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Government has authority to quarantine SARS carriers
Apr. 7, 2003President Bush said Friday that people carrying the mysterious Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome can be quarantined against their will, according to reports in the Associated Press and The Washington Post. ' ¦
U.S. News and World Report ranks UW-Madison graduate schools among top in nation
Apr. 7, 2003U.S. News and World Report rated certain UW-Madison graduate programs among the top in the nation in its annual report released Friday entitled \America's Best Graduate Schools."" The report indicated ' ¦
College sports offer intensity, excitement beyond the pros
By Nishant Bagadia | Apr. 7, 2003Men do not usually touch other men, unless it is in celebration of their favorite team winning a sporting event. More than a week ago, people watched as the nation ' ¦
UW students join Chicago protest
Apr. 7, 2003About 70 UW-Madison students joined between 5,000 and 10,000 others in Chicago Saturday to protest the war in Iraq, according to protest organizer and UW-Madison sophomore Chris Dols. Protesters, primarily ' ¦
Badger Bits
Apr. 7, 2003The Wisconsin men's tennis team (1-5 Big Ten, 4-13 overall) lost 6-1 Sunday afternoon by No. 12 Minnesota. In doubles, juniors Alex Kasarov and David Hippee took the No. 1 ' ¦
Progressives make clean sweep in elections
By Molly Borgstrom | Apr. 7, 2003Along with mayor-elect Dave Cieslewicz, the liberal political organization Progressive Dane emerged victorious in the April 1 election. Progressive Dane endorsed six council candidates. Three of those ran as incumbents ' ¦
New mayor to appoint ALRC members
By Clancy McGilligan | Apr. 3, 2003Later this month, Mayor-elect Dave Cieslewicz will appoint four new members to the Alcohol Licensing Review Committee, a body that reviews and examines all applications for granting alcohol licenses in ' ¦
Tyson foods freezes chickens, union's efforts
By Youssef Sawan | Apr. 3, 2003As the state is about to face severe cuts in the budget and the federal government is pouring money into war, economic pressures are building up. In these times, we ' ¦
Steve Albini dissects his music
Apr. 3, 2003To our age group, the independent music scene started with Nevermind. Ten years before Nirvana, before independent music was considered commercially viable, only independent record labels stood for bands who ' ¦'
250 oppose Doyle budget proposal
By Beth Skopp | Apr. 3, 2003There are approximately 160,000 students in the UW System, but only a few hundred from around the state protested a proposed tuition increase that would affect almost all of them. ' ¦
UW graduate part of POW rescue
Apr. 3, 2003One of the two men who flew the CH-46 helicopters in the mission to rescue Pfc. Jessica Lynch from a hospital in Nasiriya in central Iraq was identified as Col. ' ¦
Only bad thing about movies is people
By Whitney Newman and Holly Noe | Apr. 3, 2003Holly Golightly'
Marine biologists discover colossal squid off coast of New Zealand
Apr. 3, 2003A colossal squid, named after its size and aggressiveness, was caught off the coast of Wellington, New Zealand, marine biologists reported Thursday. According to the BBC news online, the 330 ' ¦
Students deserve chance to deny opt-out
By Sam Berns | Apr. 3, 2003It is a place where everyone is supposed to have a voice. If people try hard enough, they should be able to get anything done. Yet this place is bogged ' ¦
Peace Park will sponsor musical series featuring a variety of local
By Molly O???Brien | Apr. 3, 2003Beginning May 17, the Greater State Street Business Association and the Madison Folk Music Society will begin a musical series entitled \Folk at 4"" in State Street's Lisa Link Peace ' ¦
Cardinal breaks down the Final Four
By Matt Lerner | Apr. 3, 2003One crown, four dreams, only one champion. The long road to the Final Four has reached its end in New Orleans and the stage is set for what has the ' ¦
Best sports month? Ask Jerry
By Jerry Weil | Apr. 3, 2003With March Madness reaching its climax this weekend, one of the most exciting sports months of the year has come to a close. However, is it the best sports month ' ¦
PEOPLE Program looks back on freshman year
By Beth Skopp | Apr. 3, 2003Roughly 10 percent of UW-Madison students are of minority backgrounds. Those 10 percent may have experienced a different freshman year from the other 90 percent. The Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program ' ¦




