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Students need more rec. sports access
By Corrie Eggimann and Kelly Schlicht | Apr. 7, 2005UW-Madison is highly regarded as a physically active and athletic community, and it's no secret that the UW football and basketball teams are among the best in the country. Yet ' ¦
Pressure to live in high-rises mounts
By Claire Allen | Apr. 7, 2005Students at UW-Madison living in the Mifflin, Basset, Vilas or Greenbush neighborhoods may face increasing pressure in the coming years to cede their residences to private owners, according to a ' ¦
Women's crew rows west to Cali
By Betsy Golomski | Apr. 7, 2005Even though the weather is warming up in Madison, the women's rowing team will head out west to California this weekend for competition in the Windermere Cup. This will be ' ¦
Campus landmark hotel Howard Johnson officially changes hands
By Andrew Haffner and Katie Drucker | Apr. 7, 2005When the clock struck midnight Wednesday the Howard Johnson Hotel, 525 W. Johnson St., officially became the Double Tree Hotel, part of the Hilton chain. Although the ownership, management and ' ¦
Grandma knows best
By Aarushi Agni and Katrina Peterson | Apr. 7, 2005As a kid, my family and I would often go to my grandma's house for dinner because, being Italian, she always insisted on cooking for us. She prepared her famous ' ¦'
News Briefs
Apr. 7, 2005A bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill at the Capitol Wednesday that would increase cigarette taxes by $1, from 77 cents to $1.77 per pack. Lawmakers had been considering ' ¦
New album proves Daft Punk 'Human After All'
By Jon Spike , Gideon Kalischer and By Chace Goff | Apr. 7, 2005From the outset of their career, Daft Punk had the uncanny ability to attract a wide following from a rather specific genre. Their club-oriented debut Homework became a party staple ' ¦'
Apr. 30 Mifflin party still possible without mayoral support
By Abby Becker and Erica Pelzek | Apr. 7, 2005If the mayor's office refuses to change the date of the Mifflin Street Block Party from the scheduled May 7 date to April 30, Associated Students of Madison said it ' ¦
Bar owners fail to convince city of smoking ban's faults
Apr. 7, 2005Madison Fire Chief Debra Amesqua and Fire Marshall Ed Ruckriegal dismissed any plans bar owners may have had to skirt around the July 1 smoking ban at the Smoking Ban ' ¦
Men's tennis looks for first conference win
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Apr. 7, 2005Though the Wisconsin Men's tennis team (0-6 Big Ten, 6-10 overall) has taken its lumps since Big Ten play began, they continue to soldier on with an upcoming road trip ' ¦
Talented cast gives 'Shop' beauty
By Tarah Scalzo and Liz Puibello | Apr. 7, 2005It is difficult to say Queen Latifah's \Beauty Shop"" is worth the time it takes to unfold, so it would be very easy to write it off as just another ' ¦'
White House, Congress compel military recruiters to dishonesty
By Nick Barbash and Katie Panosh | Apr. 7, 2005How would you like a job with a company that offers bad wages, puts your life in danger, lies about why your life is in danger and lies about the ' ¦
Sale of Neiman Marcus Group ignites luxury market boom
By Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen | Apr. 6, 2005The future is looking brighter for Chanel, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton and other luxury brands. Last week's announcement that the Neiman Marcus Group was putting itself up for sale, as ' ¦'
News Briefs
By Gillian McBride | Apr. 6, 2005The state runner-up in the Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin competition, who was given the title after it was removed from the original winner, has also declined the title. Michelle Kearney, a ' ¦