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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.
Budget talk dominates first gubernatorial debate
Oct. 7, 2002Discussion over budget plans was the focus of the first gubernatorial debate between Gov. Scott McCallum and state Attorney General Jim Doyle. However, the Republican and Democratic candidates, respectively, were ' ¦
Minnesota loss doesn't stop UW volleyball
By Jerry Weil | Oct. 7, 2002An emotionally-charged loss against No. 6 Minnesota Friday didn't stop the women's volleyball team from sweeping Iowa Sunday. The weekend's action puts the Badgers at 2-2 in Big Ten play ' ¦
Jimmy Fallon not funny in compact disc form
By William Temby | Oct. 7, 2002(Dreamworks Records) It's not often that an album's liner notes induces giggles'not on purpose, at least. But after playing Mick Jagger's mirror image and Wade from the fictitious boy band ' ¦'
UW Police arrest 2 in fake ID ring
Oct. 7, 2002Two UW-Madison students were arrested Friday morning, accused of being in a false identification ring. UW-Madison sophomores Adrian Johnson and Marcus Hill were arrested on felony charges. According to a ' ¦
UW spikers ready for Minnesota squad
By Ryan Reszel and Jerry Weil | Oct. 4, 2002The Wisconsin women's volleyball team begins the home portion of their Big Ten schedule this week with a colossal showdown with archrival Minnesota. The Badgers (1-1 Big Ten, 10-3 overall), ' ¦
UW profs to be honored by France
Oct. 4, 2002The French government will honor two UW-Madison professors Thursday for their dedication and accomplishment to teaching, research and scholarship. Gilles Bousquet, dean of international studies at the UW-Madison and David ' ¦
Researchers discover possible HIV buster
By Chia-Wen Chang | Oct. 4, 2002There could be a new weapon on the horizon in the battle against HIV. Researchers have long observed that among HIV-infected patients, some remain healthy and apparently suffer no damage ' ¦
In a rock 'n' roll Frame of mind
Oct. 4, 2002Named after singer and founder Glen Hansard's trade of fixing bicycle frames, Irish rockers The Frames are an unknown gem, mostly because past labels Island and ZTT dropped the band ' ¦'
Lack of quorum halts ASM
By Michelle Diament | Oct. 4, 2002Calls of irresponsibility prevailed Thursday night when a scheduled Associated Students of Madison Student Council meeting failed to occur, as the council lacked quorum. Fourteen of 16 representatives needed for ' ¦
Officials: UW may be at court's mercy
By Joel Troge | Oct. 4, 2002The plaintiffs in a case opposing the University of Michigan's undergraduate admissions policies petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to hear their argument, along with a similar case against the ' ¦
Protesters' case lost in confrontations
By Will Hoverman and Sarah Murray | Oct. 4, 2002WASHINGTON'Downtown Washington, D.C., was filled last weekend with thousands of police in riot gear. Helicopters circled overhead. Sirens wailed through the streets and squad cars, vans and even Metro buses ' ¦
Rumble in Camp Randall
By Valerie Todryk | Oct. 4, 2002Badgers to duke it out with Nittany Lions
Poll puts Bush popularity down
By Ben Moderson-Kox | Oct. 4, 2002According to a recent survey by Badger Poll, President Bush's extremely high popularity among Wisconsin residents is slowly in decline. His overall approval rating shows a slight decrease since last ' ¦
First gubernatorial debate to take place tonight
By Peter Cameron and Ben Sykes | Oct. 4, 2002Let the games begin. State Attorney General Jim Doyle will face off against Gov. Scott McCallum tonight in the first of a series of debates between the Republican and Democratic ' ¦



