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Madison police will start cracking down on bicyclists who break traffic laws next week, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Monday. Police on bicycles will chase down offenders who run stop ' ¦

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Darius Jones gets trial date for DWI

Sep. 17, 2003

UW football defensive end Darius Jones will go to court Oct. 21. Jones was cited July 21 for drunk driving and speeding by the Village of Shorewood Hills, which is ' ¦

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City, university plan to avoid another Halloween disaster

By Molly Borgstrom | Sep. 17, 2003

Although Halloween is still over a month away, Madison police and community members are already putting a plan in place to avoid a rehash of the drunken riots that plagued ' ¦

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Alleged stabber from Sellery Hall released Tuesday

By Molly Borgstrom and Zac Pestine | Sep. 17, 2003

Brant Thundercloud, the UW-Madison freshman who allegedly stabbed another student in Sellery Hall over the weekend, was released from jail Tuesday after his arraignment hearing under the stipulation that he ' ¦

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Study: minimum wage raise makes cents

By Molly Borgstrom | Sep. 16, 2003

Days after Gov. Jim Doyle announced an initiative to raise the minimum wage in Wisconsin, the UW-Madison-based Center on Wisconsin Strategy released a report Monday showing that increasing the minimum ' ¦

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Sep. 16, 2003

The Student Services Finance Committee denied funding yesterday for the UW-Madison organization called College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council. According to SSFC chair Aaron Werner, SSFC members voted ' ¦

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Medical lectures aimed at educating patients

By Hsin-Chi Chan | Sep. 16, 2003

A series of free UW-Madison public lectures addressing important medical issues, will be available to students beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16. The series is designed to help raise awareness of health ' ¦

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FCC's relaxed media restrictions face congressional challenge

By Rob Hunger and Elliot Morris | Sep. 16, 2003

The Federal Communications Commission's recent decision to loosen restrictions on media conglomeration has met a plethora of resistance from Capitol Hill. In response to the new rules a bipartisan group ' ¦

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Back to the drawing board

By Dan Sullivan and Josh Salm | Sep. 16, 2003

After a disappointing loss Saturday against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels, Wisconsin will have to rebound against a tough North Carolina squad this weekend at Camp Randall. There ' ¦

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Ads, price lead to increased drinking

Sep. 16, 2003

College students who pay less for alcohol drink more, according to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health to appear in the October issue of the American Journal ' ¦

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'Harassing Corporate America' an amusing read

By Taniquelle Thurner | Sep. 16, 2003

Anyone who finds themselves in need of a good chuckle on a lazy afternoon will love \Consumer Joe-Harassing Corporate America, One Letter at a Time."" In ""Consumer Joe,"" author Paul ' ¦'

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Looking for lighthearted library love

By Peter Long | Sep. 16, 2003

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Senate moves to protect financial aid

By Kristen Titus | Sep. 16, 2003

Proposed aid reduction spurs amendment

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Kundert's ability, leadership guide Badgers

By Rob Burcham | Sep. 16, 2003

Jenny Kundert, UW senior forward and 2003 team captain of the women's soccer team, has been one of the key factors in their early season success.?? The recent Big Ten ' ¦

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Angels on the field

By Kate Hedlin | Sep. 16, 2003

If we learned anything from Saturday's game against UNLV, (besides the fact that just when you think you've reached your maximum level of coldness and wetness, it can get worse) ' ¦

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Success tips not so successful

By Taniquelle Thurner | Sep. 16, 2003

Self-help book offers nothing new '