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Stanley appears in court, receives date for preliminary hearing in 2005 battery case
By Jamie Thomas | Jan. 31, 2006Booker Stanley appeared briefly in court Monday for a status conference, which determined a Feb 21, 2006 date for his preliminary hearing on charges stemming from an alleged domestic dispute, ' ¦
Enforce ethics laws to stop corruption
By Erik Opsal | Jan. 31, 2006With the indictment last Tuesday of Georgia Thompson, an official in Gov. Jim Doyle's Department of Administration, corruption continues to rear its ugly head in all levels of government. This, ' ¦
UW student dead in accident
Jan. 31, 2006A UW-Madison post-secondary education student was killed in a hit-and-run accident Sunday night on Verona Road. The victim was a transfer student from Madison Area Technical College. According to a ' ¦
Online classes may soon be nixed for lack of funding
By Jamie Thomas | Jan. 31, 2006Some UW-Madison online courses funded through the Division of Continuing Studies may be eliminated next semester due to budget cuts, according to Howard Martin of DCS. 'The courses are offered ' ¦
Badgers slip from polls after weekend loss
By Samantha Yarock | Jan. 31, 2006Wisconsin loses three of last four games'
Residents, business owners exchange ideas for Regent St.
By Dawn Schueller | Jan. 31, 2006Ald. Austin King, District 8, and community and business residents met Monday night to brainstorm ideas for the possible revamp of Regent Street and the surrounding area, ultimately turning out ' ¦
New film starring Brosnan shaky, not stirring
By Joe Pudas | Jan. 31, 2006Pulling off a truly dark comedy is a treacherous high-wire act, and it very well may be the hardest type of movie to sell to a mass audience. With a ' ¦'
Revamped Savory Sundays program to cater to homeless
By Andrew Geisthardt | Jan. 31, 2006Sunday afternoon meals for the homeless were almost non-existent until now, as Savory Sundays, the name of an informal program designed to feed the homeless, provides free prepared meals to ' ¦
Gov. rescinds travel contract, outlines new gov’t procedures
By Ashley Spencer | Jan. 31, 2006In light of the recent scandal surrounding Adelman Travel, Gov. Jim Doyle officially terminated the state-issued contract and ordered an independent review of the Department of Administration's contracting procedures Monday.
UW lands 5 more preps
By Jon McNamara | Jan. 31, 2006Bret Bielema's first recruiting class as head football coach at UW is beginning to take its final form, with five oral commitments given during the final recruiting weekend. According to ' ¦
Filling in the pieces
By Sam Pepper | Jan. 31, 2006With freshman forward Marcus Landry and sophomore center Greg Stiemsma ruled academically ineligible for the remainder of the semester, head coach Bo Ryan faced questions Monday in his weekly press ' ¦
Letters to the Editor
By By Adam Paris | Jan. 30, 2006As I read Kaitlyn Farrell's article, 'Clinton's 'plantation' gaffe troubling' (January 27, 2006), I had many questions. Is Farrell saying that she completely disagrees with American tradition, and feels that ' ¦
Student art displayed at State St. Gallery
By Carrie Lorig | Jan. 30, 2006The State Street Gallery held its first annual Art Student Invitational Saturday, featuring work by art students studying at UW-Madison, Edgewood College, MATC and the Art Institute of Chicago. The ' ¦'