Badger women's basketball team (5-10 Big Ten, 11-16 overall) takes its late season bye to prepare for its last game before the Big Ten tournament, the players seem to finally be putting all the pieces of the puzzle together. UW has scored three crucial conference victories in its last four games, including a sensational win Sunday against border rival Minnesota.
Jiminy Cricket wouldn’t say that
By Kelly Kallien and Eric Jensen | Feb. 23, 2006'Thanks for walking me home. I had a great night.'
Epidemic will drain resources
By Jill Klosterman | Feb. 23, 2006Surrounded on all sides by methamphetamine-plagued states and positioned in the path of the drug's eastward spread, Wisconsin stands on the brink of a meth epidemic. The I-94 pipeline from ' ¦
Green cares for the rich, not students
By Adam Petras | Feb. 23, 2006U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis., is certainly not pinning his gubernatorial hopes on the votes of Wisconsin's college students. Green, one of the Republicans challenging Gov. Jim Doyle in November's ' ¦
Film puts the dumb in ’Freedom’
By Evan Nordgren | Feb. 23, 2006Joe Roth has graced the world with his directing skills through many cinematic gifts, including 'Daddy Day Care' and 'Revenge of the Nerds II.' He brings yet another masterpiece to the table with 'Freedomland,' a film that is the very embodiment of subtlety and rationality. Actually, this only holds true if your definition of subtlety involves viewers being repeatedly hit in the face with the point of a movie, and if your definition of rationality involves overstating stereotypes played upon by sensationalist journalists. And, of course, if your definition of masterpiece involves a work with few redeeming qualities.
Attorney says students should know rights when 'busted'
By Jackie Martin | Feb. 23, 2006When it comes to Constitutional rights, few students know theirs, said attorney Marcus Berghahn Wednesday night in a 'Know Your Rights' event sponsored by UW-Madison Students for Sensible Drug Policy. ' ¦
Reader of the Day: Jessica Wortgow
Feb. 23, 2006Even if you don't know today's ROD she knows you. Jessica, a regular fixture on the Madison social scene, has the distinction of knowing everything about everyone. Whether you would like to know if that gorgeous hunk is taken or if you crave knowledge on the criminal record of all the men named George in the isthmus area, Jessica is your go-to gal. Just don't make her angry or someone may find out about that summer fling that turned out to be your cousin. Go Jessica, and by the way, thanks for the low down on that transvestite couple.
Letter to the Editor: U.S. Olympians lack team spirit
By Molly Reppen | Feb. 23, 2006There was a time when it was more important for an athlete to compete for his country than to compete for himself. When it did not matter as much who ' ¦
Chorus of angry voices greets editor of local student paper
By Molly Reppen and Lexie Clinton | Feb. 22, 2006Offended and enraged readers voiced their opinions surrounding The Badger Herald's controversial Feb. 13 republication of the recent Danish Muslim cartoons during a expert opinion panel discussion sponsored by the ' ¦
Stanley’s prelim hearing pushed back a few weeks
Feb. 22, 2006Embattled UW-Madison senior and former running back for the UW football team Booker Stanley appeared in court Tuesday, but his preliminary hearing was postponed and will be rescheduled to leave ' ¦
Suffering from smoking ban, cigar bar readies for worst case scenario
By Ariel Shapiro and John Leppanen | Feb. 22, 2006When the City Council approved Madison's smoking ban in 2004, area bars and cigarette smokers were outraged. But lost in the shuffle was Maduro, 117 E. Main St., a cigar ' ¦
My brother, the Ugg-wearing coastie
By Erin Canty and JoEllen Amato | Feb. 22, 2006It all started when my brother and I went shopping for shoes this weekend. In the Men's outdoor shoe section, he stopped cold. His face lit up and he kind ' ¦'
Reader of the Day: Mercedes Reed
Feb. 22, 2006Though Mercedes is an avid fan of Olympic curling, she believes the mentally grueling event of 'Catch Phrase' should be added to the rough and tough sports. Mercedes is already ' ¦'
Vedran Vukusic: a different breed of Big Ten big man
By Sam Pepper | Feb. 22, 2006When you think Big Ten big men, the names Courtney Simms, Terence Dials, James Augustine, Marco Killingsworth and Greg Brunner might come to mind. While they all have their own ' ¦
Women’s soccer inks five new student-athletes; Duerst predicts ’great blend’
By Tom Lea | Feb. 22, 2006The UW women's soccer team inked five players for their squad for the 2006 season. This year's class of signees includes three midfielders, a forward and a goalkeeper.
State Senate passes renewable energy bill with minimal opposition
By Annie Slacter | Feb. 22, 2006The Wisconsin state Senate crossed partisan boundaries Tuesday by almost unanimously supporting a bill that is said to ensure a sustainable energy future. Co-authored by state Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Green ' ¦
Kumar, Lapidus victorious in county primary
By Andrew Geisthardt | Feb. 22, 2006Less than 600 vote in student-dominated race



