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Weighing in discrimination

By Katrina Peterson | Feb. 24, 2005

Recently I came across an appalling article from several different news sources-Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, located in Atlantic City, N.J., has officially made it a requirement for their cocktail waitresses and bartenders to maintain a certain weight. Otherwise these employees will face up-to 90 days of unpaid probation. During this time, they can be put on a weight-loss program paid for by Borgata and attempt to lose the extra weight. If they do not succeed in doing so, they will be fired.

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Carb your enthusiasm!

By Morgan Brickley | Feb. 24, 2005

Whole-grain goodness'

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City OKs Gorham apartment building

By Amanda Becker | Feb. 23, 2005

Members of the City Council discussed the building of a 12-story student apartment building and increased parking on Capitol Square Wednesday evening at the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King ' ¦

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Team 'Star Fox' ready for action!-Players experience 'assault' on classic title

By Jason Ducat | Feb. 23, 2005

\Star Fox"" for the Super Nintendo was a revolution of video game design. Back then a 16-bit machine pushing polygons like that had never been seen. The Nintendo 64 version ' ¦'

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DDR helps college students lose weight

By Sarah Wieckert | Feb. 23, 2005

Thanks to a brilliant Japanese idea, active video games now allow lazy-or money-conscious-college students to revel in the same mindless distractions from the intellectual world that traditional video games did ' ¦'

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Networks plan to sue FCC to recoup fine fees

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Laura Kalinowski | Feb. 23, 2005

Various broadcasters are expected to bring a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission sometime within the next month, citing the FCC's failure to define standards for indecency violations. The networks ' ¦'

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Pax's Baby Bulls growing up

By Jon McNamara | Feb. 23, 2005

Born To Mack

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Blackout began at substation

By Molly Reppen and Luke Behnke | Feb. 23, 2005

Madison Gas and Electric determined Tuesday the cause of the Monday-evening blackout that left most of the State Street and Langdon Street areas powerless.

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USA curling team steps toward gold in Madison

By Clint Robus | Feb. 23, 2005

UW student makes run at '06 Olympic games

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Hidden 'Dreaming' of being found

By Will Hoverman and Bridget Maniaci | Feb. 23, 2005

Fighting the competition from such radio-crowding rockers as Franz Ferdinand or the Killers, Hidden in Plain View has the ability to prolong the attention span of the suburban masses who ' ¦'

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Men's track ready for repeat

By Jessica Dorsky and Maria Boncyk | Feb. 23, 2005

The UW Men's Track team has done something some other UW teams can only dream about: They've won six Indoor Big Ten titles in a row and established somewhat of ' ¦

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Council may close lobbying loopholes

By Mary Cavanaugh and Jake Herrera | Feb. 23, 2005

In an effort to clean up a 2001 ordinance ridden with lobbying loopholes, members of Madison's City Council will aim to make business owners who are in frequent contact with ' ¦'

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Dance Dance Revolution

By Emily Winter | Feb. 23, 2005

How to play the game The object of Dance Dance Revolution is to keep up with the fast paced Japanese techno and pop music by stepping on a tough, sticky ' ¦'

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Women's hoopsters last home stand

By Chris Bates | Feb. 23, 2005

It has been a long tough road, marred by unexpected collapses, understandable coaching changes and sub-.500 records. But for seniors guard Stephanie Rich and forward Ebba Gebisa, Wednesday night's home ' ¦

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UW may be notified of house parties

By Amanda Infield | Feb. 23, 2005

UW-Madison Policy Alternatives Community Education discussed updated strategies for curtailing house parties at UW-Madison, including issuing notices to the university after parties get busted. Discussion revolved around certain \hot spots"" ' ¦

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Writing fellows: Friends to all

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Nancy McMurray | Feb. 23, 2005

They are a rare breed who love the complex process of thesis development, the endless variety of sentence structure and the art of the perfect transition. Their majors range anywhere ' ¦'

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States lose billions due to lack of Internet sales tax

By Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen | Feb. 23, 2005

The e-commerce industry is booming, and everyone wants a piece of the pie. But when it comes to collecting sales tax on items bought over the Internet, certain states are ' ¦'

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Lawmakers search for ways to help Wis. families pay tuition

Feb. 23, 2005

Helping UW System students pay tuition was foremost on the minds of state Assembly representatives Tuesday morning at a meeting of the Colleges and Universities Committee at the Capitol. Of ' ¦

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'The Simpsons' pushes buttons

By Molly Reppen and Josh Gildea | Feb. 23, 2005

Those who watched the most recent episode of \The Simpsons"" Sunday night may have noticed that it began with a warning that the episode dealt with the issue of gay ' ¦

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Reality television warps reality

By Bob Probst | Feb. 23, 2005

It all seemed to start out so innocently. In 1991, MTV launched \The Real World,"" which offered viewers a bird's-eye view into the lives of an assortment of conflicted and ' ¦