News
Hybrid cars a must for struggling GM
By Jill Klosterman | Apr. 29, 2005As General Motors approaches its 100th birthday, they may want to consider a birthday cake without candles-GM blew it on the development of hybrids, and blowing out 100 candles might ' ¦
Sex Out Loud begins efforts against birth-control ban
Apr. 29, 2005UW-Madison students are beginning to organize against proposed legislation that would ban University Health Services from distributing the morning-after pill. Sex Out Loud hosted a forum Thursday that allowed students ' ¦
Five things to do this weekend
Apr. 29, 2005One: MadHatters UW men's a cappella spring concert and CD release show. When: Tonight and Sat., 7:30 p.m. Where: Orpheum Theatre, 216 State St. Cash: $7 Two: 'Unbreakable Minds' Watch ' ¦'
Women's track surges with Talbot at the lead
By Molly Reppen and Zach Kukkonen | Apr. 29, 2005Nothing says all-around athlete like being able to compete skillfully in multiple track and field events. Junior Melissa Talbot fits that mold perfectly, as she finished second in the heptathlon ' ¦
Technology report pioneers citizen participation
By Sam-Omar Hall | Apr. 29, 2005Group calls for oversight of nanotechnology
Tempers flare at Halloween meeting
By Chris Fleissner and Liz Puibello | Apr. 29, 2005Mayor Dave Cieslewicz delivered an emphatic announcement promising to restrain and subdue revelry on the upcoming 2005 Halloween weekend. \I am as angry about this event today as I was ' ¦
What the 'Devil?' The Boss releases an average album
By Dan Marfield and JoEllen Amato | Apr. 29, 2005Bruce Springsteen's career has always seen him retreat after successes. His optimistic breakthrough, Born to Run, was followed by the cynical and downtrodden Darkness on the Edge of Town. The ' ¦'
After annual bash, Mifflin residents will begin cleanup
By Laura Kalinowski | Apr. 29, 2005Sunday will find Mifflin Street disheveled and coated with countless beer cups and waste from Saturday's annual bash, but the Mifflin Street Co-Op, 32 N. Bassett St., is ready to ' ¦
Students call for action on UW diversity
By Amanda McGowan | Apr. 29, 2005UW-Madison students critiqued the implementation of Plan 2008 in a question-and-answer session with Chancellor John Wiley and Provost Peter Spear as part of the Plan 2008 Diversity Forum Thursday in ' ¦
Eels have shocking 'Revelation,' return to form
By Matt Hunziker | Apr. 29, 2005Eels frontman and songwriter E (born Mark Oliver Everett) has been a lot of things: gas station attendant, quirky pop songwriter, MC Honky and now, with the 33 track Blinking ' ¦'
Fans go bananas trying to save show
By Kevin Nelson | Apr. 29, 2005\Arrested Development's"" April 17 season finale may signify the end of the critically-acclaimed series. Despite its numerous awards, its low ratings have damaged the series. However, a dedicated group of ' ¦'
News Briefs
Apr. 29, 2005MADISON According to court records obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal, Sarah Stellner's 17-year-old roommate injected her with heroin hours before she was found dead in her apartment Tuesday morning. ' ¦
Expert on Constitution argues against judicial review in controversial lecture
By Erica Pelzek | Apr. 29, 2005As UW-Madison International Socialist Organization protesters with neon signs walked into Science Hall Thursday, renowned conservative Phyllis Schlafly said, \Oh, I'm glad; we have some people we can convert tonight."" ' ¦
James ready for some Viking 'Hummer' lovin'
By Sam Pepper and By Jon Vruwink | Apr. 29, 2005Pep Talk
Letters to the editor
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal | Apr. 29, 2005I applaud the 11 Madison alders asking Associated Students of Madison to cover the costs involved with baby-sitting the Mifflin Street Block Party this year. ASM's claim to not being ' ¦
Nothing as simple as it seems
By Sam Berns | Apr. 29, 2005Back in my days as a sandwich maker for a now-defunct local merchant, I conducted an experiment, the results of which confirmed the worst about the mindset of the average ' ¦
Pulitzer Prize winner raises awareness about social, economic costs of binge drinking
By Jeana Anderson | Apr. 29, 2005On the eve of the Mifflin Street Block Party, Pulitzer Prize winner Eric Newhouse spoke about alcoholism and its effects, a topic that drove him to write his award-winning series ' ¦
Badgers sweep Panthers
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Apr. 28, 2005The red-hot Wisconsin softball team (6-8 Big Ten, 22-20 overall) continued to prove it will be a force to be reckoned with the remainder of the season, collecting a double-header ' ¦