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Ironman athletes to swim, bike, run through Madison
By Chris Fleissner and By Chace Goff | Sep. 9, 2005Thousands of athletes, volunteers and spectators are expected to attend Madison's fourth annual Ironman Wisconsin Triathalon this Sunday. \We are pretty excited about it. It is going to be a ' ¦
Newest Cold album inflicts much 'Pain' on listeners
By William Temby | Sep. 9, 2005The glut of popular late '90s alt-metal groups lacked characteristics defining one group from another, but Cold's major-label releases, 13 Ways to Die Onstage and Year of the Spider, showed ' ¦'
Badgers ready for slumping Owls
By Sam Pepper | Sep. 9, 2005Wisconsin (1-0 Big Ten, 1-0 overall), coming off their 56-42 victory over Bowling Green last week, will welcome the Temple Owls (0-1) tomorrow. The Owls, on the contrary, are coming ' ¦
News Briefs
Sep. 9, 2005Two hours was all that was needed to select the jury for the trial of Chai Vang, who was charged last November with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and ' ¦
Kegs for a cause
By Joe Patton | Sep. 9, 2005\$5 a cup for Katrina victims,"" is becoming a common phrase on Madison's more heavily-partied streets. If the collected beer money is going to the victims of the numerous natural ' ¦'
Robert La Follette's message ringing true
By Nick Rotchadl | Sep. 9, 2005Tucked in the corner of the Old Hall of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol is a statue honoring perhaps the greatest politician, statesman and intellectual to hail ' ¦
This week on The OC
Sep. 9, 2005Where we left off: At the close of season two, Ryan was still unaware his ex-girlfriend Theresa was carrying his child. Caleb's funeral sent Kirsten into her worst alcoholic binge, ' ¦'
Women's group criticizes birth control ban, Roberts nomination
By Sam-Omar Hall | Sep. 9, 2005The president of a national pro-choice group spoke at the state capitol Thursday to condemn the nomination of John Roberts for the Supreme Court. She also criticized attempts by Wisconsin ' ¦
\Constant Gardener"" beauty on the eyes, lacking on story
By Kiera Wiatrak | Sep. 9, 2005There's a theory, among the vast spectrum of conjectures and hypotheses, claiming there are a limited amount of stories in the world and that each emerging art form is merely ' ¦'
Regent admits 'big mistakes' on hiring
By Ivy Okoniewski | Sep. 9, 2005Following criticism of the UW System for holding \backup"" jobs for some UW administrators, a committee of the UW System Board of Regents agreed in West Bend, Wis., Thursday to ' ¦
City to wait one year before allowing food on buses
By Maureen Backman | Sep. 9, 2005Madison residents will have to wait at least one more year to see if they can legally eat a granola bar or an after-work bag of chips on Madison Metro ' ¦
Dorm shortages plague state schools
By Sarah Martinson | Sep. 9, 2005While housing officials at UW-Madison try to find space in overcrowded facilities for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, UW-Milwaukee, is experiencing a public housing crunch as well, due in part ' ¦
Statham at his action-hero finest in 'Transporter 2'
By Joe Pudas | Sep. 9, 2005With every passing year, it becomes more and more obvious that Hollywood needs a new one-man army. The heavyweights of the 80s and 90s have fizzled to some degree. Willis' ' ¦'
Bill a response to 'illegal' TA strike
By Amanda McGowan | Sep. 9, 2005Senator wants to limit collective bargaining of TAs