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Police, DAs face budget constraints

Amid one of the toughest city and county budgets the Madison area has seen in years, officials said they want to alleviate public concern while attempting to fix gaps in the criminal justice system.


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Music industry needs to give middlemen the ax

Have you ever wondered why anyone would pay a dollar a song when they can just get the music for free? You can find thousands of CD's through the library, download the music from a file sharing program or use a torrent site with almost no risk. Anyone can, and most students do, obtain multiple gigabytes of music in just a few days for free and without punishment. To get the same amount of music would legitimately cost thousands of dollars and be incredibly more time consuming than simply downloading any song you wanted.


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Chancellor Martin preparing for future

This past Friday, the Daily Cardinal Editorial Board had the opportunity to meet with Chancellor Carolyn ""Biddy"" Martin to discuss some of the university's most pressing issues. With a year under her belt, Martin is due for some of the first appraisals of her job performance, most of which is tethered to the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. But considering how much the Madison Initiative is dependent upon the future, most of the conversation looked ahead.


Student input sought for Halloween planning
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Student input sought for Halloween planning

As Halloween and State Street's Freakfest get closer, it brings both anticipation and anxiety. At the city's Downtown Coordinating Committee meeting Thursday at Memorial Union, members said it was important to create both a safe and fun environment for this year's Halloween.



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