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A sports monopoly that needs to stay
By Michael Worringer | Apr. 20, 2004We Americans are a free market-lovin' society. We must have choices that compete for our attention. Ice cream? Thirty-one flavors, please. Satellite television? No fewer than about a bajillion channels ' ¦
'Reefer Madness' a profound look at economy
By Jon Spike and Jessica Miller | Apr. 20, 2004In his newest book, \Reefer Madness,"" author Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) takes an alarming look at America's underground economy. In this book, Schlosser challenges the rationality of anti-marijuana laws, ' ¦'
Track teams riding high
By Molly Reppen and Connor McKnight | Apr. 20, 2004The last two weeks have run their course well for the UW women's track team. The steamroller of momentum from the Boise State Invitational earlier this month kept moving for ' ¦
City prepares for Mifflin Block Party
By Rob Hunger | Apr. 20, 2004Inspectors find some balconies in need of repairs
ClimaBubble bursts onto the scene
By Peter Long | Apr. 20, 2004After spending countless hours and millions of dollars on research and development-errr... a few cans of Miller Lite and a Big Mike's sub-I have come to the conclusion that there ' ¦'
Increased cost of State St. plan concerns city
Apr. 20, 2004State Street's planned makeover moved a step closer to final approval Monday, as the city Board of Estimates voted to award contracts for bids for the project. However, the 40-percent ' ¦
Staff opinion: Support TAA in the event of a strike
Apr. 20, 2004The Teaching Assistants Association voted in a two-thirds majority today to implement a strike. If necessary, teaching assistants and project assistants willstage a walkout on April 27 and 28. If ' ¦
Kerry should draft female number two
By Breezy Willis | Apr. 20, 2004Too much paper, too much ink, and far too much time have been wasted lately in debates over who should be John Kerry's running mate and why. They have been ' ¦
Wiley responds to Thursday's staging
By John Wiley | Apr. 19, 2004Real dialogue requires more than \yes"" and ""no"" answers
Fear of death prompts helmet purchase
By Louie Holwerk | Apr. 19, 2004I recently purchased a bicycle helmet. My old one was stolen from my apartment last year during a party. Why someone took it, I cannot say. I speculate it was ' ¦'
State St. redesign $1.5M over estimate
By Luke Behnke | Apr. 19, 2004City of Madison officials recently discovered the State Street reconstruction plan will cost 40 percent more than the original estimate of $3.7 million. This means the low bid of $5.2 ' ¦
TAA to decide on strike today
By Katrina Peterson | Apr. 19, 2004The UW-Madison bargaining team will meet with the state today to negotiate the Teaching Assistants' Association's demands for a new contract. The TAA will also meet tonight to announce the ' ¦
Will \Kill Bill"" start Tarantino series?
By William Temby | Apr. 19, 2004After seeing \Kill Bill Vol. 2,"" there is one thing that is abundantly clear-Quentin Tarantino did a masterful job splitting what is obviously a single film into two volumes. ""Vol. ' ¦'
Badger Bits
Apr. 19, 2004The No. 52 UW women's tennis team (5-3 Big Ten, 12-9 overall) was flawless at home, defeating No. 63 Ohio State 7-0 Saturday and Penn State 6-1 Sunday. UW's only ' ¦
Hensleigh ruins 'The Punisher'
By Joe Pudas | Apr. 19, 2004Jonathan Hensleigh's \The Punisher"" is a colossal embarrassment. Every scene, every explosion and every atrocious line of dialogue in ""The Punisher"" feels mechanical and artificial. It is a grand failure ' ¦'
Race holds little importance in biology, genetics
By Dinesh Ramde and Diana Wu | Apr. 19, 2004Health statistics are often broken down into categories by race. But increasingly, scientists question whether race is a meaningless concept that has no basis in biology or genetics. This was ' ¦
Supporters gather for same-sex marriage
By Julia Bartz | Apr. 19, 2004The Madison-based Civil Marriage Equality Coalition rallied Saturday on Library Mall, then marched to the state Capitol to promote civil marriage equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples. The ' ¦
Softball finds splits in final weekend at home
By Ben Hubner | Apr. 19, 2004The Wisconsin women's softball team (5-7 Big Ten, 25-21 overall) settled for a split of the two-game series against Indiana (2-8, 25-25 overall). The Badgers managed to score a total ' ¦



