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Detroit Rock City: Badgers Frozen Four Bound

The last three times Wisconsin was in this position, 60 minutes was not sufficient to decide a winner.Saturday night, it was just enough. The Wisconsin Badgers, for the first time since 2006, are headed back to the Frozen Four courtesy of a 5-3 win over conference rival St. Cloud in the Western Regional Final. There were 7,182 on hand at the Xcel Energy Center to witness the Huskies (15-9-4 WCHA, 24-14-5 overall) twice pull themselves within a goal in the third period before the Badgers (17-8-3, 27-10-4) finally held on to secure their spot in Detroit. ""It feels incredible,"" senior forward and captain Blake Geoffrion said. ""I know a lot of seniors have worked since our freshman year coming in, coming in after a championship team and seeing how those guys work and how hard they work, so for us the opportunity to possibly go to the national championship game, it's an incredible feeling right now. Job's not done yet though.""

APRIL FOOLS': Chancellor Martin fails in the field of animal rights

Now I have overheard a lot of you humans talking quite a bit about primate research recently. Especially my human, Chancellor Biddy Martin. She paces around the house into the deepest hours of the night, going on about ""primates"" this and ""I hate those goddamn idiot activists"" that. It has reached a point where I believe that the obvious avenues for debate have been exhausted, and new voices must be sought out.

Student Council candidates propose education reform in new group

A group of Associated Students of Madison Student Council candidates announced their goals for improving UW-Madison for all students at a news conference Wednesday.

APRIL FOOLS': Student boycott of Regent Street Retreat incredibly successful

A joint effort between The Daily Cardinal, The Badger Herald, the Associated Students of Madison, Sex Out Loud, College Democrats, College Republicans and 97 other student organizations to boycott the Regent Street Retreat for ""just plain sucking"" has been incredibly successful.

APRIL FOOLS': UW regents unable to choose name for Union South, vote to demolish it again

After years of planning, weeks of deliberating and thousands of man-hours put into its construction, Union South is being demolished again.

Edgewater project gains momentum, now will face city's Landmarks Commission

Following approval from the Urban Design Commission and Plan Commission, the Hammes Co. intends to submit an application to the Landmarks Commission in search of a certificate of appropriateness for the Edgewater redevelopment.

APRIL FOOLS': Herald editor-in-chief converts to Judaism

Following controversy over anti-Semitic comments on The Badger Herald's website and an online ad linking to a Holocaust denial website, Herald Editor-in-Chief Jason Smathers decided Wednesday to make amends with UW-Madison's Jewish community by converting to Judaism.

Martin selects 7 more projects for Madison Initiative funding

UW Chancellor Biddy Martin announced the first projects to receive funding from the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates second round of proposals Wednesday.

APRIL FOOLS': Seriously, where the hell are my Topperstix?

Aw, come on man. Seriously bro, what time is it now? Like 4 a.m. or some shit? Honestly, I asked for a triple order of Topperstix hours ago. What the hell is up with this wait?

Report: Wisconsin employment rose in February

Wisconsin's employment numbers rose in February, according to the latest statistics released Wednesday by the Department of Workforce Development.

APRIL FOOLS': Michael Johnson wows District 5 voters with speedy 200-meter run

District 5 candidate Michael Johnson left voters in awe at a rally Wednesday by running a 200-meter dash in a blazing 19.89 seconds.

APRIL FOOLS': Oh man, Justin Bieber is hot!

OMG this week has been so exciting. I got a 93 on my Geography test, my mom let me go to Steven Jacobs' Spin the Bottle party and most importantly, Justin Bieber's new album My World 2.0 came out!!! I was texting Ashley yesterday and we were fuh-REAKING out about it! Did you know his favorite color is blue? Mine too! Pretty sure we're soulmates or something. Ugh.

April Fools' Content

Thousands of Wisconsin voters have faulty information in registration system

Registration information for 70,000 voters in Wisconsin does not match that of other state databases, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Board.

APRIL FOOLS': Barrett strikes back by putting dog shit in Walker's brown bags

Yesterday Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced his gubernatorial campaign's first action since staging a bone-breaking attack outside the Wisconsin State Fair last year.

APRIL FOOLS': Library plans reveal futility of life

Plans for a new Central Library died last week. Weeks of debate were stifled by the uncaring hand of economics, another reminder that we inhabit a cold, harsh universe that is dictated solely by chance events often occurring at what we deem to be the worst possible times.

APRIL FOOLS':Edgewater edges toward watery grave after edgy Edgewater meeting. Edgewater.

The Edgewater Hotel redevelopment was sent back to the Edgewater Committee Wednesday, again not clearing the 17 out of 20 votes necessary to pass the Edgewater Neighborhood Commission Focus Group.

Feingold gears up for Thompson's potential Senate seat challenge

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, responded to former Gov. Tommy Thompson's potential run for Senate Tuesday in an e-mail to supporters.

Man robbed at knifepoint downtown

A 22-year-old Madison man was robbed at knifepoint Sunday evening, according to the Madison Police Department.

Rules on corporate election ads changed

Although the state Government Accountability Board will begin allowing unlimited corporate election spending in accordance with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, it announced measures to maximize campaign finance transparency at a meeting Tuesday.