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Upsets: nightmares or miracles

By Crystal Crowns | Nov. 15, 2007

Why inconsistency a problem for many highly ranked collegiate athletic teams this year?'

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UW frat launches 16th 'Tour de Touchdown' philanthropy endeavor

By Lara Sokolowski | Nov. 15, 2007

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity members will bike to Minneapolis to deliver the football gameball to the Badgers before Saturday's game against the Gophers.

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Bush-Cheney campaign manager optimistic about 2008 elections

By Emily Melcher and Sam Marz | Nov. 15, 2007

Ken Mehlman, former Republican National Committee Chairman and Bush-Cheney '04 re-election campaign manager, addressed students at the Wisconsin Union Theater Wednesday.

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Battle at the top: UW, UNH fight for ice supremacy

By Ben Breiner and Joe Lynch | Nov. 15, 2007

After competing in the Four Nations Cup in Leksand, Sweden, UW women's hockey prepares to defend its top ranking against No. 2 New Hampshire.

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Capital budget passes, vote to add cops looms

By Quinn Craugh | Nov. 15, 2007

City Council reaches agreement on the 2008 capital budget, begins deliberations on operating budget and pushes debate for new cops until tonight.

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Four high school seniors commit to UW basketball program

By Scott Kellogg | Nov. 15, 2007

Jared Berggren, Ian Markoff, Jordan Taylor and Robert Wilson signed national letters of intent to join Bo Ryan's basketball squad in 2008.

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Doyle attends governors summit on climate change

By Sara Lieburn | Nov. 15, 2007

Gov. Jim Doyle was in Milwaukee Wednesday, as part of a two-day Midwest governor's conference to create a regional policy to combat climate change.

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Wisconsin looks to build confidence

By Andy Koritz | Nov. 15, 2007

Badger wins this weekend could be a building block for the rest of the season.'

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UW to host open comment forum for drafted segregated fee policy

By Amanda Hoffstrom | Nov. 15, 2007

The Offices of the Dean of Students will hold the forum Monday, Nov. 26 at 1111 Humanities building from 6-8 p.m.

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Smith & his 'Boring-Ass Life' strike back!

By Emma Condon | Nov. 15, 2007

Fans of comedies like Clerks,"" ""Mallrats,"" ""Dogma"" and ""Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"" are no strangers to the works of Kevin Smith. As a young screenwriter, Smith made his mark with his unique brand of irreverent, brash and self-reflexive humor, and over the course of a decade he carved out a place for himself as a major writer/director as well as a connoisseur of comics and ""Star Wars."" Smith bars no information and spares no details in his autobiography ""My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith,"" his latest foray from film to writing.

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Alvarez lobbies for bill at Capitol

By The Daily Cardinal | Nov. 15, 2007

Former coach Barry Alvarez testified at the Capitol Wednesday, lobbying for a tax exemption bill in the state Assembly committee.

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We can dance if we want to

By Nate Carey | Nov. 15, 2007

Nate Carey recaps the most memorable defensive celebrations of all time and makes a pitch for players to come up with new dance moves.

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Judge caters to student needs better than Kumar

By Erik Opsal | Nov. 15, 2007

Eli Judge has been a better representative for students than Ashok Kumar

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Enemies of the State: Minnesotans find home in Wisconsin

By Tom Lea | Nov. 15, 2007

Despite the historic Badger-Gopher rivalry, six native Minnesotans will wear cardinal and white this weekend at the Metrodome as they battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe.

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