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Five things to do this weekend
Feb. 25, 20051. Middleworld The melody-focused rock band is releasing their first full length album, \Defiance vs. Circumstance."" Get there early 'cuz the first barrel is free! When: Tonight, doors open at ' ¦'
Progressive Dane party prospers in Madison
By Anne Shapiro | Feb. 25, 2005Four candidates seek positions on City Council
UW System students rally for lower tuition
By Amanda McGowan | Feb. 25, 2005College students around Wisconsin gathered on the steps of the Capitol Thursday to protest a proposed 14 percent tuition increase in Governor Doyle's biennial budget. The protesters held doors signed ' ¦
Taking an All-Star study break
By Joe Hasler and Christian Blatner | Feb. 25, 2005Is it just me, or does it seem like midterms always come at a bad time? Take this past week, for example. How is a kid supposed to spend the ' ¦
Wiley: We must look for balance in tuition increases
By John Wiley | Feb. 25, 2005As most members of the university community are aware, the state legislature is in the early stages of responding to Gov. Doyle's recently proposed budget. Students, staff and faculty care ' ¦
Anderson and MSU out-shoot Badgers
By Ben Hubner | Feb. 25, 2005The Badgers dropped to 17-7 (8-5 Big Ten) Thursday night after losing to No. 9 Michigan State 77-64. In the two teams' last meeting, the Badgers overcame an eight-point deficit ' ¦
Mifflin date forces students to prioritize, UW officials say
By Carina Spaulding | Feb. 25, 2005Causing scheduling controversies months before it arrives, the Mifflin Street Block Party, currently set to take place May 7, could be problematic not only for UW-Madison students, but also for ' ¦
Rich, Gebisa pass the torch in final home game
By Whitney Newman and Clint Robus | Feb. 24, 2005It was a changing of the guard for Wisconsin women's basketball Wednesday night. As seniors Stephanie Rich and Ebba Gebisa played their last games in front of the Kohl Center ' ¦
Tensions mount over DeJope liquor license approval
By Claire Allen | Feb. 24, 2005Tempers flared at the Alcohol License Review Committee meeting Wednesday as representatives from the Ho-Chunk Nation's DeJope Bingo Hall applied for a license to sell liquor. DeJope, located on Madison's ' ¦
Carb your enthusiasm!
By Amos Posner | Feb. 24, 2005When Noodles & Co., 232 State St., shut down its State Street location to renovate its space and expand its menu, most figured it would reopen as more of the same. But now, as Madison's favorite bowl of noodles unveils its new menu, there are two things glaringly missing from the additions: bowls and noodles.
Meth surge threatens to engulf Wisconsin
By Michael Worringer | Feb. 24, 2005Lawmakers search for answers to drug explosion
Giambi, apology not accepted
By Eric Schmoldt | Feb. 24, 2005I come to bury Jason Giambi, not to praise him ... though I'm starting to feel like I'm in the minority there. Giambi has been in the news lately for ' ¦
Wisconsin holds off hungry 'Cats
By Ryan Hessenthaler | Feb. 24, 2005Anderson scores 28 points in Kohl Center finale
Student leaders rake in thousands every year
By Andy Berens | Feb. 24, 2005Chairs of APAC, CFACT will make more than $8,000
Student renting rights the focus of panel
By Will McClain | Feb. 24, 2005Presentation part of Tenant Education Week
Hockey slated for season finale at St. Cloud
By Adam Raeder | Feb. 24, 2005The Wisconsin Women's hockey team (18-7-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 24-7-1 overall) looks to continue its winning ways as it caps off the regular season against St. Cloud State (7-16-3, ' ¦
Badgers invade Spartan 'Izzone'
By Jon McNamara and Abram Shanedling | Feb. 24, 2005The No. 20 Wisconsin Badgers (8-4 Big Ten, 17-6 overall) travel to East Lansing tonight to take on No. 11 Michigan State (10-2, 19-4), a team seeking revenge after a ' ¦