A 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 ' ¦
A total of approximately eight Madison residents protested in front of two Starbucks Coffee locations, 661 State St. and 1 E. Main St., Tuesday. The protesters alleged that Starbucks uses ' ¦
Mike Magnuson goes straight for the beer gut with his recent book of straight-talking, working-man's stories, \Lummox: The Evolution of a Man."" He goes from camping out in the basement ' ¦'
Muscular masses of flesh throb and pulsate on my television screen. An increasingly grotesque parade of contestants lines up, waiting for the judges to evaluate their disproportionate physiques. Eventually, a ' ¦
At the beginning of the season, the top of the Big Ten was to be dominated by the three \I"" teams'Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. However, times have changed and parity ' ¦
Real, concrete peace can be achieved between warring parties through dialogue and understanding, former nurse and current Northern Ireland peace activist Anne Gallagher told a captive audience Monday night at ' ¦
Members of the Student Services Finance Committee approved an $8.8 million total budget for University Health Services Monday night, with an amendment adding $4,000 to the Student Health Insurance Plan. ' ¦
State legislators received some unwelcome news Monday when the federal government requested Wisconsin return $61.7 million. The demand came as a result of the state's misappropriation of the funds, which ' ¦
In a rare move, state Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, R-Waukesha, used the power of direct referral to put a campaign finance reform bill onto the state Assembly calendar for Tuesday. ' ¦
SALT LAKE CITY'Many don't realize it; many ignore it; some feel helpless in the face of it and shield their eyes'but it is real. There is poverty in the United ' ¦
UW sophomore forward Dave Mader doesn't look like he should be a cult hero. Sure, he's intimidating at 6'11\ and 240 pounds (a pessimistic assessment by Wisconsin's men's basketball media ' ¦
Representatives from numerous student organizations across campus voiced their opinions Monday at a press conference regarding the University Health Services and student activity center building and its location. Students at ' ¦
This Tuesday, consumer, environmental and social justice activists in 300 other U.S. cities and five other nations (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Japan) will be leafleting and staging ' ¦
Researchers are developing a new aerial single- occupancy vehicle'
It is still not clear how the elimination of the 220 jobs throughout the UW System will affect UW-Madison, Vice Chancellor of Administration John Torphy said Monday. The statement came ' ¦
The death of a Penn State pole vaulter Saturday during the Big Ten track and field indoor championships led to Sunday's cancellation of the remainder of the competition. Penn State ' ¦
We would like to thank Braden Smith for his well-written and thought-provoking article about the village of Shorewood Hills and its relationship with the city of Madison (""Shor
Opponents of Gov. Scott McCallum's Budget Reform Act are alleging fuzzy math. The governor announced in his budget speech before a joint session of the state Legislature Jan. 22, that ' ¦
The child of twisted folk musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright was welcomed to the music industry with universal high praise for his 1998 self-titled debut. Last ' ¦'
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