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Wis. Union officials consider renovations
By Adam Bissen | Nov. 12, 2002As the Memorial Union approaches its 75th anniversary with space limitations and structural faults, Wisconsin Union officials are developing a master plan for both Union buildings that may include major ' ¦
Wrestling squad pins competition
Nov. 12, 2002The Wisconsin wrestling team opened the 2002-'03 season this weekend in East Lansing, Mich. at the Michigan State Open. UW saw two first-place finishes at the tournament by senior Kevin ' ¦
Universities award fewer Ph.D.s
By Paul Medenwaldt | Nov. 12, 2002The number of doctorate degrees awarded by UW-Madison has declined to levels not seen since before the late 1980s. The university's falling degree numbers follow a nationwide trend recorded in ' ¦
Illini handle Badgers
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Katie Gilbert | Nov. 11, 2002With a crazy week in which Wisconsin's police charges and arrests of players made the news as often as the games and practices themselves, it seems only fitting that the ' ¦
Poverty still issue for many in U.S.
By Youssef Sawan | Nov. 11, 2002America, the land of opportunity, is where people have come from all over the world for a chance at tapping into its gold mines. For most there is disappointment, for ' ¦
UW wins exhibition over Gallos de Pelea
By Stephanie Ford | Nov. 11, 2002Senior Penney contributes 21 in victory
Ecopledge gives students power to change corporations
By Peter Cameron and Lindsay Weber | Nov. 11, 2002You've spent countless hours perfecting your resume?? and peppered your schedule with interviews. Now what? College seniors, especially those majoring in business, are finding themselves in a quandary. How do ' ¦
Candidate spending doubles in 2002
By Jon Spike | Nov. 11, 2002Candidates in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race spent $17 million, setting a record more than double the last race's $8 million according to State Election Board reports. When broken down to cost ' ¦
Area restaurants draft smoking ban proposal
By Ben Sykes | Nov. 11, 2002Madison's bars and restaurants are attempting to decide the debate over smoking in their establishments by releasing their own proposal to curb the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. Proponents of ' ¦
Ejections down at latest home game
Nov. 11, 2002UW Police ejected 18 people and issued 12 citations at the Wisconsin-Illinois football game Saturday. Those ejected were cited for being seated in the wrong section and for possession of ' ¦
Aimee Mann overboard
By Kevin Warnke | Nov. 11, 2002If you've seen \Magnolia,"" you'll recognize Aimee Mann. It was her entrancing voice that permeated the movie, her mournful lyrics that tore you apart. Tomorrow night, she'll grace Madison with ' ¦'
Badger Bits
Nov. 11, 2002Indiana University announced Friday that Michael McNeely has resigned from his position as athletics director. IU President Myles Brand, in accepting McNeely's resignation, noted that matters within the athletics department ' ¦
Witte Hall fire evacuates residents
Nov. 11, 2002A fire occurred at Witte Residence Hall Nov. 7 in a resident's dorm room. The fire occurred in a room on the 10th floor. UW Police and Madison Fire Dept. ' ¦
Madison among safest cities
By Molly Borgstrom | Nov. 11, 2002Madison, a place that holds Money Magazine's distinction of being one of the nation's best places to live, now has another honor to add to its list: It is one ' ¦
'Flugufreslarinn?' God bless you
By Tom Walsh and Laura Pontillo | Nov. 11, 2002With all the banal, formulaic crap that's constantly played on corporate radio, Sigur R??s is a refreshing change of pace or maybe confounding, depending on your view. This Icelandic quartet ' ¦'
Administrators speculate on effects of further budget cuts
By Amy Martin | Nov. 11, 2002UW-Madison administrators are bracing for reductions in state funding following a report presented to the UW Board of Regents last week designed to anticipate a 5 percent budget cut to ' ¦
All geniuses steal ideas from others
By Andrew Park and Erica Edwardson | Nov. 8, 2002Every genius steals ideas from other people, myself included. But this week my idea-stealing plan didn't work out so well. Maybe everyone is actually stupid, myself included. Either way, here's ' ¦'



