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UW's defense disappears

By Alan Hamari | Oct. 29, 2001

Evans, Davis set records in Badgers' loss to Spartans

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UW student falls in final rounds of Sunday 'Weakest Link' contest

Oct. 29, 2001

UW-Madison senior Nick Leggin came close, but did not return home with a check in hand after his appearance on \The Weakest Link,"" which aired on NBC Sunday evening. However, ' ¦

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Letters to the Editor

Oct. 26, 2001

Law student wrong in MCSC accusationsJoe Moschella, a UW-Madison law student who said, \While the MCSC has a noble cause ... [to fund the group fully] is essentially pouring money ' ¦

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Assembly votes to aid state airline companies

By Stephanie Ritter | Oct. 26, 2001

The state Assembly passed a bill to provide loan guarantees of up to $10 million to state airlines in a 57-35 vote Thursday. The bill, introduced at the request of ' ¦

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It may not be Buzkashi: An ode to football

By Tim Stumm | Oct. 26, 2001

Rule of Stumm

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Students see few solutions to tension

By Jessica Peterson | Oct. 26, 2001

Addressing the heightened racial tensions on UW-Madison's campus in past weeks, Chancellor John Wiley led a discussion Thursday that acknowledged the problem but offered few concrete solutions. While no incidents ' ¦

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UW reports decreases in student debt; Miller says effect is slight

By Courtney Heeren | Oct. 26, 2001

Student loan debt at UW-Madison is leveling off, the Office of Financial Services announced Thursday. The trend of recent years, however, is only applicable to undergraduates. The average loan debt ' ¦

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'From Hell' twists, rips

By Sarah Mucek | Oct. 26, 2001

In \From Hell,"" directors (and twin brothers) Albert and Allen Hughes (""Dead Presidents"") create a very real, very earthbound hell in the form of England's Whitechapel District, site of the ' ¦'

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Officials disclose further bioterrorism information

Oct. 26, 2001

Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service

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Dance marathon will benefit AIDS charities

By Jessica Frazier | Oct. 26, 2001

MTV's Eric Nies to host marathon'

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UW travels to Grand Forks

By Leif Griffin | Oct. 26, 2001

Eager to bounce back from last weekend's disappointing draw with Wayne State, the UW men's hockey team is looking to challenge the fourth-ranked Fighting Sioux of North Dakota this weekend ' ¦

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Gore would be ineffective today

By Christian Krautkramer | Oct. 26, 2001

Almost a year ago, our nation decided between Texas Gov. George W. Bush, viewed as a socially privileged, unintelligent candidate with a morally questionable past, and Vice President Al Gore, ' ¦

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An alternative to \friends with benefits\

By Cheyenne Langkamp and Angela Barian | Oct. 26, 2001

The Weekly Piece'

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Gridders brace for Spartans

By Michael Jones | Oct. 26, 2001

The Michigan State-Wisconsin rivalry has burned white-hot for the last two years. It began when a harmless prank by Bucky Badger drew bad blood with MSU which is still running ' ¦

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UW student to appear on 'Weakest Link'

Oct. 26, 2001

UW-Madison senior Nick Leggin will appear on a special Halloween edition of the NBC game show \The Weakest Link"" Sunday. The episode, which was taped earlier this week, will air ' ¦

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Counter-terrorism bill passes with Feingold dissent

Oct. 26, 2001

Congress, galvanized by threats to homeland security on multiple fronts, cleared a major counter-terrorism crime bill Thursday and readied further action on bioterrorism and aviation safety. The Senate's 98-1 vote ' ¦

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Dogged Taliban forces surprise U.S. officials

Oct. 25, 2001

In a surprisingly downbeat assessment, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday that the Taliban has proved to be a tough foe and warned that U.S. forces face a difficult struggle ' ¦

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Emotions high at MCSC hearing

By Courtney Heeren and C.P. VanValkenburg | Oct. 25, 2001

With discussion of campus climate at UW-Madison drawing strong emotions from all sides, the Student Services Finance Committee heard the budget proposal for the Multicultural Student Coalition Wednesday. About 50 ' ¦

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Letter to the Editor

By Andrew Haffner | Oct. 25, 2001

Palestine looks to reach goal of defeating IsraelIn her latest piece (""Military cannot reach humanitarian goals,"" Oct. 24), Sarah Turner claims that the ""promot[ion of]

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Cast talent upstages stories

By JoEllen Amato | Oct. 25, 2001

K-PAXCan we allow ourselves to believe in extraterrestrials? This is the question that \K-PAX"" asks us. In this variation of ""Phenomenon"" meets ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,"" Kevin Spacey ' ¦'