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Beer sales tapped, liquor sales flowing
By Brigid Moroney | Oct. 26, 2005Big beer brands see sales slip 1.5 percent'
Student gov’t chairs say referendum passed illegally
By Ryan Gallentine and Joe Patton | Oct. 26, 2005The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary met Tuesday to discuss the legality of a referendum placed on the fall 2005 ballot, which appropriated funds giving limited-term employees a wage increase.
Schumacher, Bairu prepared for Big Ten Championships
By Whitney Newman and Sam Pepper | Oct. 26, 2005Senior Simon Bairu has received more than a fair share of honors during his time at Wisconsin. The Saskatchewan native has been everything from an All-American to an NCAA cross ' ¦
A frightening weekend in store
By Joe Hasler and Kelly Kallien | Oct. 26, 2005I'm a Hasler, baby!'
Cardinal View: Anti-war referendum will raise awareness
Oct. 26, 2005A backbone of democracy is the ability of citizens to call their government to action through public discourse. Vigorous public discourse tests and strengthens beliefs, widens local debate, strengthens voters' ' ¦
Depeche Mode hits success with ’Angel’
By Laura Kalinowski | Oct. 26, 2005For the film 'Mrs. Robinson,' Simon and Garfunkel created an entire slew of songs for the soundtrack that functioned as plot progression for the movie, but, on their own, they were excellent and formed a complete album. The same can be said for the latest Depeche Mode effort Playing the Angel, while each song is strikingly unique, yet they all contain a pulsating rhythm that flows with the synthesized beats throughout the album.
Slumping UW relies on Diaz for a spark
By Joe Hasler and Molly Reppen | Oct. 26, 2005Freshman forward enjoying increased opportunities
Cryptoquote answers
Oct. 25, 20051. \I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen."" Lloyd Dobler ""Say Anything..."" 2. ""What is any life without the pursuit of a dream?"" Rebecca Dearborn ""Vanilla ' ¦'
’Stubbs’ will make zombies out of gamers
By William Temby | Oct. 25, 2005There's nothing quite like a good zombie game to get in the Halloween spirit. Most zombie games pit you as the human action hero, armed with weapons galore on your quest to save the world from zombification. While blowing up those lumbering brain-eaters in a myriad of gruesome ways is a blast, that scenario has gotten stale.
Budget Bicycles owner sued for breach of contract
By Jeff Rumage | Oct. 25, 2005The Primate Freedom Project filed a lawsuit against Budget Bicycles owner Roger Charly for selling his property to UW-Madison despite a previous contractual obligation with the animal rights group. The ' ¦
\Net Nerds"" ...Not Really Nerds
By Kiera Wiatrak | Oct. 25, 2005If someone had asked me how I would like to spend a particular Thursday afternoon, I do not think passing two hours watching a computer genius fix an undergrad's computer ' ¦'
As Guatemala attracts eye of hurricane, international press looks other direction
By Alison Fox | Oct. 25, 2005Guatemala is an underdeveloped country plagued by the aftermath of warfare, extreme poverty and a nine-year-old government still working out the kinks. Now they have one more thing to add ' ¦
Mayor Cieslewicz opts not to veto Overture Center refinancing plan
By John Leppanen | Oct. 25, 2005Mayor Dave Cieslewicz chose not to veto the Overture Center refinancing plan Monday afternoon, all but killing any chance of the city owning the building. Cieslewicz expressed 'significant reservations' about ' ¦
Recalling lessons of mulligans
By Sam Karp and Jake Herrera | Oct. 25, 2005The news that a group of disgruntled citizens were attempting to recall Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz triggered and tested a lesson from my childhood. I grew up under the impression ' ¦
Hubs ponders life in the spotlight, picks ink instead
By Ben Hubner | Oct. 25, 2005Hubs the Boss
Chazens foil Zyduck’s larcenous plans
By Justin Zyduck | Oct. 25, 2005I can't tell you how many e-mails I've received from readers asking, 'Justin, what do you think of the Elvehjem Museum of Art having changed its name to the Chazen earlier this year'? Well, actually, I suppose I CAN tell you how many: zero. But if you can think of a more economical way to introduce this column, I would bloody well like to hear it.



