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Tax credits fail to aid low-income students

By Kristen Titus | Oct. 14, 2003

Credits more beneficial to middle incomes

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Murderous tale 'Close to Home'

By Nichole Steffens | Oct. 14, 2003

Peter Robinson's novel, \Close to Home,"" is an example of written suspense at its finest. The author's knack for cryptic foreshadowing throughout the story paired with the characters' ambitious crime-solving ' ¦'

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Sports Bits

Oct. 14, 2003

MLB Playoffs The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees Monday night 3-2, bouncing back from Saturday's loss and evening the series at two games apiece. Behind the arm ' ¦

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Cardinal defeats Herald 42-35

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 13, 2003

In what was another close game in the Cardinal vs. Herald football rivalry, the Cardinal came out of Vilas Park Friday night with a decisive 42-35 victory, capped off by ' ¦

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Complicated love triangles storm 'The Castle'

Oct. 13, 2003

The allure of director Tim Fywell's first movie, \I Capture the Castle,"" filters into several unique elements-a picturesque landscape, a medieval castle, an eccentric family and a young romance. The ' ¦'

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Backups shine in victory

By Arvind Gopalratnam and Melanie Shibley - The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 13, 2003

For a team that relies heavily week in and week out on the production and consistency of its offensive studs, mainly senior wide receiver Lee Evans, quarterback Jim Sorgi and ' ¦

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News Briefs

By Molly Reppen | Oct. 13, 2003

Madison police apprehended three men in connection with an attempted robbery on Hawthorne Court early Friday morning. According to the police report, three men approached a male and female walking ' ¦

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Fans ecstatic over UW victory

By Cary Dohman and Clay Thomas | Oct. 13, 2003

Badgers defeat Buckeyes 17-10

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Presidential candidate Kucinich to speak at Madison airport today

By Molly O???Brien | Oct. 13, 2003

Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will be stopping briefly in Madison this evening as part of a three day, 11-city tour to formally announce his presidential campaign. He will arrive in ' ¦

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Police: bicycle safety campaign beneficial

By Molly Borgstrom | Oct. 13, 2003

UW and Madison police released an evaluation Friday of their recent crackdown on bicycle safety, concluding that the program would benefit from an extension. According to a joint statement from ' ¦

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Staff Opinion

By By Marina Oliver and Jaime Brackeen | Oct. 13, 2003

New high-rises yuppify housing

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Minor fights ensue, streaker fined $672

By Katrina Peterson | Oct. 13, 2003

While no riots occurred after Saturday night's football game, there were several notable citations, ejections and arrests among fans, according to Sgt. Sue Armagost of the Madison Police Department. Of ' ¦

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A look at the Big Ten this weekend

By Clint Robus | Oct. 13, 2003

Big Ten football fans had a busy weekend as several marquee matchups pitting Top 25 teams were on stage. Michigan vs. Minnesota Senior quarterback John Navarre led the Wolverines to ' ¦

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Up and down play

By Matt Carroll | Oct. 13, 2003

While the No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) was able to earn an easy victory Friday night against the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-10, 0-6 Big Ten), it, ' ¦

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Tarantino surprises in 'Bill'

By Amos Posner | Oct. 13, 2003

Since Quentin Tarantino made a huge splash with \Pulp Fiction,"" he had only directed the Elmore Leonard adaptation ""Jackie Brown"" and one segment of the ill-conceived ""Four Rooms."" With Tarantino ' ¦'

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Badger Bits

Oct. 13, 2003

Men's hockey The Badgers fell behind early in the final round of the Maverick Stampede tournament in Omaha, Neb. Saturday and were not able to recover as the men's hockey ' ¦

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Dethroned!

By Cary Dohman | Oct. 13, 2003

Great opportunities come around once in a long while, and the Wisconsin football team made the most of an opportunity Saturday night as they knocked off the defending National Champion ' ¦

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No hurry for 'Friday Night'

By Molly Reppen | Oct. 13, 2003

Fifty-five-year-old French filmmaker Claire Denis has an oddball directing style, and most of her films have featured novel approaches-like character studies focusing on small quiet moments and casual observations. She ' ¦'

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Regents rescind pay hike decision

By Emily Winter | Oct. 13, 2003

Following Wis. Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager's declaration Friday that the UW System Board of Regents' decision to hike pay range scales for top UW officials was done in a covert ' ¦

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Scholars debate college grading systems

By Jennifer Kidd | Oct. 13, 2003

Students who say grades are meaningless and arbitrary may be surprised to learn that many professors think so too. However, what these professors see as a flaw-grade inflation-might be perceived ' ¦