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Overture project worries downtown business owners
By Stosh Jonjak | Feb. 10, 2004While the Madison Overture Project is gentrifying the State Street area and augmenting the city's cultural community, the project is ousting some local retail owners. \Construction has gone very smoothly, ' ¦
Badgers riding high after huge wins
By Eric Schmoldt | Feb. 10, 2004In case you missed it, the Wisconsin men's hockey team (11-6-5 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 17-9-6 overall) completed a two-game series sweep against the top team in the country, the ' ¦
Guards look to improve play
By Betsy Golomski | Feb. 10, 2004Oh where, oh where, has the Badgers' backcourt gone? Did it leave with Boo Wade's arrest last Wednesday or is this just a bump in the road? Lately, junior guard ' ¦
Overture project worries downtown business owners
By Maureen Backman and Stosh Jonjak | Feb. 10, 2004While the Madison Overture Project is gentrifying the State Street area and augmenting the city's cultural community, the project is ousting some local retail owners. \Construction has gone very smoothly, ' ¦
Flawed 'Barbershop' a cut above most sequels
By Whitney Newman and Amos Posner | Feb. 10, 2004Movies like \Barbershop"" don't usually lead to sequels. We never saw ""Diner 2"" or ""Car Wash: With a Vengeance."" Slice-of-life movies are self-contained by nature. Sequels either become too story-driven ' ¦'
Lightman's 'reunion' flops
By Ben Schultz | Feb. 10, 2004'Einstein's Dreams' writer loses momentum'
Pekar discusses the 'Splendor' of his comics
By Peter Cameron and Jon Fischer | Feb. 10, 2004Writer Harvey Pekar has been a cult figure in underground comic books since the 1970s when he started his semi-autobiographical series \American Splendor."" He has covered such personal moments as ' ¦'
Dean vows to stay in race even if he loses Wisconsin primary
By Rob Hunger | Feb. 10, 2004In front of a room filled with volunteers, students and senior citizens alike, presidential candidate Howard Dean touted his credentials, slammed special interest and President Bush, and called for the ' ¦
Wade reinstated
By JoEllen Amato | Feb. 10, 2004The UW-Madison's Student-Athlete Policy Appeals Committee modified the suspension of men's basketball player Maurice \Boo"" Wade Monday to a violation of the athletic department's conduct code, according to a press ' ¦
News briefs
Feb. 10, 2004A Wispolitics.com survey of Wisconsin Democratic Party chairs shows a majority predict U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to win the state's Feb. 17 primary. However, Kerry only trumped his rivals ' ¦
Experts deconstruct UW athletic privacy laws
By Julia Bartz | Feb. 9, 2004While students await UW basketball guard Maurice \Boo"" Wade's decision regarding the appeal of his suspension after being arrested for battery, some have said they wonder about the level of ' ¦
News Briefs
Feb. 9, 2004The UW System Board of Regents decided Friday to approve budgets for two new university buildings and ask the state Legislature to fund them. One of the projects is the ' ¦
Badger Bits
By Matt Fox | Feb. 9, 2004UW 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. ' ¦
Kerry riding momentum into Wisconsin primary
By Alex Balistreri | Feb. 9, 2004Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., can chalk up another three victories in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee, and the countdown to Wisconsin's Feb. 17 primary has begun. Kerry ' ¦
Badgers sweep top-ranked Sioux
By Matt Carroll | Feb. 9, 2004Wisconsin 4, North Dakota 3 OT Wisconsin 5, North Dakota 2
Frontloading gives Wis. added importance
By Brittany Jones and Jason Soriano | Feb. 9, 2004To many voters, this year's Democratic primaries may seem more frantic than usual. This is not merely a result of public misconception or increased media coverage. In fact, by May ' ¦
Draw connections in sexual violence cycle
By Andrew Haffner and Kate McCormack | Feb. 9, 2004Last week, three female students were sexually assaulted in Madison. Last Sunday at the Super Bowl in a choreographed dance move, Justin Timberlake ripped off part of Janet Jackson's shirt, ' ¦
Credits, self-restraint in short supply
By Mario Puig and Louie Holwerk | Feb. 9, 2004Hangin' with the Dark Lord'




