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Sep. 19, 2005Hayward, Wis. Minnesota truck driver Chai Soua Vang faces mandatory life in prison after being convicted of six counts of murder on Friday. Vang claimed that he acted in self-defense ' ¦
Hayward, Wis. Minnesota truck driver Chai Soua Vang faces mandatory life in prison after being convicted of six counts of murder on Friday. Vang claimed that he acted in self-defense ' ¦
The Madison Police Department is considering an option that would keep bars on State Street open past the standard 2 a.m. closing time Halloween weekend. The alternative is one of ' ¦
Paris Echoles, a UW-Madison freshman majoring in education, is currently vying for the title of Youth of the Year in Washington, D.C. in a competition affiliated with the Boys and ' ¦
After Friday night's devastating 2-1 double overtime loss to Brigham Young, Wisconsin head coach Dean Duerst stressed the need to get off to a quick start Saturday, and for one ' ¦
Redefined, UW-Madison's co-ed a capella group, redefined the typical college choir by bringing male and female voices together'
The Theatre employees first heard rumors of the closing over two years ago. When University Square Mall is demolished and University Square Theatres closes, UW-Madison will lose a vital part ' ¦
North Carolina easily could have pulled out a victory this past weekend with the arm of their gutsy senior quarterback Matt Baker if they simply had not made so many ' ¦
\Lord of War"" opens with one of the most impressive and provocative credit sequences in recent memory. Adopting a point-of-view perspective, the camera follows a bullet from its manufacture in ' ¦'
It often seems that movies doomed to be called chick flicks are readily manufactured with some of the most idiotic plotlines known to man. Or, if the plotlines aren't completely ' ¦'
\We'll take a day off, and then get ready for Minnesota."" Head coach Pete Waite and his No. 13 UW women's volleyball team certainly earned their day off, as the ' ¦
\Rockapella is like the collegiate a capella dream,"" says Maureen Ayers Lobby of Redefined. In fact, the group was started by a group of Brown University students who loved to ' ¦'
In years past, lines for season tickets formed at the Kohl Center twice during the fall: once for hockey tickets and again for basketball. But this year, an e-mail notification ' ¦
The third and last \Build Your Own Budget"" forum was held Thursday night, giving a sparse crowd of citizens an opportunity to structure the city budget in tandem with the ' ¦
Racism, sexism and homophobia are likely prejudices held by even the most open-minded of us, a distinguished Harvard Professor said Thursday. A group of scholars have convened at UW-Madison this ' ¦
At a public hearing Wednesday, opponents of a bill to protect health care providers who refuse to perform certain reproductive-related procedures called the bill dangerous to patients while supporters called ' ¦
The combination wake and buzz will be perfect for before that Thursday-night outing. In a martini shaker full of ice (or a blender, if you wish) pour: 2 shots of ' ¦'
Shouldering the majority of the Badger offensive attack, junior running back Brian Calhoun starred in Wisconsin's 14-5 road victory over North Carolina (0-2). Rushing for 171 yards on 38 attempts, ' ¦