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Heir to the hockey throne

By Brian Lauvray | Mar. 20, 2002

Badgers name Mike Eaves as new men's head coach

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EU's corporate agenda ignores public, protesters

By Sarah Turner | Mar. 20, 2002

The integration of the European economy under the umbrella of the European Union has been a strenuous process. Almost every European Summit has been marred by protests and public discontent ' ¦

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Assembly's anti-education budget unacceptable

By Faith Kurtyka | Mar. 20, 2002

Last Monday, the state Assembly cast a devastating blow to the quality and accessibility to education in the state of Wisconsin. Over $108 million was cut from the UW System, ' ¦

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Spring will bring more risks for U.S. troops

Mar. 20, 2002

Senior Bush administration intelligence officials told Congress Tuesday that U.S. forces in Afghanistan face increased danger of attack by pockets of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters that remain hidden in ' ¦

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Madison businesses gear up for NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen

By Matt Fox and Joel Troge | Mar. 20, 2002

While Kansas, Oregon, Illinois and Texas prepare to clash on the floor of the Kohl Center this weekend to earn a trip to the Final Four, Madison is gearing up ' ¦

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History lessons add meaning to today's controversies

By Erik Ryberg | Mar. 19, 2002

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in my History of Science class when our professor asked us to define history and then asked for volunteers to read their definition. ' ¦

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Kicking off spring at Camp Randall

By Holly Noe and Steve DeGrush | Mar. 19, 2002

UW returns to field with leaders to guide young team

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ASM to hold rally in response to recent budget cuts to UW

By Michelle Diament and Clay Thomas | Mar. 19, 2002

In response to recent budget debates in the Wisconsin legislature, the Associated Students of Madison will host a rally Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. on Library Mall. \The legislators right now ' ¦

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Failed tuition-aid bills may now pass

By Courtney Heeren and Aarushi Agni | Mar. 19, 2002

With tuition increases for next year an inevitability, a bill linking tuition with financial aid has received publicity on the UW-Madison campus. But this is not the first time legislators ' ¦

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Alcohol brings out the moronic true self

By Mike Bromberg | Mar. 19, 2002

Brom's Qualms'

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Bush reiterates 'axis of evil' rhetoric for first time in over six weeks

By Mike Allen | Mar. 19, 2002

O'FALLON, Mo.'President Bush, who drew widespread criticism from allies for lumping Iran, Iraq and North Korea together as an \axis of evil,"" repeated the phrase Monday for the first time ' ¦

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Loosely told story takes on an aged feeling

By Ben Schultz | Mar. 19, 2002

Like a breezy Saturday afternoon, Mona Simpson's new novella \Off Keck Road"" seems to go right on by without the reader noticing. It passes with nothing but the light rays ' ¦'

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End of legislative session shows mixed feelings on budget, partisan politics

By Polly Brennan | Mar. 19, 2002

The state budget deficit and bipartisan politics are on the forefront of the minds of Wisconsin representatives as the state legislature reaches the end of this year's session. Republicans and ' ¦

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Polls now open for commemorative quarter

By Joe LaPhilliph | Mar. 19, 2002

Wisconsin residents can now vote for the future state commemorative quarter. The six themes the Department of Financial Institutions are presenting are: early explorations and cultural interaction; barns, agriculture and ' ¦

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Parking lot placement topic of public hearing

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal | Mar. 19, 2002

More than 100 downtown residents, business owners and UW-Madison students gathered at a public hearing Monday to provide their input on the location of a mid-State Street Parking Ramp. The ' ¦

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Unlimited energy? Not quite yet

By David Simon | Mar. 19, 2002

In 1997 a physicist created a limitless supply of clean, cheap energy while narrowly avoiding revolution in Russia. Unfortunately for oil-guzzling consumers, it happened in \The Saint""'a movie. In the ' ¦'

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UW can easily save money, environment

By Katie Weber | Mar. 19, 2002

When I was a fat little fourth-grader, I walked into class one day holding an empty cigarette pack and a crushed can of Budweiser, oblivious to the shock of my ' ¦

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Student voters low for city election

By Catharine Bookstaver | Mar. 19, 2002

If college students in Madison come out to vote, they could rule Madison city and county politics, according to Ald. Tom Powell, District 5. Powell said that in a city ' ¦

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Don't picket 'Fences': It is quality entertainment

By Whitney Newman and Nick Kaplan | Mar. 18, 2002

Baseball, racism and the American dream'all themes in The Madison Repertory Theater's latest production, August Wilson's \Fences."" In the tradition of classic American playwrights Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neil, ""Fences,"" ' ¦'

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Zimbabwe election defies democracy

By Mari Armstrong-Hough and Clay Thomas | Mar. 18, 2002

LONDON'No one was particularly surprised when Robert Mugabe, the incumbent candidate and leader of Zimbabwe for 22 years, was declared victor in the troubled presidential election last week. In fact, ' ¦