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By Crystal Crowns | Oct. 31, 2003A proposal that would have linked UW System executive pay raises with those of faculty, academic staff and unionized workers fizzled in committee Thursday, The Capital Times reported. The Assembly ' ¦
A proposal that would have linked UW System executive pay raises with those of faculty, academic staff and unionized workers fizzled in committee Thursday, The Capital Times reported. The Assembly ' ¦
Israeli journalist and Palestinian rights supporter Amira Hass spoke at Grainger Hall Thursday night to talk about Israel's \policy of closure"" against the Palestinians. Hass, who has lived in Palestinian ' ¦
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A plea for affirmative action I experience life through different eyes, but more importantly, in different skin. I live each day a little bit differently solely because of the color ' ¦
I do not contend with Sanna Ansari's point published on Oct. 21, that the United States should help the Palestinians (Palestinians need American support, too). As a moderator of the ' ¦
Despite his speculation that the American public has long since forgotten the 2000 presidential election voting controversy, David Zarefsky, a Northwestern University professor and author, spoke on the legal implications ' ¦
Universities censor the speech of their students and faculty using discrimination and harassment policies, according to testimony by Greg Lukianoff, director of legal and public advocacy for the Foundation for ' ¦
Well, well, Mike Jones. We meet again. It's pretty difficult to \keep up with the Jones"" when you choose to write on topics you know so little about or you ' ¦
\Quirky"" can be defined as individual peculiarity of character or an unexpected turn. Or, in this case, 91.7 WSUM, UW-Madison's student-run radio station since Feb. 22, 2002. ""I'd describe WSUM ' ¦'
In honor of National Take Affirmative Action Day, a panel of students met Thursday praising and criticizing affirmative action initiatives at UW-Madison. They invited representatives from UW-Madison student newspapers to ' ¦
\Radio,"" starring Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr., comes as a quiet and down-to-earth film in a season of epics. With ""The Matrix: Revolutions"" and ""The Return of the King"" ' ¦'
(Sub Pop) When bands create a successful first album, there is immense pressure in the creation of a sophomore album to again please their audiences and keep them captivated.?? Thankfully, ' ¦'
Tradition is without a doubt one of the cornerstones of culture. Here, we share space with not only our multi-national brethren, but also with their values and customs. We also ' ¦
(Hiero Imperium) Lately, new hip-hop releases seem to have lost their original spark by trying to be too cool. The albums just have no energy and leave you with an ' ¦'
In the mid '90s Ireland was wracked by out-of-control drug use and a wave of crime that came in its wake. Drug dealers swarmed neighborhoods, seeing little resistance from police. ' ¦'
(Elektra) At first listen, seems like a debut album from a band that deserves to get one song on the latest teen movie soundtrack. Lucky Boys Confusion could easily be ' ¦'
Supporters of a bill that would allow illegal aliens to pay in-state tuition packed a hearing room in the state Capitol building Wednesday morning to testify in favor of the ' ¦
The Student Services Finance Committee discussed funding Wednesday for Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment; Polygon, a student organization through the College of Engineering and reconsidered their previous funding decision for Safe ' ¦
A family friend of the Wisconsin soldier killed Sunday in Iraq said Wednesday the family will hold her funeral later this week, according to the Associated Press. Rachel Bosveld of ' ¦
Although nothing says \Happy Halloween"" quite like beer and vandalism, there is something missing from the way the Halloween tradition is celebrated in Madison-trick-or-treating. Until eighth grade, trick-or-treating was the ' ¦'