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Badgers sweep top-ranked Sioux

By Matt Carroll | Feb. 9, 2004

Wisconsin 4, North Dakota 3 OT Wisconsin 5, North Dakota 2

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Badger Bits

By Matt Fox | Feb. 9, 2004

UW splits tough weekend with Purdue, Illinois The 12th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers wrestling team went on the road this past weekend to take on No. 18 Purdue Friday night and No. ' ¦

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Pale: another skin-based discrimination

By Holly Noe | Feb. 6, 2004

Americans like to imagine themselves an enlightened lot who have embraced diversity, inner beauty and all things humanistic. However, there still exists a domestic population which remains stigmatized on the ' ¦'

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Colo. regents investigate athlete 'sex parties'

By Anne Flavin | Feb. 6, 2004

The Board of Regents at the University of Colorado will meet today to discuss allegations that the university's athletic department and football team mislead prospective male athletes into believing the ' ¦

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Community split on minimum wage

By Patrice Kohl | Feb. 6, 2004

The proposal to raise Madison's minimum wage to $7.75 was opposed by most members of the business community but supported by other community members in a debate before Mayor Dave ' ¦

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Wade released following hearing

By Jennifer Kidd | Feb. 6, 2004

Maurice \Boo"" Wade, a UW-Madison sophomore and Badgers men's basketball guard, was released from jail Thursday. He was arrested Wednesday on tentative charges of substantial battery. Wade remains suspended from ' ¦

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Albini administers Electreline therapy

By Eric Kleefeld | Feb. 6, 2004

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Democrat supporters differentiate candidates

By Ivy Okoniewski | Feb. 6, 2004

Aiming to flush out the differences between Democratic presidential hopefuls, students, city officials and concerned citizens gathered Thursday to showcase their candidates to UW students. Hosted by the Democratic Law ' ¦

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Hot UW takes on 'Cats

By Betsy Golomski | Feb. 6, 2004

After an explosive offensive performance from junior guard Devin Harris in Wednesday's victory over Minnesota, the UW men's basketball team (6-1 Big Ten, 15-3 overall) will take their momentum to ' ¦

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Spartans waste Badgers 72-47

Feb. 6, 2004

The Wisconsin women's basketball team (2-8 Big Ten, 8-12 overall) suffered its worst defeat of the season Thursday night as the No. 20 Michigan State Spartans (7-3, 17-4) defeated the ' ¦

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Barbershop 2 puts great cuts on disc

By Amos Posner | Feb. 6, 2004

(Interscope) When you take a sequel to a hit movie that features the all-time best rapper-turned-actor, it should not be surprising to find an all-star collection of hip-hop stars on ' ¦'

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UW hosts UND in key WCHA series

By Eric Schmoldt | Feb. 6, 2004

One of UW's biggest sporting events of the year will take place at the Kohl Center this weekend as the men's hockey team (9-6-5 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 15-9-6 overall) ' ¦

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News Briefs

Feb. 6, 2004

Madison police arrested a 35-year-old man with a history of burglary and theft convictions Sunday in connection with the string of burglaries near the West Side, the Wisconsin State Journal ' ¦

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Letter to the Editors

Feb. 6, 2004

As a member of Promoting Awareness and Victim Empowerment, I have seen too many instances where a victim is reluctant to report an assault out of fear that he or ' ¦

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The Great Wall of Br??ckler

By Sam Cusick and Erich Mueller | Feb. 5, 2004

Junior goalie stands strong between the pipes, ranks among UW's best

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Activists oppose women's club renovation and designer

By Dan Causier | Feb. 5, 2004

Madison area activists and historical preservationists met Wednesday night at Memorial Union to raise opposition to the proposed renovation of the 240 W. Gilman St. building, home to Avol's Bookstore ' ¦

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Hot chocolate makes a chilly day into a welcome treat

By Jason Brehm | Feb. 5, 2004

On those bitterly cold days, there is only one beverage that can provide warmth and comfort: hot chocolate. Hot chocolate was first introduced to Europe in 1528 after Cortez, a ' ¦'

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Sioux Rolling Along

By Matt Carroll | Feb. 5, 2004

There is little doubt who the top team in the nation is right now, or even for most of the year.?? The North Dakota Fighting Sioux have been ranked No. ' ¦

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Mountain Goats bleat hopeful tunes

By Beth Wick | Feb. 5, 2004

(4AD) Themes of real life experiences, friendship, anger, regret and hope are captured and interwoven throughout the creative songs on The Mountain Goats' latest release, . These emotions are revealed ' ¦'

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Recruits join UW team

By Tim Hollfelder | Feb. 5, 2004

Head Coach Barry Alvarez announced his 2004 football recruiting class Wednesday at the Kohl Center. This year Alvarez recruited a class that is versatile and able to fill holes in ' ¦