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ASM elects Junger chair

By Beth Pickhard | May. 6, 2009

Tyler Junger defeated Brian Benford for the next Associated Students of Madison chair with a 16-14 vote Tuesday.

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Television’s influence is easily forgotten, but never irrelevant

By Ali Rothschild | May. 6, 2009

There's a somewhat famous speech from Newton Minow in 1961 that declared television a ""vast wasteland."" At times it's a hard point to argue—they thought it was bad in 1961, before ""Survivor"" opened the door to reality television. Today's programming probably makes ""Gilligan's Island"" look like ""Masterpiece Theatre."" But let's withhold all of our judgments about MTV, TLC and other dumb, peripheral processing shows for a second and consider the fact that TV may be the greatest art form we have.

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To Chancellor Biddy Martin

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Caroline French | May. 6, 2009

A call to the Chancellor to spend money on green energy in the school

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All the weirdness ends, Kiera explains it all

By Kiera Wiatrak | May. 6, 2009

In her last column, Kiera answers all of your questions'

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ASM striving to include students

By Rory Linnane | May. 6, 2009

UW-Madison's student government sees the value of student organizations, looks to reach out

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Raise a glass to raising the tax

By The Daily Cardinal | May. 6, 2009

Increasing the tax on beer will help the budget without hurting pocketbooks

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Ex-Badger discovers joy, success overseas

By Ben Breiner and Alex Pacheco | May. 6, 2009

Former Wisconsin men's basketball player Rashard Griffith has produced a fulfilling career in Europe.

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Council postpones ban on cheap liquor in city

By Rachel Holzman | May. 6, 2009

The Common Council voted to move discussion of a proposal banning the sale of cheap liquor throughout Madison at Tuesday night's meeting after many liquor distributors and grocers voiced strong opposition.

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Ashley says good riddance, for now at least

By Ashley Spencer | May. 6, 2009

Ashley tries not to be too sappy in her last column'

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Regents to vote on discipline revisions

By Kelsey Gunderson | May. 6, 2009

The Board of Regents will vote on proposed conduct rule revisions concerning off-campus behavior Thursday at the UW System meeting in Milwaukee.

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Electronic wizard entrances the masses

By Matt Hunziker | May. 6, 2009

Dan Deacon's live show at the Majestic Monday proved to be uniquely spectacular.'

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Man beaten, robbed on Langdon Street

By The Daily Cardinal and Ryan Reszel | May. 6, 2009

Three suspects allegedly beat and robbed a Van Dyne man early Sunday morning in the area of State Street and Langdon Street.

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HFCS not healthy

By Kyle Swiggum | May. 5, 2009

Student response to Sean McMaster's article on the benefits of high-fructose corn syrup

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Faculty Senate adds review committee for Athletic Board

By Grace Kim | May. 5, 2009

The Faculty Senate approved a motion to create an external review committee for the Athletic Board, despite Chancellor Martin's disapproval.

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Specter’s switch may be for the best

By Eamon Doyle | May. 5, 2009

Last Tuesday, the front page of The New York Times was emblazoned with some of the most exciting political news since Obama's victory in November--—Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania plans to switch parties and run on the Democratic ticket in 2010.

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Seniors pass on their ‘student wisdom’ with new website

By Rachel Holzman | May. 5, 2009

Two UW-Madison seniors hope to leave their ""student wisdom"" behind after graduation with their creation of a new interactive website designed to inform students about different aspects of college living.

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Poll shows support for Walker as GOP gubernatorial candidate

By Molly Reppen and Megan Orear | May. 5, 2009

According to a poll conduced by WisPolitics at the state Republican Party convention, a majority of attendees support Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker as the GOP gubernatorial nominee.

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Tackling same-sex marriage one last time

By Tom Hart | May. 5, 2009

In my final column, I respond to comments about my last article on same-sex marriage.

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Rebuilding process to continue at Big Ten Championships

By Parker Gabriel | May. 5, 2009

The Wisconsin men's track and field team's season will start winding down with the Big Ten Championships in Madison

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Passion makes sports more than entertainment

By Andy Van Sistine | May. 5, 2009

In his final column, Andy van Sistine reflects on why the fans make sports as great as they are