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Dancing rabbis and one great wedding

By Amos Posner and Liz Puibello | Dec. 3, 2003

Almost Amos'

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Cambell makes former bosses proud

Dec. 3, 2003

(Instinct Records) When indie-goddess Isobel Campbell, a beloved, original member of Belle and Sebastian, left the group in May 2002, hipsters everywhere shed gentle waves of tears upon their novelty ' ¦'

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Medical advances curb murder rate

By Melissa Howison and Kyle Swanson | Dec. 3, 2003

I have always been wary of measures designed to get tough on crime, especially mandatory minimum sentences and three strike laws. These laws destroy judicial discretion and punish individuals based ' ¦

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Is the fix worth the gamble?

By Maureen Backman and Evelyn Kusnawirianto | Dec. 3, 2003

Nov. 18th, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk agreed to expand the DeJope Bingo Hall to make it a complete casino, under the condition that taxpayers do ' ¦

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CBS radio host brings environmental views to UW

By Sam-Omar Hall | Dec. 3, 2003

CBS broadcast journalist and environmental activist Betsy Rosenberg spoke Tuesday night in 180 Science Hall about consumer responsibility and the effects of Sports Utility Vehicles on the environment, which are ' ¦

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Out on a Limb Online

Dec. 3, 2003

LSU vs. Georgia, Kansas St. vs. Oklahoma, Chicago @ Green Bay, Indianapolis @ Tennessee, Kansas City @ Denver, Miami @ New England, and Seattle @ Minnesota. LSU, OK, CHI, INDY, ' ¦

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UW Faculty Senate will work with school officials to curb poor fan behavior

By Jill Swenby | Dec. 2, 2003

Members of the Faculty Senate Monday night passed a resolution to work with the Athletic Board, the Alumni Association and the Office of the Dean of Students to seek solutions ' ¦

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Police investigate Regent and State Street robberies

By Molly Borgstrom | Dec. 2, 2003

Suspects in each may be the same man

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Dim prospects for State Sreet

By Jessica Gartner | Dec. 2, 2003

Ron Czerwien, owner of Avol's Book Store, was shocked to learn that the building Avol's has inhabited for nearly two decades is facing demolition, especially given that he'd been negotiating ' ¦

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'Challenge' awaits Wisconsin

By Joe Hasler | Dec. 2, 2003

The ACC-Big Ten Challenge started Monday with the conferences' perennial bottom-feeders, Florida State and Northwestern, playing each other. Tonight, the real action gets underway as the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball ' ¦

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Badgers blown off course by Westerwinds

By Matt Carroll | Dec. 2, 2003

It was too little, too late for the Wisconsin Badger women's basketball team (2-2) as their late-game rally was snuffed in a 64-58 loss to the Western Illinois Westerwinds (2-2) ' ¦

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Peter offers love, fettuccini to Paris

By Peter Long | Dec. 2, 2003

Dear Paris, My name is Pete. I am 20 years old and currently a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, where I hope to major in journalism and either history ' ¦'

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Kyoto treaty faces opposition from United States, Russia

By Rob Hunger | Dec. 2, 2003

The controversial Kyoto Protocol, which is intended to reduce the level of greenhouse gases, recently suffered a major setback when Russia hinted that it would not ratify the treaty. Supporters ' ¦

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News Briefs

Dec. 2, 2003

In parody of a comment by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Britain's Plain English Campaign awarded him the \Foot in Mouth"" prize Monday, according to CNN.com. ""We also know there are ' ¦

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Bill would protect student athletes from unscrupulous agents

By Adam Bissen | Dec. 2, 2003

Blue-chip high school athletes and collegians with the skills to go pro are often hounded by unscrupulous sports agents offering lavish gifts in exchange for signing a contract that would, ' ¦

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The good, bad and ugly

By Arvind Gopalratnam | Dec. 2, 2003

As much as Thanksgiving is an opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends, eat boatloads of food and feebly acknowledge the debacle that is your academic semester, it ' ¦

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Former scout decries gay discrimination

By Les Chappell | Dec. 2, 2003

Former Eagle Scout James Dale spoke at the Wisconsin Union Theater Monday night as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Distinguished Lecture Series. Stressing the ideas of community and awareness, ' ¦

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FBI uses award-winning UW Police discrimination pamphlets

By Emily Winter | Dec. 2, 2003

When three University of Wisconsin Police sergeants created pamphlets in 1996 to help Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students on campus cope with hate crimes, they never thought their product ' ¦

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Hey students, Dean stands to the right

By Nitin Julka | Dec. 2, 2003

Note to all Howard Dean supporters out there: This man is no liberal. Dean supported Republicans in cutting more than $250 billion from Medicare in 1995. As recently as this ' ¦

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UW textbook trading Web site goes online

By Emily Winter | Dec. 1, 2003

Starting today, UW-Madison students have another way to bypass bookstores when buying textbooks: Madbook.com. The Web site, created by UW-Madison sophomore Michael Comstock, allows students to list textbooks they want ' ¦