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U.S. Supreme Court convenes for arguments on campaign finance measure
By Rob Hunger and By Rachel Schulze | Sep. 9, 2003After handing down two momentous decisions and taking the summer off, the U.S. Supreme Court returned from summer recess several weeks early to hear arguments Monday pertaining to the Bipartisan ' ¦
Major League baseball: NL pennant race
By Clint Robus | Sep. 9, 2003Down to the wire. That one phrase essentially tells the story of how Major League Baseball will see its pennant races finish this year. Just think of how the NFL ' ¦
Bush slips past Congress, public to assault the environment
By Courtney Clement and Liz Puibello | Sep. 9, 2003It was a bad summer for environmental protection. And from the looks of some of President Bush's more recent policy initiatives, it is shaping up to be a bad fall, ' ¦
West side of campus to see new union facility
By Alex Hess | Sep. 9, 2003Wisconsin Union officials have begun planning a new union facility to be built on the west side of the UW-Madison campus. According to Union Director Mark Guthier, he and fellow ' ¦
Senators voice objections to Board of Regents
By Kristen Titus | Sep. 9, 2003Outraged senators and lawmakers requested Monday that the UW System Board of Regents rescind recent pay scale increases for various top UW System officials and revisit the issue in a ' ¦
It's all in the coach
By Arvind Gopalratnam and Tom Walsh | Sep. 9, 2003Late Night with Arvinio Hall
UW officials reconcile with partyers
By Jessica Gartner | Sep. 9, 2003Given the university's campaign against drinking, there is something hilarious about their involvement with the publication of \Throwing a House Party,"" written by UW-Madison students and published by the Policy ' ¦
Davis, Evans for Heisman
By Cary Dohman | Sep. 9, 2003It does not come as shock to the players, fans or coaching staff of the Wisconsin football team that the Badgers are off to a 2-0 start. However, despite what ' ¦
UW Police now to assess sex offenders on case-by-case basis
By Emily Winter | Sep. 8, 2003Convicted sex offenders attending or employed at UW-Madison now face a policy requiring them to register with the State Department of Corrections who, in turn, provides the university with the ' ¦
Spade digs into 'Roberts'
By Molly Reppen and Amos Posner | Sep. 8, 2003David Spade is a weird entertainer to analyze. He was funny on \Saturday Night Live"" but outstayed his welcome. ""Just Shoot Me"" was funny, then badly outstayed its welcome. The ' ¦'
ALRC closed Madhatters Friday
By Molly Rivera | Sep. 8, 2003Students walking past Madhatters, 3 University Square, over the weekend may have wondered why the bar was dark and unoccupied. The tavern closed for the weekend to serve out a ' ¦
Good 'Weather' on the way
By Forest Taylor | Sep. 8, 2003Documentaries are meant for select audiences and sometimes have a way of turning off viewers because they tend to be high falutin' and, well, real. \The Weather Underground"" is no ' ¦'
Bush addresses U.S., requests $87 billion
By Molly Borgstrom and By Dr. Yams McYummy | Sep. 8, 2003President Bush tried to squash criticism of the war on terrorism Sunday night, telling Americans in a televised address that the country must remain on the offensive and asking Congress ' ¦
Elimination of 'Jump Around' angers students
By Andrew Haffner and Katrina Peterson | Sep. 8, 2003Officials cite safety concerns
Self-righteous Americans must extend helping hand
By Greg Porter | Sep. 8, 2003There is something fascinating about the way many American conservatives think. On the topic of humanitarianism, the right tends to be more isolationist and not feel the need to use ' ¦
Ironman proves to be a spectacle once again
By Cary Dohman | Sep. 8, 2003If you were anywhere near downtown on Sunday, you no doubt saw the hordes of people that came to witness one of the world's greatest tests of courage, determination and ' ¦
Three local theaters as slick as their butter
By William Temby | Sep. 8, 2003Temby or Not Temby'