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Second-half free throw woes haunt UW in loss to Hawkeyes
By Chris Lindeke and Tom Walsh | Jan. 20, 2006The banged-up UW women's basketball team hung tough against a very good Iowa squad but came up short, losing by 68-59 Thursday night at the Kohl Center. Free-throw shooting proved ' ¦
Car show teams up with local charity to put rides on display
By John Leppanen | Jan. 20, 2006Campus car enthusiasts will have a chance to check out new rides and help out a good cause this weekend when the Madison Auto Show rolls into the Alliant Energy ' ¦
Preparing for Hillary 2008
By Alison Fox | Jan. 20, 2006A new creature has entered millions of American homes every Tuesday night'the woman president. ABC's new White House drama 'Commander In Chief' has shone a timely light on the idea ' ¦
Vonnegut is back and angry as ever
By Carrie Lorig | Jan. 20, 2006Kurt Vonnegut has come out of his retirement to release a short collection of essays, speeches and illustrations in his new book, 'A Man without a Country.' In it, Vonnegut ' ¦'
New courses to explore politics, vampire folklore
By Danielle McKenzie | Jan. 20, 2006UW-Madison is offering new international studies courses this spring semester, including Literature in Translation 248, 'The Vampire in Literature and Film.' 'The course examines the development of the legends of ' ¦
Wisconsin wrestlers try to pin down powerhouse Iowa Hawkeyes
By Tom Soule and Louis Bien | Jan. 20, 2006The No. 22 Wisconsin men's wrestling team (1-0 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) is set to square off against the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes (0-0, 6-3) tonight in the Badgers' Big ' ¦
Won’t see the ’Big Three’ on NFL’s big day
By Connor McKnight | Jan. 20, 2006Now that bowl week is over and my team is out of the NFL playoffs, most of life's little joys have been sucked out. So, it's time to move on to upcoming sports delirium. One such day for which I wait diligently is the NFL draft. I know it's a long way off, but if coaching staffs can put in three months of effort, so can I. This year, however, with the experience I had with this year's Rose Bowl, I'm going to change my approach to the 2006 NFL draft.
Candidate to make students priority
By Dawn Schueller | Jan. 20, 2006Sean Cornelius, a UW-Madison junior from Pewaukee, Wis., is running for the Dane County Board of Supervisors. The Daily Cardinal sat down with Cornelius, who is studying astrophysics, likes languages ' ¦
Elliott netted 3-4 weeks with injury
By Jon McNamara | Jan. 20, 2006Starting junior goaltender Brian Elliott is out for the next three to four weeks after injuring his left leg in practice Wednesday, according to Badgers head coach Mike Eaves. Elliott ' ¦
Dealing the Biblical Backhand
By Eric Jensen and Sam Morgan | Jan. 20, 2006WTF: What the Friday?'
Students question health services despite ratings
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Erica Pelzek | Jan. 20, 2006While Big Ten Conference schools all provide nearly identical health services for no additional fees, some UW-Madison and other Big Ten students said they harbored concerns about their health services' ' ¦
Health care tops agenda for Assembly Democrats
By ??zge Sevindik | Jan. 20, 2006State Assembly Democrats revealed their 'On Wisconsin Agenda' in a press conference held at the Capitol Thursday to promote issues they say did not receive enough legislative attention. State Rep. ' ¦
Benefits from future stem-cell research may win public over
By Andy Berens | Jan. 20, 2006Once a universally-divisive topic, public and political sentiment against stem-cell research may slowly be eroding, according to state politicians and recent local and national political developments. Gov. Jim Doyle's State ' ¦
Proposed election reform bill passes through Joint Legislative Committee, on to full body
By Dana Hamilton | Jan. 19, 2006The Joint Legislative Council Committee on Election Reform passed Assembly Bill 542 Wednesday, formally granting the bill clearance for full Legislative consideration. AB 542 was first introduced by state Rep. ' ¦
Coming this semester in the Cardinal: Bar of the Week
Jan. 19, 2006This semester in the Cardinal we'll be profiling one Madison bar each Thursday. From Regent Street to State Street to the Capitol Square, Madison bars offer drinks of all types, ' ¦'
Dos and Don’ts from Winter Break
By Eric Jensen | Jan. 19, 2006So what did you do this winter break? Some spent it lounging around in a semi-vegetative state, secretly thanking the family dog for cleaning the crumbs 'better than I would have done.' Others worked to get that extra bit of income to help lubricate the rough and costly edges of the semester to come. And of course there were those of us ' many of us ' who celebrated some holiday and left Madison for more, shall we say, ancestral residence.
Young Bison to test depleated Badgers
By Adam Putter | Jan. 19, 2006Playing freshmen is always a risky endeavor. Regardless of how talented they are, the inexperience can often cost a team games. North Dakota State coach Tim Miles is young and ' ¦'
Badger defensive goals are Crystal clear against Hawkeyes
By Louis Bien | Jan. 19, 2006The Wisconsin women's basketball team (1-5 Big Ten, 6-11 overall) is looking to regroup tonight against Iowa (4-2, 11-6) after suffering a crushing 84-54 loss to Illinois at the Kohl ' ¦




