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Helping the less fortunate
By Becky Strauss | Feb. 4, 2002Student travels abroad to aid children in need'
Column, what? Me? Oh, right... here it is!
By Jessica Dorsky and Matt Worzala | Feb. 4, 2002Star Worz'
Green Corps seeks to find UW-Madison students for 'cutting edge' activism
By Courtney Heeren | Feb. 4, 2002Green Corps, a one-year, full-time, paid environmental leadership training program, is on campus today to recruit UW-Madison students, whom representatives from the organization describe as being \cutting edge"" activists. Naomi ' ¦
Thompson supports governor's plan
By Thomas Derpinghaus | Feb. 4, 2002In his first overt show of support for his successor, former Wisconsin governor and current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson endorsed Gov. Scott McCallum's plan Friday ' ¦
Bush wants embryos defined as 'children'
Feb. 4, 2002An announcement that the Bush administration defines human embryos as children has rekindled tensions between abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates in Wisconsin. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said ' ¦
Filmmaker Lee cancels UW lecture appearance
By Courtney Heeren | Feb. 4, 2002Filmmaker Spike Lee, one of the highest profile guests scheduled to speak later this month at UW-Madison as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series, canceled his appearance Friday. Lee, who ' ¦
Bauman asks departments to reduce spending, accommodate expected state budget cuts
By Elizabeth Wachowski and Sam Karp | Feb. 4, 2002In a measure meant to head off a possible budget crisis in Madison, Mayor Sue Bauman sent a memo Friday afternoon to the heads of city departments asking for proposals ' ¦
Despite weather, Kites on Ice a hit
By Ben Sykes | Feb. 4, 2002Neither warmth nor thin ice nor even Super Bowl weekend could deter Madison's Kites on Ice from holding the annual event on Lake Monona. However, the event which brings kite ' ¦
No Bebop, but No Doubt is 'Rock Steady'
Feb. 4, 2002(Interscope) From the title, one might expect to be a return to the roots of the Jamaican music, but Orange Country rude-folk No Doubt have duped you again'their new album ' ¦'
Dead body found in Pakistan is not American reporter
Feb. 4, 2002KARACHI, Pakistan'In the latest twist to the already enigmatic case of kidnapped American journalist Daniel Pearl, top police investigators rushed to a hospital in the port city of Karachi early ' ¦
Olympic committee recruits Madison resident as bus driver on route to Salt Lake City
Feb. 1, 2002Madison resident Tom Griffen is going to the Olympics, and he's going to get paid for it. The Madison transit operator will take a three week vacation from his usual ' ¦
Charter Cable bumps rates up after business costs rise
By Stephanie Ritter | Feb. 1, 2002UW-Madison faculty and students living outside of residence halls may be surprised when this month's cable bill arrives. Charter Communications announced Jan. 3 the price of its expanded basic cable ' ¦
Gubernatorial candidates differ on views of campaign finance reform
By Andrea Forgianni | Feb. 1, 2002With campaign finance reform legislation looming on the horizon on the state level, gubernatorial candidates have different views as to its necessity and effect on their campaigns. U.S. Rep. Tom ' ¦
U.S. must not forget Somalia's Black Hawks
By Ian Urbina | Feb. 1, 2002On Oct. 3, 1993, U.S. forces entered the Somali capital of Mogadishu to capture officials of one of the main warring clans in the country and specifically its leader, Mohamed ' ¦
Academia laud system for tracking foreign students
By Adam Bissen | Feb. 1, 2002Contrary to recent reports, many in the higher-education community has to have voiced their support for a computerized network to track international students studying in the United States, despite concerns ' ¦
WEF overlooks people for sake of business
By Kate McCormack | Feb. 1, 2002The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Manhattan. The WEF is a private-member organization of representatives from the world's largest corporations, but academics, trade ministers, ' ¦
'Count' provides action, little else
By Nick Kaplan | Feb. 1, 2002The remake is a tricky genre of film. Some would say why do something that has already been done? Others might reply, if it worked once, why not make it ' ¦'
Badgering the Seawolves
By Garret Fitzpatrick | Feb. 1, 2002Wisconsin to host Alaska-Anchorage; Bruckler to play



