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Buraka: more food cart than restaurant

By Christian Krautkramer | Jan. 25, 2001

Aftertaste...'

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A Mercury Players blitz

By Meghana Agni and Janine Jones | Jan. 25, 2001

In the early 1990s the Madison theatre scene got a boost. A man named Tom Peterson opened a new venue, Brave Hearts Theatre, with the mission of making a performance ' ¦'

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Thompson Cabinet nomination receives Senate confirmation

By Nathan Tasso | Jan. 25, 2001

Gov. Tommy Thompson received unanimous approval as secretary of health and human services from the U. S. Senate Wednesday. White House spokesperson Scott Stanzel said Thompson would be a \capable ' ¦

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Wiley announces staffing changes

Jan. 25, 2001

In addition to making departmental changes and listing priorities UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley made three personnel changes at a press conference Wednesday, offering promotions to his former special assistant and ' ¦

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Plan for new 15-story Bassett high rise elicits mixed reactions

By Nathan Tasso | Jan. 25, 2001

If local developer Erik Minton achieves his goal, a 15-story mixed-use apartment complex may rise on land currently occupied by Casa Bianca, 333 N. Bassett St. Minton, who built the ' ¦

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Coen brothers inspired, just not classically

Jan. 25, 2001

Directors with cult followings, like John Waters or Ed Wood, have them because their audience can see any of their films and come away with the same experience. The Coen ' ¦'

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UW looks to even conference record

By John Laws | Jan. 24, 2001

The men's basketball team returns to action as they host Ohio State at the Kohl Center tonight. This game will be the Badger's first test since downing the Iowa Hawkeyes ' ¦

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Wiley missed an opportunity to denounce unfair labor practices

By Molly McGrath | Jan. 24, 2001

It sometimes seems that at such a great research university as ours, the great thinkers we have here forget the importance of field research--that is, getting information from the people ' ¦

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Legislature prioritizes 2001 state Capitol agenda

By Nathan Tasso | Jan. 24, 2001

New governor could prove key to Democrats

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Get Up Kids get fresh

By Jessica Steinhoff | Jan. 24, 2001

Drummer Ryan Pope discusses Green Day, Dubya, Gen Y'

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Clinton's legacy a betrayal of Democratic principles

By Dan Reilly | Jan. 24, 2001

Attempts to capture the legacy of our departing President William Jefferson Clinton can be as elusive as his own definition of the word \is."" The media scramble to define the ' ¦

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The legend of Coffeyville

By Mario Puig and Phil Mitten | Jan. 24, 2001

Hard-Hittin' Mitten

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Congestion slows ResNet services

By Anna Gould and Erin Luhmann | Jan. 24, 2001

In a recent letter to residence hall occupants, University Housing officials said the UW ResNet is congested and students will need to cut down on their use or face additional ' ¦

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UW-Madison professor joins Hollywood ranks with Oscar win

By Courtney Heeren | Jan. 24, 2001

In the period that comes when the Golden Globes are over and the Academy Awards have not yet been announced, there is a lot of speculation as to who will ' ¦

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Competing for laughter

By Erica Brewer | Jan. 24, 2001

ComedySportz offers an interesting hybrid of improvisation and competition'

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'White magic' and insanity in Olympos

By Nick Holt | Jan. 24, 2001

Cairo Dispatch'

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Step into Sims city

By Brian Carriveau | Jan. 24, 2001

The Daily Cardinal takes its game to the hardwood to chill with LaTonya Sims. The Daily Cardinal: With last year being a season in which the team possibly did not ' ¦

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Committees begin candidate selection

By Kevin Warnke | Jan. 24, 2001

Two search-and-screen committees are taking shape as UW-Madison looks to begin compiling and then narrowing a list of qualified candidates for the positions of university's provost and dean of international ' ¦

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Two sides to a Penney

By Conor Caloia | Jan. 23, 2001

So far this season, location is everything for UW's Kirk Penney

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California schools preparing for rolling blackouts

By Parisa Baharian | Jan. 23, 2001

(U-WIRE) LA JOLLA, Calif.--The power crisis that left thousands of Californians in the dark during the past week has forced the University of California at San Diego to prepare for ' ¦