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The Wisconsin Women's Soccer team defeated Nevada and Pepperdine at home to close their non-conference season. The team has scored 21 goals in nine matches, a year after scoring just 14 in 18 contests.

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Students caught in Sellery Hall elevator

By The Daily Cardinal | Sep. 22, 2008

Sellery Hall elevators experienced problems Sunday night when several students got caught in one for over 30 minutes.

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New website to pay students for note-taking

By Andrea Carlson | Sep. 22, 2008

UW-Madison students can now get paid to take notes on a new networking website.

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Car chaos puts Megan in a sticky situation

By Megan Corbett | Sep. 22, 2008

Megan spends weekends glued to her car.'

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World Stem Cell Summit kicks off in Madison

By Megan Orear | Sep. 22, 2008

The city of Madison, a crucial area for stem cell research, plays host to the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit Monday and Tuesday.

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Select group builds up cross-sport dominance

By Andy Van Sistine | Sep. 22, 2008

While some schools grow into the standard-bearers of their sport there are a select few which have been able to field juggernaut in three or more types of competition. Columnist Andrew Van Sistine takes a moment to reflect on some of these powerful colleg'

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Badger runners undeterred by strong field and hilly terrain at Iowa State

By Scott Allen | Sep. 22, 2008

The Badger Women's cross-country team showcased its talents and finished better than all its college competition at Iowa State over the weekend.

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UW grad, new film explore political apathy

By Claire Wiese | Sep. 22, 2008

Mark Korshak and his crew of UW students hope to stir the stagnant cauldrons of student activism with the screening of their new documentary this Monday at Memorial Union.'

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Volleyball rebounds from loss with sweep

By Andy Van Sistine | Sep. 22, 2008

The UW Women's Volleyball team lost their second match of the season over the weekend t the Marquette Cheese Bowl Tournament. They opened with a win against American, then lost to Oregon State and closed with a sweep of host Marquette.

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County smoking ban a positive step

By Negassi Tesfamichael and The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Sep. 22, 2008

New smoking ban will pressure state legislature to realize importance of statewide ban.

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Michelle Obama to speak on campus, Barack Obama to make stop in Green Bay

By The Daily Cardinal | Sep. 22, 2008

Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, will make a stop in Madison Monday to campaign for her husband and discuss women's issues.

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Wisconsin Democrats ask Van Hollen to make communication records public

By The Daily Cardinal | Sep. 22, 2008

After a Republican lawyer said he contacted Wisconsin's Department of Justice before Attorney J.B. Van Hollen sued the Government Accountability Board over voter registration checks, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin asked Van Hollen to release communicat

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Focus on issues, not ads

By Tom Hart | Sep. 19, 2008

Mass media has completely bogged down the voting public, and people must make the effort to seek out information on the issues themselves

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Top Obama advisors discuss foreign policy with students

By Hannah McClung | Sep. 19, 2008

Two of Barack Obama's top advisors spoke with students Thursday and answered questions about Obama's stance on foreign policy.