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Take care how you use the word 'gay'

By Whitney Newman and Bob Probst | Apr. 6, 2004

Casually using 'gay' as a derogatory term proves to be offensive

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Judges favor lower drinking penalties

By Rob Hunger | Apr. 6, 2004

Court election will affect UW students

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MPD more sensitive to assault

By Jessica Gartner | Apr. 6, 2004

The lies of a confused young woman should not be allowed to lead to a backslide toward police disbelief of victims. The Madison Police Department handled a high profile and ' ¦

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Singing the life aquatic: Oceanographer Earle lectures at UW

By By Jessica Phan and Crystal Weinberger | Apr. 6, 2004

Students and community members got a first-hand account of today's oceans at a lecture by oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle Monday night, part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Distinguished Lecture Series. ' ¦

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Strasser tells of abuse

By Anna Cianciara | Apr. 6, 2004

Nearly one-third of American women report having been physically or sexually abused in a relationship at some point in their lives.??These women are of every educational level, race and socioeconomic ' ¦'

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Badger Bits

Apr. 5, 2004

The men's track and field team ended the weekend after a competition at the Texas Relays. Sophomore Alonzo Moore finished second in the triple jump at 49' 9' while Rick ' ¦

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Wis. Film Fest not-to-be-missed event for students

By William Temby | Apr. 5, 2004

The Wisconsin Film Festival came and went last weekend. It's an interesting event every year-to see the new directions this young festival goes. It's hard to believe how quickly the ' ¦'

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Characters focus of 'Hellboy'

By Peter Cameron | Apr. 5, 2004

For comic book geeks, \Hellboy"" is an amazing on-screen version of the beloved hero. For everyone else, it is a solid movie and one that not only hardcore comic fans ' ¦'

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Police refute abduction claims; Seiler hires lawyer

By Maureen Backman | Apr. 5, 2004

Assistant Police Chief Noble Wray said Friday police believe Audrey Seiler's alleged kidnapper does not exist and ceased the search for a man Seiler described as her abductor. \We do ' ¦

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Feingold slams Bush, Patriot Act

By Jennifer Kidd and Liz Wegner | Apr. 5, 2004

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., slammed parts of the USA Patriot Act and advocated a new national security bill to a receptive and enthusiastic audience at the Wisconsin Union Theater ' ¦

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Mason faces new charges, suspension

By Eric Reinert and Erin Schmidtke | Apr. 5, 2004

UW-Madison freshman wide receiver Ernest Mason was arrested Thursday after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. This marks the second arrest for Mason, who currently faces charges for a similar incident in ' ¦

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Staff Opinion- Cardinal picks for Tuesday

Apr. 5, 2004

District 1, The Dane County Board Of all the names on the ballot tomorrow, the Dane County Board of Supervisors District 1 election probably has the greatest effect on students, ' ¦

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TAA explains a possible grade strike

Apr. 5, 2004

Members of the Teaching Assistants' Association do not want to go on strike, but feel they have to consider it. Why? Because the bargaining process has broken down. The state ' ¦

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'Prince' forced, unromantic

By Joe Uchill | Apr. 5, 2004

Make no mistake, writers Jack Amiel and Michael Begler can write funny scenes and, save the genre-appropriate chick-flick cornball humor, \The Prince and Me"" is a funny movie. But at ' ¦'

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UConn, GT vie for nat'l title

By Jon Spike | Apr. 5, 2004

Connecticut's dream is still alive. With its women's basketball team winning the final game last night, the school could win both men's and women's basketball national championships. But if all ' ¦

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UW opens up conference play with rough start

By Connor McKnight | Apr. 5, 2004

With spring approaching quickly, the UW softball team could not help but treat itself to a double scoop of softball Sunday. The Badgers ended their two-game confrontation with the Buckeyes ' ¦

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Staff Opinion - Wray did well with Seiler

By Jon Spike | Apr. 5, 2004

The hordes of national media converging on Madison last week with video cameras and tape recorders aimed pointedly at the community put unbelievable pressure on the city's police department. Searching ' ¦

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Louie speaks of fish tales, junk e-mails

By Louie Holwerk | Apr. 5, 2004

The fishing season is near, and e-mails on the topic of angling are clogging my inbox. As a lifelong fisherman, I'll do my best to address a few of the ' ¦'

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Share responsibility for sexual assault

By Alexandra Gekas | Apr. 5, 2004

Throughout sexual assault awareness month in April, groups like Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment and Men Opposing Sexual Assault will be concentrating their efforts in promoting public discourse and education on ' ¦

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Men's tennis split weekend

By Ben Hubner | Apr. 5, 2004

The Wisconsin men's tennis team (1-3 Big Ten, 6-9 overall) had no answer for No. 1 Illinois (3-0, 16-0 overall), losing 7-0, but managed to round out the weekend with ' ¦