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Shots at argument against .50-caliber rifle
By Jake Hubbard | Mar. 15, 2005Jake Herrera's article, \.50-caliber rifles threaten security,"" (Opinion, March 8) is alarmingly misleading. Research shows that Barrett Firearm's flagship weapon, the M82A1 rifle, retails for $7,775, is 57 inches long, ' ¦
Ideological standoff forces outspoken student to drop class
By Sam-Omar Hall | Mar. 15, 2005The principles of appropriate classroom behavior and intellectual diversity recently collided in Professor Scott Straus' Politics of Human Rights seminar, resulting in an angry and frustrated class, a student alleging ' ¦
Men take third at NCAA indoor meet
By Connor McKnight | Mar. 15, 2005Solinsky finishes first in 3,000-meter race
Herrera gets more ammo
By Jake Herrera | Mar. 15, 2005I was not anticipating the cacophony of criticism that greeted last week's column calling for the restriction of .50-caliber BMG rifle sales to the public. It took me about an ' ¦
The most romantic holiday of the year
By Emily Winter | Mar. 15, 2005In less than 48 hours, the most romantic day of the year will fall upon us. (This is, by default, of course, because everyone knows Valentine's Day and other traditionally ' ¦'
Randle El pleads not guilty to misconduct
Mar. 15, 2005Following his March 7 arrest, UW-Madison freshman quarterback Marcus Randle El appeared in court Monday where he entered a not guilty plea to a criminal charge of disorderly conduct. Randle ' ¦
'Robots' gear up for box-office invasion
By Tarah Scalzo | Mar. 15, 2005A movie for all ladies and gentlebots, \Robots,"" a unique and truly dazzling masterpiece of computer animation, is colorful, witty, and one of those movies that just feels like one ' ¦'
News Briefs
Mar. 15, 2005A trial-court judge ruled Monday that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, comparing it to archaic laws that once blocked interracial marriage or promoted \separate but equal' segregation. If ' ¦
Genes may play role in pot addiction
By Adam Dylewski | Mar. 15, 2005The number of people enrolled in marijuana treatment and rehabilitation programs has surged, approximately tripling from 1992 to 2002. The government uses this statistic to argue marijuana is addictive and ' ¦'
Following alleged harassment, students sit in at Ed's Express
By Andy Berens | Mar. 14, 2005UW-Madison's cultural sensitivity was brought into question Friday night when a group of students staged a sit-in at Ed's Express over an alleged instance of racial harassment by an employee ' ¦
Master Plan fails to alleviate UW parking woes
By Anne Shapiro | Mar. 14, 2005UW junior Brittany Lindemann rushed out of her class, hoping to beat UW campus police to her car parked near by. She quickly realized that would not be the case ' ¦
Hunger striker talks of motives and goals
By Whitney Newman and Bill Anderson | Mar. 14, 2005Although the hunger strike in which I participated last week received significant media attention, our message has not been articulated directly to the student body. Rather than relying on the ' ¦
Women's hockey headed to program's first NCAA tourney
By By Daily Cardinal Staff and Mike Constantine | Mar. 14, 2005For the first time in team history the No. 3 UW women's hockey team (20-7-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 28-8-1 overall) will be playing in the NCAA Tournament. The team ' ¦
Brookfield slaying leaves 8 dead
Mar. 14, 2005A New Berlin, Wis. man opened fire on a weekly church service at a Brookfield hotel Saturday afternoon, killing eight people-including himself-and wounding four others. Terry Ratzmann, 44, entered the ' ¦
Wisconsin skates into Final Five
By Sam Pepper | Mar. 14, 2005After the disappointment loss to Alaska Anchorage in the third game of last year's Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff first round, the Badgers' victory Sunday night allowed UW fans and ' ¦
Students turn to 'study drugs' too often when facing academic pressures
By Jessica Sprang | Mar. 14, 2005We've all been there, struggling during late nights of studying just to keep our eyelids from drooping. Many of us try to manipulate our exhaustion by playing some fast-paced music ' ¦