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Men, women set for NCAA cross country championships
By Sam Pepper | Nov. 21, 2005Today will mark the end of the men's and women's cross country season, as they compete in the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. The men will begin action at ' ¦
Surprise! Franken leans to the left in ’The Truth’
By Andy Van Sistine and Lexie Clinton | Nov. 18, 2005George W. Bush did something phenomenal last November. He won one of the narrowest presidential elections in the nation's history. At a loss for words, Franken slumped back into his couch and watched the conservative media pop champagne and declare a mandate. Franken saw that the fact was the guy who based his platform on 'fear, smear and queers' had won by the skin of his teeth.
Hot: Mukluks
Nov. 18, 2005This winterized version of the moccasin started to appear last winter and is popping up all over. The winter boot can be anything from bland to bulky and this near-variation ' ¦'
Letters to the Editor
By Ben Pierson & Victoria Statz | Nov. 18, 2005The Daily Cardinal ran a letter by Geoff Price on Nov. 16 saying that, while some religions, like Hinduism, may be compatible with evolution, Christianity is not. This is an ' ¦
Mass e-mail for Army ROTC internship and class garners mixed reactions at UW
By Mike Ewing | Nov. 18, 2005The Army ROTC is offering college credits to students in return for partaking in a 'Leadership Summer Internship,' a move some students deem a desperate attempt to gain recruits, while ' ¦
Hollywood loves dead rock stars
By Richard Leo | Nov. 18, 2005Since the 1960s when The Beatles made A Hard Day's Night, the worlds of music and movies have often collided in film. Though numerous different kinds of music movies have ' ¦'
Police find possible links in string of cab robberies
Nov. 18, 2005Madison Police suspect that one person has been behind the five armed robberies of cab drivers in south Madison this month. The five incidents involved a man entering a cab ' ¦
Your friendship based on an iPod
By Eric Jensen | Nov. 18, 2005Proposed by Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in 1929, you probably know the theory of six degrees of separation in respect to the number of steps needed to link Kevin Bacon ' ¦'
DIY: T-shirts
Nov. 18, 2005Zazzle.com, along with several other websites, gives the quirky T-shirt seeker a new way to be original. Instead of going for the Urban Outfitters version of 'vintage,' and wearing the ' ¦'
UW System may fund Madison K-12 charter school
By Carrie Lorig | Nov. 18, 2005Assembly Bill 786, which would establish a K-12 charter school in Dane County to be run by the UW System, received the support of members of the community before the ' ¦
Fake profile trashes Wiley, UW policy on labor
By Jamie Thomas | Nov. 18, 2005Many UW-Madison students opened their e-mail Thursday morning to find a Facebook friend request from Chancellor John Wiley. The link led them to a mock profile engineered by the Student ' ¦
Not: Moon Boots
Nov. 18, 2005Even in winter, footwear can make or break an outfit. The presence of Moon Boots on campus late last winter and again this year exhibit a case of outfit breaking. ' ¦'
Can Duvall’s Japanese comeback take down the Brits?
By Connor McKnight | Nov. 18, 2005Every red-blooded American loves an underdog. There's something about a rags-to-riches story that grabs the American interest. When Boston was down three games to none against the Yankees two Octobers ago, there wasn't a soul who didn't want them to pull off a Cinderella victory. Now, I think I can say that with conviction because, according to research, I'm fairly certain that Yankee fans don't have souls.
Protesters to picket recruitment center
By Daily Cardinal Staff and Claire Allen | Nov. 18, 2005An anti-war protest targeting the United States Army recruiting station at University Square, part of 'National Stand Down Day,' is scheduled for today. Endorsed by several national organizations including Iraq ' ¦
UW opens regular season in Paradise
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Nov. 18, 2005After coming off a 2-0 preseason when more questions were posed than answered, the Wisconsin men's basketball team headed yesterday for the weekend Paradise Jam tournament in St. Thomas, USVI ' ¦
Downtown parking fines may rise in ’06
By Andrew Geisthardt | Nov. 18, 2005Halloween's future in Madison is secure thanks in part to the Madison Police Department, but downtown commuters may feel a pinch from parking fines after Jan. 1, 2006.
You might have been a terrorist, too
By Nick Rotchadl | Nov. 18, 2005To be effective in winning the war on terror with a 'hearts and minds' strategy, the United States must end the rhetoric of 'good and evil' and 'for us or ' ¦
Pop icon shines on ’Confessions’
By Bridget Maniaci | Nov. 17, 2005Madonna: dancer, sex icon, philanthropist, 47-year-old mother of two, children's author, and most importantly, a pop music icon. With an unparalleled career under her belt spanning two decades and myriad interests consuming her life, it could have been very easy for Madonna to take a relaxed approach on Confessions on a Dance Floor and put out a well-produced and polished album that lacked inspiration.



