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’Saw’ sequel lacks original’s mystery, retains all the horror
By Brittany Jones and Tarah Scalzo | Oct. 31, 2005'Saw II' was shot in a mere 25 days and retains all the gory glory of last year's original, but remains in a league of horror movies that will never overcome its grand master'David Finchner's 1995 thriller of intelligence, 'Seven.'
Science maps the geography of human variation
By Adam Dylewski | Oct. 31, 2005Splitting the Adam'
Phair album no ’miracle,’ but still solid
By Ryan Ausloos | Oct. 31, 2005Liz Phair's latest release is lyrically very different from her previous work. Gone is her desire to be someone's 'blow-job queen.' Instead, she wishes to be part of somebody's fairy tale as in the title track, or to have someone who means everything to her as in the first single, 'Everything to Me.' Similar themes of longing and regret give this album'heavier on ballads than Phair's previous work'a more adult alternative feel. It is thankfully not as poppy as her last album, Liz Phair, but, much to the chagrin of many hardcore fans, not the stripped-down sound of her much lauded debut, Exile in Guyville.
Survivor denounces injustice toward Middle-Eastern women
By Lexie Clinton | Oct. 31, 2005Hoping to break the silence surrounding injustice toward Pakistani women, the Asian American Network Against Abuse of Women hosted an event Friday featuring remarks from a Pakistani woman who was ' ¦
Cardinal View: Absence of riot sets this halloween apart
Oct. 31, 2005Tens of thousands lined State Street for this year's Halloween event Saturday night. While this weekend's party was an overall improvement from past years because there was not a riot, ' ¦
Women’s soccer posts perfect weekend
By Matt Bunke | Oct. 31, 2005Two weeks ago, it would have been easy for the Wisconsin women's soccer team to give up. Mired in a slump that saw the Badgers sitting in the cellar of the Big Ten standings and losers of six of their last seven games, confidence was hard to come by for Wisconsin.
Repairing nerves, receiving grants
By Dan Sullivan and Jessica Tredinnick | Oct. 31, 2005A multidisciplinary team of UW-Madison researchers recently received a five-year, $3.4 million grant to develop techniques for using stem cells to repair nerve damage in victims of diseases like Multiple ' ¦'
Police tactics partly effective, total costs soar to $500,000
By Chris Fleissner and Tony Schultz | Oct. 31, 2005News Analysis
Defense shaky in win over Illini
By Jon Bortin | Oct. 31, 2005Calhoun matches season high with five touchdowns
Madisonian launches drive to give hygiene items to poor
By Jeff Rumage | Oct. 31, 2005A Madison resident is calling for help. A grassroots campaign to provide impoverished Madisonians with hygienic products will launch Tuesday. At the helm is Eileen Newman, who encourages residents to ' ¦
The obligatory Halloween cop-out column
By Eric Jensen | Oct. 28, 2005This column bought to you by Eric's Bail Bonds. Were you a little too drunk? Was that pumpkin 'asking for it'? Did the tree you were relieving yourself on turn ' ¦'
McKnight’s Michigan crusade
By Crystal Crowns and Connor McKnight | Oct. 28, 2005October 15 was the best College Football Saturday I've ever not actually seen. I'll explain.
Meet just a Tad of The Hold Steady
By Ryan Raab and By Christina Spiewak and Ben Siegel | Oct. 28, 2005The Hold Steady has been labeled by many as a 'bar band,' and while that may sound simplistic, it is anything but. The band co-opts the good-time riffs of artists ' ¦'
Students of many faiths fast for Ramadan
By Brittany Schoepp | Oct. 28, 2005As part of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the Muslim Students Association sponsored a Fast-a-Thon Thursday, where students of various faiths united with Muslim students for one day in ' ¦
Protesters literally sweep Capitol to fight corruption
By Jeff Rumage | Oct. 28, 2005A crowd of politically frustrated Wisconsin citizens literally took their brooms to the steps of the Capitol Thursday afternoon, determined to sweep away political corruption. According to a survey released ' ¦
Miers rescinds nomination for Supreme Court
By Carrie Lorig | Oct. 28, 2005In hopes of relieving some of the immense pressure the White House has faced, Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court Thursday. The White House cited senator requests ' ¦



