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'Recall' is the most damning word that can be uttered in the office of an elected official. This semester, thousands of Madison residents and the powerful fiscal conservative group Citizens ' ¦

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Big Ten schedule starts for UW

By Joe Hasler | Dec. 15, 2005

After a warmup against lightweight Louisiana Tech Dec. 28, the men's basketball team plays at Pittsburgh on New Year's Eve. They then return home to open Big Ten play against ' ¦

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Stocco and Badgers await Auburn

By Zach Kukkonen | Dec. 15, 2005

After a surprising 9-3 regular season to send out Barry Alvarez on a successful note, the Badgers acquired an invitation to the Capital One Bowl, one of the best non-BCS ' ¦

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The Top 15 Albums of 2005

Dec. 15, 2005

While 2005 may not be remembered for a new exciting trend or a handful of absolutely classic releases, it was still a good year to be a music fan. There ' ¦'

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Dissenting Opinions’Albums of the Year

By By Rachel Schulze | Dec. 15, 2005

Joe Lynch, arts editor-elect

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Badger Baloney: Jesus brings holiday message to legislature

By Dan Wiersema | Dec. 15, 2005

The son of God, Jesus, descended from Heaven yesterday with a holiday message for Wisconsin state legislators. He urged the majority party Republicans to reevaluate their priorities to reflect true ' ¦

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BADGER BITS

By By Ledell Zellers | Dec. 15, 2005

Volleyball Senior middle blocker Sheila Shaw was selected as a third-team All-American. With the honor, Shaw is the sixth All-American that has played under head coach Pete Waite's seven-year tenure ' ¦

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Favorite dining with a side of nostalgia

By Katrina Peterson | Dec. 15, 2005

I am becoming the typical nostalgic senior who can't help but reminisce about all the good times that have gone down in the past four years'and no, this is not ' ¦'

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Rival Panthers pose threat to UW

By Adam Putter | Dec. 15, 2005

The Badgers (8-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) look to sweep their in-state series Thursday when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4-2 overall, 0-0 Horizon) comes to Madison. However, there will be ' ¦'

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UW student veterans still wait to receive educational benefits

By Greg Stockwell | Dec. 15, 2005

GI bill passed more than a year ago fails to pay out

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Jump Ball

By Ryan Reszel | Dec. 15, 2005

The Badgers offense will look to bounce back after a 54-point performance against UNC-Wilmington on Monday. Two of UW's starters did not score and the Badgers managed just 16 first ' ¦'

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Women’s basketball ends slide against Panthers

By Jon McNamara | Dec. 15, 2005

Behind a game-high 24 points from sophomore guard Jolene Anderson, the Wisconsin women's basketball its (5-5 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) ended their five-game losing streak with a 72-57 road victory over UW-Milwaukee Wednesday at the Klotche Center.

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UW tailors recruitment for non-Wisconsin students

By Amanda Infield | Dec. 15, 2005

Non-Midwest students provide cultural diversity

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Over 1,000 protest driver’s license proposal

Dec. 14, 2005

More than 1,000 demonstrators flooded the state Capitol Tuesday to voice dissent for a bill that would mandate official documented evidence of citizenship or legal residence in order to obtain a state issued driver's license.

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Wal-Mart musical funny but directionless

By Sam Karp and Bridget Maniaci | Dec. 14, 2005

Many conscientious shoppers in Madison avoid Wal-Mart like the plague. Mercury Players Theatre brings the nefarious big box store and all of its loathsome policies in their farcical production, 'Walmartopia.' ' ¦'