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Badgers' home-win streak lives on
Dec. 1, 2004The No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers (3-1) and the No. 12 Maryland Terrapins (3-1) added another installment to their growing list of classic encounters Tuesday night after Wisconsin emerged victorious in ' ¦
UW System president: 'We can't make cuts without pain'
By Erica Pelzek and Helen Walls | Dec. 1, 2004Reilly vows to protect academics despite budget woes
Reps. move up D.C. ladder
By Becky Salmela | Dec. 1, 2004Two Wisconsin representatives may receive new positions on influential House committees in the next Congressional term. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, has been named to possibly obtain a seat on ' ¦
Tragedy 20 years ago, same old story today
By Josh Gildea | Dec. 1, 2004This Friday will mark the 20th anniversary of the worst industrial accident in history. Shortly after midnight Dec. 3, 1984, 40 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas escaped from the ' ¦
Tucker back to form, key in sustaining streak
Dec. 1, 2004Tuesday night's game was the Alando Tucker show. The sophomore forward single-handedly kept the Badgers in the game early on and did the little things down the stretch, proving he ' ¦
Lights may go out early for city's late-night food vendors
By Alex Anderson | Dec. 1, 2004The future of late-night street vending in downtown Madison may be in jeopardy if recommendations from the Vending Oversight Committee take effect. Members of the committee voted on amendments to ' ¦
'The Kranks' dampen Christmas cheer
By Joe Pudas | Nov. 30, 2004There is only one person who will legitimately enjoy the stagnant, putrid holiday abomination \Christmas with the Kranks,"" and that is Ben Affleck. Affleck recently starred in another Yuletide atrocity, ' ¦'
News Brief
Nov. 30, 2004Minnesota resident Chai Vang was formally charged Monday with six counts of intentional homicide after being arrested for killing six hunters in northern Wisconsin, according to NBC15.com. The criminal complaint ' ¦
Bairu defies logic with title win
By Teddy O???Reilly | Nov. 30, 2004Eritrean-Canadian Badger runner junior Simon Bairu is a waif. There is no other way to describe his physique. Watching him run is almost funny. He does not have the most ' ¦
'I knew it was him' ... but it was not
By Dinesh Ramde | Nov. 30, 2004Eyewitness memories, testimony not as infallible as juries seem to think they are'
Students, professors petition for U.S. aid in Israel
By Mary Cavanaugh | Nov. 30, 2004With a resolution to the continuing conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians as their goal, approximately 100 members of the Madison Jewish community signed an open letter composed by ' ¦
Mayor campaigns for new streetcar system
By Elizabeth Wachowski | Nov. 30, 2004Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced plans for Madison to develop its own streetcar system at the Transport 2020 Implementation Task Force meeting Monday night. Cieslewicz proposed that he form a ' ¦
Student apts. likely on Gorham
By Maureen Backman | Nov. 30, 2004Madison developer Mike Fisher announced his proposal to build a high-density, primarily student apartment complex on the southeast side of West Gorham Street across from Riley's Wines of the World, ' ¦
U2 explodes with 'Atom Bomb'
By Jennifer Kidd and Mary Chen | Nov. 30, 2004U2 (Interscope) U2 frontman Bono may not be able to count in Spanish-his opening lines of \Vertigo"" translate as ""ones, two, three, fourteen""-but he and the rest of the band ' ¦'
Overture Center thrives, but with limited reach
By Claire Allen | Nov. 30, 2004Since its opening ceremony Sept. 18, the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St., has been the focus of Madison's creative community. Featuring unprecedented performance and practice space, the ' ¦
Thanksgiving monster strikes young, old
By Emily Winter | Nov. 30, 2004\His name is Wahlitahliwamba! He eats little girls' fingers and toes for dinner!"" my 12-year-old cousin Andrew insists as the younger ones tremble and cry. ""He's green and mean and ' ¦'
Wiley explains move to end student dept.
By Carina Spaulding | Nov. 30, 2004Worried about a reduced focus on diversity initiatives at UW-Madison, students from the Multicultural Student Coalition, Associated Students of Madison and other campus groups met with Chancellor John Wiley, Provost ' ¦
Wisconsin splits in Showcase
By Kelly Kallien and Eric Schmoldt | Nov. 29, 2004It was a roller coaster weekend for the No. 2 Wisconsin men's hockey team (7-3-0 Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 10-4-0 overall) in the College Hockey Showcase. After a lackluster performance ' ¦



