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Divisive constitution draws record turnout among Iraqi voters
By Erica Pelzek | Oct. 17, 2005Iraqis rushed to the ballot boxes in large numbers Saturday to vote on the constitutional referendum. Sixty-one percent of Iraqis voted, surpassing the 58 percent of citizens that voted in ' ¦
The Hangover
Oct. 17, 2005Dear Hangover ~ This weekend, some of my friends had a tropical party. Being the smartass that I am, I dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow from \Pirates of the Carribean."" ' ¦'
Union's poetry slam an outpouring of emotion
By Helen Walls | Oct. 17, 2005As she stood alone in the spotlight, Pyro, a 17-year-old poet from the Twin Cities, took a moment of silence to gather herself before launching into a highly personal poem, ' ¦
Coach Waite wins 100th match
By Maureen Backman and Zach Kukkonen | Oct. 17, 2005On a night that included the student section taking the role of the band, a kicked ball ultimately aiding a Badger point and multiple milestones being collected, Friday's match certainly ' ¦
Women's hockey dominates Catamounts
By Adam Hoge | Oct. 17, 2005Last weekend was all about domination for the No. 2 ranked women's hockey team. A pair of 5-0 shutouts over Vermont brought the women's hockey team's record to 3-1-0 overall. ' ¦
City: New law restricting State Street panhandlers is a success
By Caitlin Ross | Oct. 17, 2005Madison police, State Street merchants and downtown pedestrians have reported a decrease in panhandling since a summer ordinance change prohibited the act near sidewalk caf??s. A previous panhandling ordinance only ' ¦
Swimming teams keep on rolling
By Ben Solochek | Oct. 17, 2005Last Thursday, the Wisconsin men and women's swimming teams defeated Iowa by a score of 162-80 and UW-Milwaukee 201-42. The men's team beat Iowa 162-80 and UW-Milwaukee 201-42. The men ' ¦
UW joins minority unity movement in Washington
By Ariel Shapiro and Chris Fleissner | Oct. 17, 2005WASHINGTON-A delegation of UW-Madison students joined tens of thousands of black men and women gathered from around the country to express solidarity and begin mobilizing community development this weekend in ' ¦
Assigning values to a SAFEwalk home
By Jill Klosterman and Mary Chen | Oct. 17, 2005The Student Services Finance Committee's vote Thursday to slash the majority of SAFEwalk's budget will permanently bench many red-shirted SAFEwalkers-all for the sake of green. Money issues permeated the debate ' ¦
Doyle vetoes bill that would let doctors refuse to perform morally disputed procedures
By Dana Hamilton | Oct. 17, 2005Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed Assembly Bill 207 Friday, rejecting legislation that would allow medical professionals to refuse to perform procedures conflicting with their personal beliefs. The governor said his veto ' ¦
Bush Supreme Court choice unqualified
By Erik Opsal | Oct. 14, 2005Who is Harriet Miers? President Bush's surprise pick to succeed Sandra Day O'Connor has many in Washington scratching their heads, and with good cause. Harriet Miers has never been a ' ¦
The Iris of Style
By Iris Brey and C.P. VanValkenburg | Oct. 14, 2005As I was strolling along State Street, sipping my Yerba Mahte Latte in a state of half consciousness, something hit me. Men around me were wearing baseball caps. My eyes ' ¦'
Paper trail could safeguard Wis. electronic voting system
By Brittany Jones | Oct. 14, 2005State legislators presented a bill that would amend Wisconsin's electronic voting system to the Committee on Campaigns and Elections Thursday. The bill requires new electronic voting machines throughout Wisconsin to ' ¦
Isabel Allende encourages UW students to follow their dreams
By Mike Ewing | Oct. 14, 2005Former Chilean exile and acclaimed author Isabel Allende spoke Thursday to a sold-out crowd at the Wisconsin Union Theatre as the lead act in the Distinguished Lecture Series, using examples ' ¦
Student government election names 5 new representatives
By Ivy Okoniewski | Oct. 14, 2005After two days of online voting, UW-Madison students have elected five new student representatives to the Associated Students of Madison and passed a controversial referendum that could possibly raise segregated ' ¦
Book a trip to Wisconsin festival
By Bridget Maniaci and Haleigh Amant and Ryan Bullen | Oct. 14, 2005From Vonnegut to H.G. Wells, many students come to Madison in love with books, only to suppress their reading desires under the stress of midterms, research papers and the volumes ' ¦'
Author Gourevitch reviews state of modern literature
By Les Chappell | Oct. 14, 2005Philip Gourevitch, author of the award-winning novel \We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda,"" will come to Madison as part ' ¦'
Letters to the editor
By By Rachel Schulze | Oct. 14, 2005The point raised by Jake Herrera, \Students join corps out of duty, not finances,"" that ROTC cadets are predominantly from ""white-collared"" backgrounds and, if we were to ask them, they ' ¦