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Madison, UW evolving into 'Bobos'
By Teddy O???Reilly | Dec. 7, 2005Ever heard of Bobos? Short for 'Bourgeois Bohemians,' Bobos is what commentator David Brooks calls the contemporary upper-middle class. As Brooks points out in his 2000 book 'Bobos in Paradise,' ' ¦
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Concealed carry bill passes state Senate
By Sam-Omar Hall | Dec. 7, 2005The state Senate voted 23-10 Tuesday to pass a bill that would allow Wisconsin citizens to carry concealed weapons. Because it attained a two-thirds majority in its vote, the Senate ' ¦
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Taylor emerging as offensive threat
By Adam Hoge | Dec. 7, 2005When former Badger Boo Wade left the team for good last winter, sophomore Kammron Taylor knew he would be thrown into the mix immediately and have to take over as ' ¦'
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Jump Ball
By Ryan Reszel and Ryan Seib | Dec. 7, 2005UW offense vs. UW-Green Bay defense With the trio of Alando Tucker, Kammron Taylor and Brian Butch lighting up the scoreboard, it will be tough for the Phoenix to stop ' ¦'
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Signed Letters of Intent announced by three teams
Dec. 7, 2005Teams that signed new athletes: Men's and Women's Swimming Head coach Eric Hansen announced seven future Badger swimmers, three female and four male. The group combines for six state titles, ' ¦
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State reps. urge governor to investigate incarceration
By Mike Ewing | Dec. 7, 2005Wisconsin's designation as the 'Worst Place in the Nation to be Black' by an online newspaper prompted members of the Wisconsin state Legislature to formally ask Gov. Jim Doyle Tuesday ' ¦
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Funding refusal shows student gov. viewpoint-neutrality flaws
By Lexie Clinton | Dec. 7, 2005The Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee put a request for a grant by the Monkey Hoes, a UW-Madison registered student organization, on hold for the second time on Tuesday. ' ¦
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Franken takes aim at Republicans, TV and other pundits
Dec. 7, 2005Al Franken was in Madison Tuesday for a live broadcast of the critically acclaimed 'The Al Franken Show.' A capacity crowd greeted the former Saturday Night Live writer and political ' ¦
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Police abandon push to pass keg registration
By Ivy Okoniewski and Erica Walkup | Dec. 7, 2005The already-dim possibility that Madison may adopt some form of keg registration became even less likely after the Madison Police Department dropped its active support of the ordinance at a ' ¦
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Gov. candidate vows to restore state’s values
By Ashley Spencer and Leah Leonidas | Dec. 7, 2005U.S. Congressman Mark Green, R-Green Bay, told students he isn't running a traditional gubernatorial campaign, but rather 'is leading a movement in Wisconsin to make it the great state it once was' at a College Republican club meeting Tuesday night.
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Be a jukebox ’Hero’ with stars in your eyes
By Peter Basgen | Dec. 7, 2005The reigning kings of the music game genre, Harmonix, have taken a break from pumping out new editions of 'Karaoke Revolution' to bless the gaming world with a game built for rock fans by rock fans. 'Guitar Hero' is, at its core, a homage to rock and its fans, but this tasty rock core is covered in an incredibly deep and addicting gaming experience.
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Cryptoquote answers
Dec. 6, 20051. \Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."" Pablo Picasso 2. ""The trouble with the rat race is that even ' ¦'
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Cardinal View: Work versus health decision no more
By Bri Mass | Dec. 6, 2005Employees should never be forced to choose between their employment and the health of themselves or their family. Unfortunately, this is exactly what many without paid sick leave must do. ' ¦
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In-state rivalries begin
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Dec. 6, 2005In his 21 seasons as a head coach of a University of Wisconsin system school, Badger head basketball coach Bo Ryan has always been a vocal proponent of the basketball ' ¦
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Fighting the war over Christmas
By Jake Herrera | Dec. 6, 2005This week I have decided to write from the perspective of certain conservative organizations who contend that Christmas is under attack and on the brink of extinction. When I heard ' ¦
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2005: A Sheboygan Space Odyssey?
By Justin Zyduck | Dec. 6, 2005I usually use this column every week to expound upon the very serious importance of seemingly-trivial topics like grilled cheese, hooking up at College Library and Aquaman. Recently, however, an ' ¦'
