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Advocates to meet for LGBT rights today
By Adam Bissen | Sep. 30, 2003Tanner Wray and Karl Debus-Lopez have the longest relationship of any of their friends, having met 20 years ago this week. This June they were legally wed in Canada, and ' ¦
Badger Plant clean-up needs close scrutiny
By Jessica Gartner | Sep. 30, 2003Citizen protest and an attempted intervention by Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., have not changed the state Department of Natural Resources' approval for the controversial burning at the Badger Army Ammunition ' ¦
News Briefs
Sep. 30, 2003The Madison Police Department reported that two people were robbed at gunpoint on West Gilman Street at 2 a.m. Monday morning. Described as 5 ft. 8 in. in height and ' ¦
Vascular age test now available in clinics
By Jill Swenby | Sep. 30, 2003The UW-Madison Medical School announced Friday that carotid thickness tests, used to measure vascular age in persons with an intermediate risk for heart disease, are now available for clinical testing. ' ¦
UW exempt from wage hike
By Molly Borgstrom | Sep. 30, 2003Student worker wages average above proposal
Labor-rights freedom train stops in Madison
By Molly O???Brien | Sep. 29, 2003Participants and supporters of the Immigration Freedom Ride gathered Sunday at the Madison Labor Temple to rally around and send off local Immigration Freedom Riders on their way to Washington ' ¦
Dean first of candidates to visit Madison
By Ellen Njus | Sep. 29, 2003Howard Dean, a Democratic presidential candidate, will address UW-Madison students and citizens alike Sunday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. for a rally and a speech on the front lawn of ' ¦
Murray triumphs 'In Translation'
Sep. 29, 2003It is not immediately obvious that Sofia Coppola's spellbinding second film, \Lost in Translation,"" is a romantic comedy.??Coppola wisely sidesteps the hallmarks of that genre-clich??s, vapid sexuality and blatant plot ' ¦'
Dance Marathon sponsors date auction for UW students
By Katrina Peterson | Sep. 29, 2003UW-Madison's Dance Marathon committee auctioned off students as dates Friday to raise money for their February event. Twelve students were auctioned off in Library Mall for a total of $650. ' ¦
Frears fumbles his 'Things'
Sep. 29, 2003After lighting up the screen in the 2001 release \Amelie,"" Audrey Tautou fails to deliver any sense of silver screen enchantment in ""Dirty Pretty Things,"" directed by Stephen Frears. Centering ' ¦'
Minnesota seeks to alter tuition reciprocity agreement
By Chris Henjum | Sep. 29, 2003Students receiving reciprocity with Minnesota may see their tuition change as a result of a report released last week. While the report suggested improving fairness of provisions in reciprocity agreements, ' ¦
Make new cars, not wars
By Derek Brink and Erica Walkup | Sep. 29, 2003Given the political instability of the Middle East, it is becoming increasingly dangerous to be dependent on oil from this region. The current solution emerging from the Republican Party will ' ¦
Proposed min. wage increase not surprising to the poor
By Kate McCormack | Sep. 29, 2003The recent proposal to increase the minimum wage to $7.75 has caught many by surprise-except those who have been quietly facing a growing crisis for years. The proposal for a ' ¦
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 ' ¦




