News
Religion finds network TV, friend's future
By Mike Murphy and Morgan Haefner | Jan. 30, 2002This is a long title for someone with nothing to talk about'
Scientist who ignited genome race quits
Jan. 29, 2002Over three years ago Craig Venter claimed that his company, Celera Genomics, would decode the entire human genome in three years'well ahead of the publicly funded Human Genome Project. Even ' ¦'
UW seeks funds for new department
By Andrew Haffner and Zachary Mesenbourg | Jan. 29, 2002In an effort to strengthen UW-Madison's area and foreign language studies programs, officials are eyeing federal funds, hoping to create a Middle Eastern Studies department. UW-Madison professors and administrators will ' ¦
UW officials outline cut possibilities
By Courtney Heeren | Jan. 29, 2002Struggling over how to deal with budget cuts proposed Jan. 22 by Gov. Scott McCallum, UW System administrators met last week to delineate options for absorbing the cutbacks, suggesting possibilities ' ¦
USS Greeneville hits USS Ogden off coast of Oman; no injuries
Jan. 29, 2002The USS Greeneville, the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine that accidentally sunk a Japanese fishing vessel last February, collided Monday with another U.S. vessel in the Arabian Sea, 24 km off the ' ¦
Series of public stem-cell talks scheduled for February at UW
Jan. 29, 2002UW-Madison will hold a series of free public evening talks entitled \Stem Cells, Medical Therapeutics and the UW"" beginning next week. The first discussion will be held Feb. 4 at ' ¦
Scientists find genes responsible for aging
By Jen Wagman and Theresa La Susa | Jan. 29, 2002Every living organism ages and eventually dies. Even though this seems to be a basic truth, researchers have had a hard time picking out the cause of aging in any ' ¦'
McCallum budget proposal will strengthen Wisconsin
By Matt Modell | Jan. 29, 2002Last week Gov. Scott McCallum proposed his Budget Reform Act of 2002. At first glance, students may feel that this proposal, with its $50.5 million cut in UW System funding, ' ¦
Young witch of Macbeth conspires toward vengeance and justice
By Erica Walkup and Elizabeth Gillette | Jan. 29, 2002Without reading the book jacket, one would never guess Rebecca Reisert's \The Third Witch"" is a new and imaginative rendition that recounts the famous story of King Macbeth's insanity. The ' ¦'
A sportswriter's guide to beating the St. Louis Rams
By James Wold | Jan. 29, 2002Wide Wold of Sports
Cancer invades the mind
By JoEllen Amato and Rani Chohan | Jan. 29, 2002Mary Schnell, a 55-year-old grandmother, sits in the hospital lounge waiting for her turn to lie under the large, beige radiotherapy machine. The lights are soft, and it is quiet ' ¦'
Something new for Bucky
By Katie Gilbert | Jan. 29, 2002French team plays different style than UW men are used to
State Street redesign committee addresses aesthetic concerns
By Catharine Bookstaver | Jan. 29, 2002Street artwork, new bus stops and the planting of new trees will all be topics on the agenda of today's State Street Design Project meeting, held by the Downtown Coordinating ' ¦
Letters to the Editor
Jan. 29, 2002Legislature must listen to citizens' interestsThe only opposition to the proposed legalization of marijuana for medical purposes will be from those whose agendas are financed by the current illegal status ' ¦
Family survives against the harsh life of the African wildnerness
By Ben Schultz | Jan. 29, 2002It starts with loaded guns. A child, answering nature's call, stumbles into her parents' room and is met with a harsh voice that tells her she might get shot. The ' ¦'
Final neighborhood meeting held concerning new county courthouse
By Ben Sykes | Jan. 29, 2002Madison residents got their last chance Monday to view the schematics of the proposed Dane County Courthouse and provide input to the county on the project before the plan enters ' ¦
Decision nearing on site for nuclear waste
By Abby Becker | Jan. 29, 2002In an effort to find a suitable storage site for nuclear waste, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham notified Nevada officials that a tunnel in Yucca Mountain appears to be the most ' ¦'
UW holds back high-ranked Huskies
By Paul Ferguson | Jan. 28, 2002This year, more people than senior center Matt Murray's friends and family probably celebrated his birthday. Murray turned 24 on Saturday and in turn treated Badger fans to a fabulous ' ¦



