U.S. News and World Report named UW-Madison the eighth-best public university in the nation in its 2002 'America's Best Colleges' rankings. UW-Madison placed 32nd among all undergraduate institutions, including private ' ¦
A 91-year-old Monona Bay boathouse, long in disrepair, will be resurrected in a slightly different location under a plan spearheaded by the Camp Randall Rowing Club. The Brittingham Park Boathouse, ' ¦
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UW-Madison grad student Tapio Teppo adjusts the main sheet and the tiller while instructor Kris Dressler holds the boom as they set up a Hoofer's sailboat Wednesday afternoon. The Hoofer's ' ¦'
The National Institutes of Health and UW-Madison's WiCell Research Institute reached an agreement Wednesday that will allow NIH to use WiCell's five stem-cell lines. WiCell is a nonprofit subsidiary of ' ¦
Oliver Sacks, renowned neurologist and author, signs a book for a fan at the Kohl Center Wednesday evening after speaking at the Chancellor's Convocation. Sacks' best known book is 'Awakenings.''
Gustation Vacation'
In 2000, the Wisconsin men's soccer team had its best season since Head Coach Kalekeni Banda took over in 1997. Going 10-9-1, Wisconsin placed fourth in the Big Ten and held its own against nationally ranked teams like Marquette and Yale. However, the Badgers' inconsistencies on the field plagued the team, and they lost to Ohio State (a team they had beaten earlier in the year) in the Big Ten Tournament.
Madison Police are close to identifying suspects in an attack on two Asian UW-Madison students last weekend, but the perpetrators will probably not face hate crime charges, a police official ' ¦
House parties a good place to socialize Mike Jones' words to the new students at UW-Madison ('Freshmen beware: Parties are overrated,' Sep. 5, 2001) on that otherwise fine Wednesday were ' ¦
Ross addresses parallels between dining and movie reviews with 'Hedwig'
(U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn.'A recent study conducted by the test-prep company Kaplan Inc. said that there has been a noticeable change in the number of college graduates applying to different law ' ¦
The Associated Students of Madison, in its second meeting of the year, announced Wednesday a new campaign that will work to improve the rights of student tenants. The campaign, headed ' ¦
At UW-Madison, class rank is the main factor deciding whether an incoming freshman will be allowed the opportunity to hike up Bascom Hill every day. It hasn ’ t always been this ' ¦
Wisconsin weather is fickle to say the least, but if history is any indicator, then we have at least a few more weeks of good grilling weather before unexpected cold ' ¦'
The Landlord and Tenant Issues subcommittee of the Madison Housing Committee met Wednesday to discuss ways to enhance enforcement of tenants' rights. Conversation centered on what keeps tenants' rights from being enforced, and how enforcement, particularly of chapter 32 of the city ordinance, dealing with tenant and landlord rights, can be increased.
Final decision on parking this month
Fewer than half the embryonic stem cell lines approved for federal funding are ready for research, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said while speaking on behalf of the ' ¦
Finally, a teenage movie that doesn't trivialize the lives of teenagers. A film told from an entirely different perspective than that of the popular girl, or, for that matter, the ' ¦'
UW-Madison officials expect the incoming freshman class to be the largest in the university's history. Administrators said that while they aimed for a class of 5,740 students, final numbers may ' ¦
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