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Smokers carry some of the blame for harms
By Mari Armstrong-Hough | Oct. 8, 2002Last Friday a California jury awarded life-long smoker, and more recently cancer victim, Betty Bullock a record $28 billion in punitive damages to be paid by tobacco giant Philip Morris. ' ¦
Penn State badgers UW
By Ben Sykes and JoEllen Amato | Oct. 8, 2002Nittany Lions too much for Wisconsin
O'Brien, where art thou?
Oct. 8, 2002Tim O'Brien won the National Book Award in 1979 for his novel \In the Lake of the Woods,"" but is perhaps best known for the much-lauded ""The Things They Carried."" ' ¦'
Supreme Court bows out on Torricelli case
By Andy Van Sistine and Ben Sykes | Oct. 8, 2002The U.S. Supreme Court began its 2002-'03 term Monday by declaring it will not hear the Republican legal challenge to the Democrats' replacement of U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., on ' ¦
ALPs funding drops in initial seg fee approvals
By Michelle Diament | Oct. 8, 2002The Student Services Finance Committee of the Associated Students of Madison approved the first student organization budgets for this year Monday night. The committee set the Adventure Learning Programs' budget ' ¦
Law school to put on race
Oct. 8, 2002Race Judicata, an annual 5K fun run/walk sponsored by the UW-Madison Law School's Public Interest Law Foundation, will be held Oct. 26. Proceeds go toward the student run foundation that ' ¦
Gov. hopefuls square off
Oct. 8, 2002State Attorney General Jim Doyle and Gov. Scott McCallum spoke Monday to state business leaders. McCallum, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, said Doyle's proposed budget plans raises the state's income taxes. ' ¦
ID bust illuminates larger issue on campus
By Hope Carmichael and Paul Medenwaldt | Oct. 8, 2002Friday's arrest of two UW-Madison students in connection with an alleged fake ID ring is leading some police and tavern owners to point to a larger issue of false identifications ' ¦
Game sees most arrests this season
Oct. 7, 2002UW Police gave out more citations and ejected more people from the UW-Madison football game Saturday against Penn State than at any other game so far this season. Sixty-three people ' ¦
Latest gov. poll shows Doyle with 9-point lead
By Erin Rushmer | Oct. 7, 2002As the Wisconsin governor's race heads into its final month, Democratic state Attorney General Jim Doyle has a nine point lead over Republican Gov. Scott McCallum, according to a poll ' ¦
Citizens must make effort
By Alexandra Gekas | Oct. 7, 2002Since the fall of the Soviet Union, America's role in the world has become very clear. The delicate equilibrium of a bipolar world has been replaced by U.S. hegemony, and ' ¦
Men's soccer blows by PSU
By Erich Mueller | Oct. 7, 2002On a windy Sunday afternoon, the Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-1 Big Ten, 7-4-1 overall) faced No. 20 Penn State (2-2 Big Ten, 7-5-0 overall). The Badgers prevailed over the ' ¦
State high schoolers better prepared for college
By Amy Martin | Oct. 7, 2002Higher education in Wisconsin is more affordable than in other states and high school students here are better prepared for college-level education, according to a recent study by The National ' ¦
ILSA alleges lack of neutrality in SSFC
Oct. 7, 2002The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary heard arguments Sunday night in Indigenous Law Students Association v. Clark & Baumgardner, an appeal made by the ILSA after the Student Services Finance Committee denied its eligibility request.



