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Gas prices face dramatic increase
Mar. 7, 2005Gasoline prices are forecasted to increase 24 cents per gallon. Fuel prices typically increase in the spring when refineries change their facilities to begin producing the summer blends of gasoline, ' ¦
UW research facility receives $15M gift
By Hayley Jacobs | Mar. 7, 2005At a press conference Friday, Gov. Jim Doyle accepted a $15 million donation from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation, which will go to build the new Interdisciplinary Research Complex on campus. ' ¦
'Get Shorty' sequel packed with stars, lacks solid story
By Dan Wohl | Mar. 7, 2005\Be Cool,"" the sequel to 1995's ""Get Shorty,"" is long on characters and amusing throwaway jokes but short on heart or spirit. Although it's a bigger, flashier production, ""Be Cool"" ' ¦'
Badgers lose thriller to Gophers
By Mike Constantine | Mar. 7, 2005The No. 3 Wisconsin women's hockey team headed to Minneapolis hoping to win their first-ever Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament. But in the end, it was the No. 1 Minnesota ' ¦
Students to fast at Capitol
By Andy Berens | Mar. 7, 2005TAs, professors also join protest against tuition hikes
Men icers tie, lose to end year
By Justin Dreyfuss | Mar. 7, 2005The No. 6 Wisconsin men's hockey team traveled to take on the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs for their season finale this past weekend. The Badgers (16-9-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 21-11-4 overall) ' ¦
Train-whistle ban tops mayor's agenda in D.C.
By Chris Essig | Mar. 7, 2005Today marks the first day Mayor Dave Cieslewicz will be lobbying in Washington, D.C., for many key issues regarding the Madison community. The mayor's spokesperson, George Twigg, highlighted two issues ' ¦
Police find dead man in Van Vleck
Mar. 7, 2005A 66-year-old man was found dead in a Van Vleck Hall bathroom Friday morning, according to a UW-Madison police report. Police found the man, whose name is being withheld until ' ¦
News Briefs
Mar. 7, 2005Gov. Jim Doyle headed to Mexico Sunday to begin his third foreign trade delegation as governor. Doyle will spend all week south of the border, where he will attempt to ' ¦
Wisconsin staves off Purdue on Senior Day
By Joe Hasler and Daily Cardinal Staff | Mar. 7, 2005Wisconsin starts hot, uses free throws to seal win
Taser tests done with greatest care for pigs
By Jessica Sprang | Mar. 7, 2005The news that UW-Madison researchers are testing tasers on pigs to examine their effectiveness has not been taken lightly. However, much of the disdain the news of these tests has ' ¦
A chilly wake-up call to homeless plight
By Sam Karp and Erin Canty | Mar. 7, 2005Can't Touch This'
Moore's return from injury helps jump-start tracksters
By Andrew Haffner and Ryan Hessenthaler | Mar. 4, 2005When talk turns to Wisconsin men's track, the team's sprinters and distance squads-led by stars such as Demi Omole and Matt Tegenkamp-often get most of the attention and it is ' ¦