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UW 'generates' blackout solutions

Technology could prevent repeat of August blackouts

Extra limbs may threaten frog numbers

More frogs are growing extra limbs and other deformities now than 50 years ago, according to research published by UW-Madison scientists in the December issue of the journal \Conservation Biology."" ' ¦'

UW-Madison students do not take nutrition seriously

Late-night pizza, beer and dorm food. With college students' dietary choices, it is possible the \freshman 15"" can become the ""undergrad 25."" On the UW-Madison campus, there are students with ' ¦'

Canterbury Booksellers tale now over

In the first days of the year Canterbury Booksellers, 315 W. Gorham St., announced that it would give up its space for Avol's Books. For both owners, the change is ' ¦'

Plan 2008 garners mixed results in second half of initiative on UW-Madison campus

With four years left in the UW System-wide initiative to increase diversity on campus, Plan 2008, the UW-Madison campus still has a long way to go, according to Vice-Chancellor Paul ' ¦

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Mutant flies reveal new gene

On a really hot day, a person may prefer to stay in one place without moving. One UW-Madison professor and his team has isolated a strain of fruit flies that, ' ¦'

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 ' ¦'