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'Coraline' a visual treat

By Mark Riechers | Feb. 10, 2009

Coraline is a brilliantly made film that explores the dark side of familial relations'

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Chief Justice caps $1 million in fundraising

By Megan Orear and Clay Thomas | Feb. 10, 2009

Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson has raised more than $1 million for her re-election campaign, while her competitor, Jefferson County Judge Randy Koschnick, has raised under $100,000.

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Police intervene in woman's suicide attempt with Taser

By Lauren Piscione | Feb. 10, 2009

Madison police responded to a call from a witness who identified a 24-year-old woman making suicide threats on the 2000 block of East Dayton Street early Sunday morning.

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Website pushes for impartial justices, fair court elections

By The Daily Cardinal and Adelina Yankova | Feb. 10, 2009

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign launched a new website Monday to educate the public about the growing influence of interest groups on state Supreme Court elections.

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UW drops fifth straight game, falls to Purdue

By Alex Lugo | Feb. 10, 2009

The Wisconsin women's basketball team lost to Purdue Sunday.

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Homeless man exposes himself to 11-year-old girl

By The Daily Cardinal | Feb. 10, 2009

A Madison homeless man allegedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old girl Friday afternoon at East Wash Laundry on East Washington Avenue.

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Wisconsin drops first four games of the season in the Cathedral City Kickoff

By Joe Skurzewski | Feb. 10, 2009

The Wisconsin softball team has not secured a win yet this season.

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WUD kicks off Human Rights Week at Union

By Beth Pickhard | Feb. 10, 2009

Officials from the Wisconsin Union Directorate welcomed students to the first event of Human Rights Week at Memorial Union Monday.

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Badgers fall short against Louisville last weekend

By Emma Condon and Liz Puibello | Feb. 10, 2009

The Wisconsin men's tennis team registered its second loss of the 2009 season Sunday.

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Juicy Campus beaten to a pulp

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board and By Cheyenne Langkamp | Feb. 10, 2009

The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board celebrates the end of Juicy Campus, a miserable gossip site

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UW receives honor roll status for community service efforts

By Grace Kim | Feb. 10, 2009

For the second year in a row, UW-Madison placed on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

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College bball rankings are overrated

By Andy Van Sistine | Feb. 10, 2009

Columnist Andy Van Sistine explains why college basketball rankings do little more than inflating reputations.

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Wordless songs hav their own distinct language for listeners

By Daily Cardinal Staff and Dale Mundt | Feb. 9, 2009

Dale talks about songs sans lyrics, and the impact they can have'

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College Dems, city officials join forces to push local politics

By Anna Discher | Feb. 9, 2009

The College Democrats of UW-Madison joined forces with city officials to call student attention to local politics at Friday night's city panel.

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MSC gives green light to new abortion clinic

By Erin Banco and Jon Spike | Feb. 9, 2009

Plans for a clinic that will provide second-trimester abortions proceeded Friday, with the Madison Surgery Center board of directors approving the proposal.