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Williams hits the Madison ra-Dar
Oct. 12, 2001Dar Williams returns to Madison's Orpheum Theatre, 216 State St., tonight to promote her fifth album, Out There Live. This introspective and often political singer-songwriter has really come into her ' ¦'
Bush says U.S. ’on full alert’
By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 12, 2001President Bush said Thursday night the military strikes in Afghanistan have put the al Qaeda terrorist network 'on the run' and promised that U.S. forces will keep up the hunt until the 'evil-doers' are brought to justice.
U.S. government must prepare for bioterrorism
By Christian Krautkramer | Oct. 12, 2001This past week, panic erupted in Florida because of anthrax. Anthrax obviously doesn't normally float around office buildings; somebody has to put it there. The FBI has taken over the ' ¦
Volleyball sweeps Northwestern
Oct. 11, 2001Badgers still perfect in conference after win over Wildcats
Madrid Metro brings people together
By Anna Krejci | Oct. 11, 2001After experiencing Madrid, Spain, I came to realize the Madrid Metro brings people together physically and mentally. Amid the shortage of physical space, there is an abundance of unfocused attention ' ¦
Judge questions record industry procedures in Napster court hearing
Oct. 11, 2001Online song-swapping site Napster got a new ray of hope Wednesday when a federal judge questioned whether the record industry's plans for authorized digital music licensing could amount to misuse ' ¦
Autumn colors may be nature's sunscreen
By Andrew Haffner | Oct. 11, 2001As leaves start littering sidewalks and roads around the nation, and trees are left stark naked, a team of researchers have found why they think leaves turn colors in the ' ¦'
Take a ride with destiny
Oct. 11, 2001To the genius in the Miramax marketing department whose idea it was to give away a seven-day trial subscription to an Internet dating service as part of the promotion for ' ¦'
Americans must unite to support war on terrorism
By Molly Reppen and Matt Modell | Oct. 11, 2001America is at war. Whether we should be is no longer an issue. But why we must be at war is an important issue needing examination. Exactly one month ago ' ¦
’Training Day’ whips it out, finds male ego
By Andy Ross and Jen Wagman and Theresa La Susa | Oct. 11, 2001You know the feeling when you get out of a car-chase movie, and you can't keep your foot off the gas pedal? Well, I walked out of 'Training Day' with the a smug strut, my shoulders hanging low as if they have muscle on them, my jaw clenched and eyes glaring. You wouldn't know from my JC Penney Catalog columnist mug up there, but I can be very imposing.
Detox treated more students last month
By Ben Sykes | Oct. 11, 2001In September, Dane County's detoxification center saw an above-average number of UW-Madison students who required its services, according to an ongoing study by University Health Services. Students admitted to the ' ¦
Economic outlook may not be so grim
By Joel Troge and JoEllen Amato | Oct. 11, 2001Economy shows positive signs despite attacks
Nobel Academy gives Americans prizes for economics, chemistry
By Molly Rivera | Oct. 11, 2001Three American academics won the Nobel Prize Wednesday for economics for their work on understanding how markets work when buyers and sellers have different information. George Akerlof, a professor at ' ¦
SSFC boosts SAFE services budget
By Courtney Heeren | Oct. 11, 2001After Student Services Finance Committee member Matt Modell suggested Monday doing away with the SAFEwalk services of SAFEride completely, SSFC representatives voted Wednesday to increase the group's proposed budget by ' ¦
Religious rhetoric of government dangerous in war against terror
Oct. 11, 2001In the past, our country, in times of turmoil and war, has sought from a higher power some degree of solace and strength. The current war on terrorism is no ' ¦
Meaning, history of pledge show America’s strength
By Braden Smith | Oct. 11, 2001I never recited the Pledge of Allegiance in school. In fact, I never got the chance to recite the pledge. I never had a teacher who felt it necessary to start each day with a reaffirmation of American values. I don't think this represents a deficiency in patriotism but rather an emphasis on other ways of learning patriotism.
UW student allegedly stole rare manuscripts
By Diana Wu | Oct. 11, 2001Documents signed by George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin were among those allegedly stolen by a UW-Madison student arrested Monday. UW-Madison junior Benjamin Johnson was arrested for stealing rare ' ¦
That little black box
By Corbin Sullivan | Oct. 11, 2001Since the Sept. 11 tragedy there has been an obvious emphasis on increased airline security. Part of the process is finding out exactly what happened on the hijacked planes and ' ¦'