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‘Watchmen’ does disservice to graphic novel

By Danny Gottlieb | Mar. 9, 2009

Adapted from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's ground-breaking comic book series, ""Watchmen"" is set in an alternate 1985 in which Nixon is serving his fifth term as President, nuclear holocaust with the Russians seems imminent and superheroes helped America win the Vietnam War before being outlawed. After the murder of an ex-superhero called the Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a vigilante named Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) begins investigating, which leads to an explosive discovery.

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Homeless housing needs strict policy

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 9, 2009

The Porchlight group should either find a new location for the proposed homeless housing project or provide strict rules for conduct.

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State officers may record race of motorists

By Megan Orear | Mar. 9, 2009

Under Gov. Doyle's budget, law enforcement officials would keep track of the races of motorists they pull over in order to collect data on racial profiling.

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WISPIRG pushes for global warming legislation in Wis.

By Brandice Altfillisch | Mar. 9, 2009

Student representatives from across the state met Saturday to discuss how to effectively push politicians to pass global warming legislation.

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Stimulus to create 200 jobs in Dane County, national unemployment rises

By Hannah Furfaro | Mar. 9, 2009

Dane County will have opportunities for the creation of over 200 jobs using funding from the Federal stimulus package.

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Wisconsin earns third WCHA championship title over weekend

By Molly Reppen and Brandon Storlie | Mar. 9, 2009

The Wisconsin women's hockey team defeated Minnesota Sunday afternoon to claim the WCHA title.

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Badgers end regular season with a bang

By Matt Fox and Abby Becker | Mar. 9, 2009

The Wisconsin men's basketball team took down Indiana Sunday night.

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Badgers end regular season with a bang

By Nick Schmitt and Haleigh Amant and Ryan Bullen | Mar. 9, 2009

Wisconsin vs. Indiana men's basketball analysis.

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Students start charity library program after studying abroad in Maua, Kenya

By Andrea Carlson | Mar. 9, 2009

UW-Madison students began a charity program in Kenya after visiting the country on a study abroad program last spring.

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Federal oversight needed for Great Lakes

By Ryan Dashek | Mar. 9, 2009

Federal involvement is needed to ensure uniformity in state of Great Lakes ports.

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Obama to allow stem-cell funds

By Megan Orear | Mar. 9, 2009

Sources revealed Friday President Obama will lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, a move that researchers and advocates are praising for its potential positive effect on the progress of stem-cell research.

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‘Watchmen’ a worthy effort despite some missteps

By Mark Riechers | Mar. 9, 2009

Ozymandias gazes at the bank of TV monitors as news reports of the catastrophe air on every station. He turns to his audience, the rest of the masked adventurers from the world of ""Watchmen,"" and plainly asks, ""Don't you see?"" It may as well be director Zack Snyder (""300,"" ""Dawn of the Dead""), anxious as his careful film adaptation of the legendary graphic novel comes to a close. Although he produced a faithful bite-size version for the screen, he seems painfully aware that he could only skim the surface of the world of Watchmen.

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MPD to receive $1 million in funds from stimulus bill

By Caitlin Gath | Mar. 9, 2009

The Madison Police Department will receive nearly $1 million from President Obama's recently signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Badgers fall to Boilermakers in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament

By Andrew Haffner and Jay Messar | Mar. 9, 2009

The Wisconsin women's basketball team had an impressive run in the Big Ten tournament, but were cut off by Purdue this weekend.

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UW in desperate need of a win

By Nico Savidge | Mar. 6, 2009

The Wisconsin men's hockey team will host North Dakota at the Kohl Center this weekend.

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UW group speaks out against changes to misconduct code

By Benji Pierson and Megan Orear | Mar. 6, 2009

A UW System student organization has expressed concern over how proposed changes to the UW code of conduct would affect the rights of students.

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Unemployment rate up to double digits in six Wis. cities

By Jessica Dorsky and Hannah Furfaro | Mar. 6, 2009

In January's Department of Workforce Development report, Madison ranked low in unemployment statistics, but six Wisconsin cities, including Janesville, faced increases into the double digits.

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Jesse Harris reaches for ‘the sky’ on exciting new album

By Justin Stephani | Mar. 6, 2009

Jesse Harris is a Grammy award-winning, New York City singer-songwriter who has written songs recorded by Willie Nelson, Feist and Bright Eyes, but his solo career has consistently failed to gain momentum. Yet Harris does anything but beg for attention on Watching the Sky as he simply exercises his strength—writing traditional pop songs with various flavors displaying a breadth of ability.

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Regents discuss budget impacts

By Kelsey Gunderson | Mar. 6, 2009

Board of Regents members discussed distribution plans for UW System funds as well as a strategy for a more inclusive approach to increasing campus diversity at their meeting Thursday.

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Rape victims never guilty

By Erica Andrist and Danielle Szulczewski | Mar. 6, 2009

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