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Some UW freshmen adjust better than others
By Maya Ziv-el and Andy Van Sistine | Sep. 18, 2002Aaron Rea may have landed at UW-Madison by accident. The 18-year-old freshman chose the university because it had a wildlife ecology major, something UW-Milwaukee, another school he was considering, did ' ¦
UW has home court advantage?
By Luisa Capecchi | Sep. 18, 2002The UW volleyball team is looking to improve its current 6-2 record as it hosts this weekend's Badger Invitational. The Badgers, in their opening match of the weekend, will take ' ¦
'Doeh'boy kicks it 'bout soccer
Sep. 17, 2002Fresh off his impressive hat-trick against the University of Illinois-Chicago on Sunday, freshmen forward Phil Doeh spared a minute of his busy schedule to answer some questions. The nationally #22 ranked Badgers are currently 5-1 and can attribute much of their early success to the play of Doeh and the other young, talented players.
Bomb threat evacuates Union
Sep. 17, 2002The Memorial Union was evacuated last night at 9 p.m. due to what appeared to be a bomb threat. UW-Madison police cleared the building and closed Langdon Street to traffic. ' ¦
Campaign ads fuel state media
Sep. 17, 2002Political ads have netted $4 million for local television stations in Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay from Aug. 16 to Sept. 1, according to a recent study. More than 12,000 ' ¦
Dating game takes sick sexual turn
By Jessica Brown | Sep. 17, 2002My housemate Jen is new to Madison this year. She showed up at the end of August, spent a few days figuring out how to get around, unpacked and settled ' ¦'
Steve Earle gets out of the 'Doghouse'
By Ben Schultz | Sep. 17, 2002Like a lonesome man walking down a dusty road in the first light of dawn, Steve Earle's voice always stands by itself. With a recording career stretching back to 1975, ' ¦'
Terror offense as an all-purpose defense
By Morgan Bottner and Alex Kuskowski | Sep. 17, 2002Here's a thought: \War on Terror"" as the best ""get out of jail free"" card you've ever seen, redeemable for one re-election. Pass go. Green light on another four years. ' ¦
Abstinence-only education creates unhealthy image of sex
By Elizabeth Gross | Sep. 17, 2002What activity do most Americans participate in that scares our government into spending hundreds of millions of our tax dollars, and yet is enjoyed daily by citizens across the nation? ' ¦
Ironman turnout pleases downtown area business owners
By Ben Sykes | Sep. 17, 2002Nearly 2,000 athletes signed up for one of the most grueling tests of human physical endurance. Though the number of participants involved in Sunday's first ever Wisconsin Ironman Triathlon was ' ¦
Study: women remain on short end of gender pay gap
By Alexandra Gekas | Sep. 17, 2002Without sacrificing the responsibilities and rewards of being mothers and wives, the number of women at universities and in the workforce has steadily increased since the 1970s when the number ' ¦
UW freshmen ready for change
By Maya Ziv-el | Sep. 17, 2002Recent high school grads adapt to college
For the love of the game: soccer and unification in Korea
By Karl Schook | Sep. 16, 2002With the looming of a new and suspect war, the constant fear of terrorism and of the use of weapons of mass destruction, it seems the world has become a ' ¦
Students plan to raise voting rates
Sep. 16, 2002More than 200 students gathered this past weekend on the UW-Madison campus to discuss strategies to improve student voter turn-out in this November's election. The conference, titled \Get Your Vote ' ¦
Mini-Medical School offers health answers for students
By Rachel Mooney | Sep. 16, 2002Got health knowledge? The UW Medical School is offering an exciting new lecture series this fall that explores how clinical research has changed the way doctors treat their patients. This ' ¦
AFL-CIO delays Doyle endorsement; cites concerns about budget plans
By Tim Stumm | Sep. 16, 2002Democratic gubernatorial candidate State Attorney General Jim Doyle may have won last Tuesday's Democratic primary, but he still has yet to win the support of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. The state ' ¦