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Wash. Post editor notes lessons learned from 9/11 Commission
By Heather Gjerde | Nov. 7, 2007Warren Bass spoke of the 9/11 Commission Tuesday at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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University Concrete Canoe Team places first in Netherlands
By Heather Gjerde | Sep. 12, 2007The eight-person team was victorious in five out of six races this weekend. The competition, the Dutch Concrete Canoe Challenge, was held in Amsterdam. UW was among 12 teams who were in attendence.
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ResNet to add Big Ten Network in dorms, unions
By Heather Gjerde | Aug. 29, 2007Starting Sept. 1, The Big Ten Network will be added to the UW-Madison Residential Network system along with several other campus buildings, following an agreement between the university and the network.
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Due to rain, students camp out inside for homelessness
By Heather Gjerde | Apr. 25, 2007UW-Madison students gathered inside Ingraham Hall Tuesday night rather than the scheduled location on Library Mall to spite the rain and still participate in the ""Night in a Box: Homelessness Hits Home"" event.'
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UW prof. attacked in Pakistan
By Heather Gjerde | Apr. 12, 2007A UW-Madison Medical School associate professor was attacked and injured by members of the secret police force of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf while traveling in Pakistan early last week.'
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SLAC wary of UW’s Adidas investigation
By Heather Gjerde | Mar. 16, 2007Some student groups are still concerned UW-Madison is not taking enough action to confront Adidas on sweatshop abuses, even after the university agreed Wednesday to investigate first-hand the treatment of workers making UW gear.
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Weekend rush strains dispatchers
By Molly Reppen and Heather Gjerde | Mar. 7, 2007SAFEcab provides transportation to students between 10:30 p.m. and 3 a.m. within a two-mile radius of the UW-Madison campus. If it's between 10:30 p.m. and 1 a.m. and the student is within a one-mile radius of campus they will be directed to use SAF'
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Zika charged with drunk-driving felony
By Heather Gjerde | Feb. 16, 2007Bradley Zika, 31, was formally charged with a felony Thursday, following a Monday accident in which police say he hit a UW-Madison student with his car while driving drunk.'
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Room for two?
By Heather Gjerde | Feb. 7, 2007It is said that a black panther is able to hunt and kill animals up to 15 times its weight. Conversely, an animal found on the other side of the globe, the timid badger, does not usually seek to attack, but its great muscular power and tough hide render it a formidable opponent.
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Berquam brainstorms with students at forum
By Heather Gjerde and Leah Leonidas | Feb. 1, 2007UW-Madison Interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam voiced her plan to reach out to every student on campus and to cater to varying student opinions as the next dean of students at a forum in the Red Gym Thursday night.'
