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Badger Bits

Women's basketball The Big Ten season has not been forgiving to the Badgers. In the first four conference games of the season, the Badgers (1-3 Big Ten, 6-7 overall) lost ' ¦

UW's unbeaten streak snapped at 15

For the Wisconsin men's hockey team (8-3-5 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 14-5-5 overall), winter break was like a month-long roller coaster ride. Unbeaten streaks survived long enough to break records ' ¦

Underground hip-hop: A year in review

Throughout this past year, the direction of indie hip-hop has been all over the spectrum. As the genre continues to diversify, more originality and creativity are seen in projects that ' ¦'

A little warmth for winter

Pink Panties slips into State Street'

UW-Madison campus Internet services no longer down to the wire

Despite sparse usage, the Division of Information Technology is planning the expansion of campus wireless Internet services that will supplement the already existing 18 campus wireless locations. Wireless services at ' ¦

Working hard or getting a beating

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Dub Narcotic survive car crash, dance

Calvin Johnson is not an easy man to talk to. In a drawn-out, deep voice he answers every question like he's answered it too many times before. He slowly hobbles ' ¦'

Strikers reject latest Tyson contract offer

A union of 470 workers for Tyson Foods' Jefferson, Wis., plant rejected the company's latest offer Jan. 11 by a vote of 242-74, almost 11 months after going on strike. ' ¦

Mason's play in the Music City Bowl strikes a chord

The most glaring stat from Wisconsin's loss to Auburn in Nashville, Tenn., on New Year's Eve was not the amount of sacks and pressures given up by the lax offensive ' ¦

News Briefs

No Dane Casino, a grassroots organization formed by Madison lawyer David Relles, held an open forum Jan. 6 urging Dane County residents to vote o"" to the expansion of DeJope ' ¦

USA wins first gold

Dramatic comeback win completes trip

Indie hip hop in 2004

From The Shins to The Strokes, the rest of the Top 15

#2 (Sub Pop) The Shins have done it again.?? Their latest release, , illustrates how the band can create a successful follow-up record to match the success of .?? offers ' ¦'

Do not dishonor lives lost in Iraq

\Those soldiers died for nothing."" I recently overheard a fellow student make this comment, which is as disheartening as it is wrong. This war has cost many lives and huge ' ¦

In-state on the plate for Badgers

The Lady Badgers are facing a tough upcoming week. Like all the other students around campus, they are busy studying for those pesky finals that are coming up in a ' ¦

Farewell to Madison

\Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road."" I embark on a journey next semester that will be far different from the way of life here in Madison, and ' ¦

Lauvray's last hurrah: New Year's advice

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Outkast makes year's best album

It has been a long year in music. Last year was a standout year, but even with its deluge of critically acclaimed albums music sales still suffered. The Recording Industry ' ¦'

Students release politically charged magazine

UW-Madison journalism students will debut Thursday their socially and politically themed magazine, Curb, Thursday, intended for people who are civically engaged in the state of Wisconsin. Whereas in previous years ' ¦

Even Republicans can support Dean's campaign

A funny thing happened over Thanksgiving break. My Republican uncle, who has supported Republicans in every election from Barry Goldwater's in 1964 to Bush's in 2000, confessed to us just ' ¦