News
Bucky tops the Big Ten
By Danielle Szulczewski and Sam Marz | Feb. 28, 2002First conference title in 55 years for UW
Proposed cost-saving wage freeze fails
By Eric Bain | Feb. 28, 2002The Capitol was bustling with discussions and forums as state legislators displayed their prowess as master debaters Wednesday. The Joint Committee on Finance met Wednesday to discuss the budgets of ' ¦
Costner gives up bad movies for Lent
By Tom Soule | Feb. 28, 2002Why is everyone so determined to see Kevin Costner fail? Sure, \The Postman"" was sleep-inducing and ""For Love of the Game"" didn't fare much better. But hopefully critics will be ' ¦'
Opt-out SHIP will benefit students
Feb. 28, 2002The Student Health Insurance Plan cannot survive as it currently stands. Despite increasing costs and decreasing benefits, SHIP lost $1.3 million last year alone. Though controversial, the opt-out automatic enrollment ' ¦
Black History Month should never end
Feb. 27, 2002The study of black history should not end with the month that celebrates it. It is commonplace for Americans to remind each other of that around Feb. 28, and in ' ¦
Assembly, Senate approve different campaign finance reform proposals
By Kelly Kallien and Molly Borgstrom | Feb. 27, 2002The state Assembly and Senate both voted Tuesday to pass separate campaign finance reform bills. Assembly Majority Leader Scott Jensen, R-Waukesha, bypassed the usual committee processes and exercised a rarely ' ¦
Destiny in hands of men's basketball
By Arvind Gopalratnam and By Chace Goff | Feb. 27, 2002Win gives UW share of conference title
Wireless technology gains ground
By Eric Taylor | Feb. 27, 2002The invention of the telephone late in the 1800s was a major step in making communication over long distances easier. In the digital age, personal computers and the Internet have ' ¦'
Student reps field questions for new dean of students search
By Katie Will | Feb. 27, 2002The new UW-Madison dean of students must be open to \diverse opinions and ideas"" and highly receptive to student input, according to student members of the Dean of Students Search ' ¦
City Council to revisit loitering
By Ben Sykes and Nick Graetz and Ariel Shapiro | Feb. 27, 2002Following Madison Mayor Sue Bauman's decision to veto the City Council's repeal of the sunset clause in the city ordinance that allows police to pick up individuals who are loitering, ' ¦
Counties provide alternative budget fix
Feb. 27, 2002Instead of accepting Gov. Scott McCallum's Budget Reform Act, which would greatly reduce the amount of money local governments would receive from the state, the Wisconsin Counties Association revealed its ' ¦
Spam plagues Internet users
By Rani Chohan and Tony Schultz | Feb. 27, 2002Spam, or junk e-mail, is continuing to grow in spite of increased security, causing headaches for many students, staff and faculty at UW-Madison. Efforts to relieve the effects of it ' ¦'
Big Ten women brace for large-scale showdown
By Kate Hedlin | Feb. 27, 2002With the end of the regular season, basketball teams turn their focus to their respective conference tournaments. For some, it is a chance to raise their seeding for the NCAA ' ¦
Bush letting corporate polluters slide
By Sarah Turner | Feb. 27, 2002Legislators in Washington want us to believe that everyone is facing the brunt of the economic downturn and that tough times are ahead for all Americans. Time and time again ' ¦
Letters to the Editor
By Aarushi Agni | Feb. 27, 2002SSFC allocation to SHIP will benefit studentsContrary to critics of the Student Services Finance Committee, it has once again done the job to adequately allocate funds to best serve the ' ¦
Mike Doughty's one-man show
By Gregg Sparks | Feb. 27, 2002Since Soul Coughing broke up in March of 2000, frontman Mike Doughty has gained a first name, lost a backing band and released a solo album, , which is available ' ¦'
All noise and no sleep makes me go crazy
By Andrew Haffner and Mike Murphy | Feb. 27, 2002This is a Long Title for Someone With Nothing to Talk About'
Merck reports 'moderate results' for AIDS vaccine
Feb. 27, 2002A much-anticipated AIDS vaccine, the largest such research effort to date, has entered human trials with what the lead scientist Tuesday characterized as moderate results. Merck Pharmaceutical Co. is spending ' ¦



