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Police crack down on bike violations
Sep. 17, 2003Madison 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 ' ¦
Darius Jones gets trial date for DWI
Sep. 17, 2003UW 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 ' ¦
City, university plan to avoid another Halloween disaster
By Molly Borgstrom | Sep. 17, 2003Although 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 ' ¦
Alleged stabber from Sellery Hall released Tuesday
By Molly Borgstrom and Zac Pestine | Sep. 17, 2003Brant 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 ' ¦
Study: minimum wage raise makes cents
By Molly Borgstrom | Sep. 16, 2003Days 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 ' ¦
News Briefs
Sep. 16, 2003The 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 ' ¦
Medical lectures aimed at educating patients
By Hsin-Chi Chan | Sep. 16, 2003A 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 ' ¦
FCC's relaxed media restrictions face congressional challenge
By Rob Hunger and Elliot Morris | Sep. 16, 2003The 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 ' ¦
Back to the drawing board
By Dan Sullivan and Josh Salm | Sep. 16, 2003After 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 ' ¦
Ads, price lead to increased drinking
Sep. 16, 2003College 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 ' ¦
'Harassing Corporate America' an amusing read
By Taniquelle Thurner | Sep. 16, 2003Anyone 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 ' ¦'
Senate moves to protect financial aid
By Kristen Titus | Sep. 16, 2003Proposed aid reduction spurs amendment
Kundert's ability, leadership guide Badgers
By Rob Burcham | Sep. 16, 2003Jenny 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 ' ¦
Angels on the field
By Kate Hedlin | Sep. 16, 2003If 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) ' ¦
Success tips not so successful
By Taniquelle Thurner | Sep. 16, 2003Self-help book offers nothing new '
Protecting Feingold's Future
By Jessica Gartner | Sep. 16, 2003When madness took Congress following the tragedy of Sept. 11 and a rush of patriotism and fear led to the creation and passage of the Uniting and Strengthening America by ' ¦
Palestinian activist to speak tonight about West Bank's new 'apartheid wall'
By Alex Hess | Sep. 16, 2003Tonight at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Union, a Palestinian activist will speak about the controversy surrounding \the Apartheid Wall,"" as Palestinians call it, which the Israeli government is now ' ¦
President Bush makes king-size mistakes
By Molly Reppen and Derek Brink | Sep. 16, 2003It is hard to comprehend what it is about our president that continues to convince the majority of Americans that he is doing well as our leader. The latest Gallup ' ¦