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Volleyball rallies back to take down conference foes
By Matt Carroll | Sep. 29, 2003The No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers' (10-3 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) volleyball team escaped early deficits in both matches this weekend to come up with wins against the Northwestern Wildcats (9-5 ' ¦
Badgers dominate Big Ten opener
By Josh Salm | Sep. 29, 2003Riding on the legs of sophomore running back Dwayne Smith and senior quarterback Jim Sorgi, the Badgers (1-0 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) came out of Illinois (0-1, 1-4 overall) with ' ¦
Man assaults student in home
By Molly Borgstrom and Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau | Sep. 29, 2003A UW-Madison senior was sexually assaulted in her campus-area apartment Friday. The crime occurred Friday morning at about 4:53 a.m. The 22-year-old victim said she woke in her bed in ' ¦
Blaster worm suspect arrested
Sep. 29, 2003Another suspect was arrested over the weekend in connection with the \Blaster"" computer worm. Prosecutors refused to release any information about the juvenile, who was arrested for intentionally causing damage ' ¦
Police cite piccolo musician again
Sep. 29, 2003Library Mall piccolo player Thomas Ryan, who was issued a ticket in May for making \unreasonable noise,"" has been issued a second ticket for a noise violation Sept. 25, in ' ¦
Fire in fraternity reveals secret room
By Emily Winter and Jayme Zwerling | Sep. 29, 2003A damaging fire broke out Friday at approximately 6 a.m. in a secret room of the UW-Madison fraternity Sigma Phi, 106 N. Prospect. When the Madison fire department responded to ' ¦
Saves the Day raises bar for emo
Sep. 26, 2003(Dreamworks) Saves the Day has been making great music since their inception in the late '90s. Characterized by personal lyrics and competent musicianship, Saves the Day has set the bar ' ¦'
Badger Bits
By By Chace Goff | Sep. 26, 2003Men's Cross Country On Nov. 25 last year, the University of Wisconsin's men's cross country team showed it was a force to be reckoned with.??This year, it is looking like ' ¦
Bad timing on Crew House
By Sam Berns | Sep. 26, 2003The Crew House project is long overdue. However, it is very poor timing by the university to build a new Crew House at the start of the school year because ' ¦
News Briefs
Sep. 26, 2003Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, who vocally opposes military involvement in Iraq, is scheduled to make his first campus campaign appearance Sunday, Oct. 4 on the lawn of the Kohl ' ¦
Committee gives stamp of approval to plan for upcoming State Street redesign
By Jen McCoy and by Dan Statter and Morgan Rae | Sep. 26, 2003The State Street Oversight Advisory Committee unanimously approved the new look to an aged State Street Thursday. The new facelift includes landscaping, lighting, engineering and a new logo. \The logo ' ¦
Professor advocates redefined idea of political participation
By Bethany Billman | Sep. 26, 2003Keeping stride with the \fearless sifting and winnowing"" tradition, Rob Asen, a professor of communication arts at UW-Madison, spoke Thursday on redefining the idea of citizenship and democratic participation. ""Citizenship ' ¦
Carts compete to stay on mall
By Jason Stitt | Sep. 26, 2003To operate their carts on Library Mall or Capitol Square next year, food vendors will have to impress a squadron of taste testers working with Madison's Vending Oversight Committee. Committee ' ¦
Nike contracts may require pay disclosure
By Maureen Backman | Sep. 26, 2003SLAC demands accountability for UW clothes
Congressman to push for science education
By Lindsay Renick-Mayer | Sep. 26, 2003Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich., the first research physicist to serve in Congress and one of only two scientists serving in the House of Representatives, will argue the merits of improving ' ¦
Badgers ready for Big Ten 'Fight'
By Brad Rysz | Sep. 26, 2003The UW football team begins Big Ten play this Saturday against an Illinois team that has given the Badgers more than its share of problems over the past two seasons. ' ¦
'Iowa City' exhibit arrives at Wendy Cooper Gallery
Sep. 26, 2003\Iowa City,"" a new exhibit currently on display at Wendy Cooper Gallery, 824 E. Johnson St., showcases four emerging artists while infusing Madison's art scene with fresh, abstracted works of ' ¦'