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Salaries, tuition main focuses of system Regent
Dec. 12, 2005Instituting competitive salaries for employees and expanding access to schools within the UW System by altering financial aid and tuition were two topics of Friday's UW System Board of Regents ' ¦
Badger Bits
By Vicka Vanderspek | Dec. 12, 2005Women's basketball Despite a double-double perfromance from sophomore guard Jolene Anderson and a season-best 20 points from senior guard Ashley Josephson, the Wisconsin women's basketball team (4-5) suffered a 90-87 ' ¦
AG primary hinges upon electability
By Samantha Snider and Erik Opsal | Dec. 12, 2005The Democratic Party of Wisconsin will find itself split in the February primary elections, when it will be forced to choose between two outstanding candidates for attorney general. Kathleen Falk, ' ¦
Bronson, Barry delight the Kohl Center
By Sam Pepper | Dec. 12, 2005With the Badgers' home win-streak on the line last year against Big Ten Champion Illinois, the Kohl Center home crowd started to get a lot of national attention. The Grateful ' ¦'
Shedding light on plant behavior
By Robert Beets | Dec. 12, 2005UW-Madison scientists recently obtained the detailed structure of a light-sensing protein, gaining a better understanding of the mechanics of how light governs plant growth and development. This discovery is the ' ¦'
Stunning visuals power ’Chronicles of Narnia’
By Brad Boron | Dec. 12, 2005C.S. Lewis, author of 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series, once wrote, 'A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous.' This quote is quite ironic, as many have characterized 'Narnia' as a Christian parable, with the lion Aslan as the Christ figure.
U.S. Supreme Court may rule federal grants justify campus military recruiter presence
By Hayley Jacobs | Dec. 12, 2005A recent U.S. Supreme Court case has propelled the issue of military recruitment on university campuses, an ongoing controversy at UW-Madison, onto a national stage. A federal law, called the ' ¦
State Republicans to probe state Department of Natural Resources
By Ashley Spencer | Dec. 12, 2005aWhen carpenter Mike Rodrian decided to build a $40,000 shed on his land, he had no idea his project would become the subject of a heated political debate. Although he ' ¦
Milwaukee native key to UW victory
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Dec. 12, 2005For senior forward Ray Nixon, the talent has been there since the day he first set foot on campus. The 6'7' frame with outstanding athleticism. The smooth outside jumper. The ' ¦
UW run key to victory over Golden Eagles
By Maria Boncyk | Dec. 12, 2005Behind a 25-8 run in the last eight minutes of the first half, Wisconsin erased an early Marquette lead and defeated the Golden Eagles 77-63 Saturday afternoon at the Kohl ' ¦
Jump Ball
By Ryan Reszel | Dec. 12, 2005Something has to give with this match-up. The Badgers have been scorching the nets this season, averaging 83.6 points per game. On the other side, the Seahawks have won with ' ¦'
Congress expected to renew Patriot Act, Feingold threatens filibuster
By Matt Fox and Erica Pelzek | Dec. 12, 2005A plan to extend the USA PATRIOT Act, the anti-terrorism law implemented after Sept. 11 that allows circumstantial wiretapping and controversial monitoring of library and business records, is expected to ' ¦
Group fails mayor recall, cites corruption in city
By Chris Fleissner | Dec. 12, 2005A self-described 'fiscally conservative watchdog' organization failed Friday in their effort to force a recall election against Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. Madison Citizens for Responsible Government set out last month to ' ¦
Authorities: Object in parking ramp was not pipe bomb
Dec. 12, 2005The suspicious object recorded Nov. 22 on the sixth floor of a Dane County Parking Ramp 'located on the intersection of Fairchild, West Main and West Doty streets'was not a ' ¦
Wack breaks NCAA record as Badgers fall in College Station
By Zach Kukkonen | Dec. 12, 2005Though an NCAA record was shattered by sophomore Jocelyn Wack, the UW volleyball team's hopes to stay in warm weather for one more weekend were dashed Saturday night as Washington ' ¦
UW looks to slow down Seahawks
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Dec. 12, 2005For the second time this season, the Wisconsin men's basketball team (7-1 overall) will take on a foe from the Colonial Athletic Association as the Badger's welcome UNC-Wilmington to the ' ¦'
Kyoto treaty vital for future economy
By Jill Klosterman | Dec. 12, 2005Last week, a U.N. climate conference concluded with the Bush Administration maintaining opposition to the Kyoto Protocol. As a concession, the administration consented to exploring new discussions, but under a ' ¦



