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ASM officials selected two UW-Madison students with leadership experience to serve on a search committee to recommend a new provost to campus leaders.

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Over 660,000 Wis. employees exposed to secondhand smoke at workplaces

By Megan Orear | Mar. 10, 2009

According to a new study from the UW Carbone Cancer Center, the number of Wisconsin workers who are exposed to smoking at workplaces has decreased, but is still at a dangerous level. Workers with less education are more likely to be exposed.

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Relocating Brothers benefits all downtown

By Tom Hart | Mar. 10, 2009

Brothers relocating will bring in more business and money for Madison

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NBA rule hurts college basketball

By Andy Van Sistine | Mar. 10, 2009

Columnist Andy Van Sistine explains why the NBA rule that requires athletes to play at least one year of college basketball forces teams in the NCAA to fail at building strong programs for more than a few years.

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Man sentenced to prison term after attempting to run over cop

By Rachel Holzman | Mar. 10, 2009

A man was sentenced to five and a half years in prison Monday after attempting to run over a police officer last June.

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ASM judging student need for second 24-hour library

By Rory Linnane and Andrea Snow | Mar. 10, 2009

The Associated Students of Madison Academic Affairs Committee is looking for student input about a possible second 24-hour library. The committee is targeting Steenbock Library as a potential site.

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Win over Sioux huge for Badgers

By Nico Savidge | Mar. 10, 2009

Wisconsin men's hockey head coach Mike Eaves explains why the win over North Dakota Saturday could give his team momentum as they enter post-season play.

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Obama to allow stem-cell funds

By Megan Orear | Mar. 9, 2009

Sources revealed Friday President Obama will lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, a move that researchers and advocates are praising for its potential positive effect on the progress of stem-cell research.

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Badgers fall to Boilermakers in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament

By Andrew Haffner and Jay Messar | Mar. 9, 2009

The Wisconsin women's basketball team had an impressive run in the Big Ten tournament, but were cut off by Purdue this weekend.

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MPD to receive $1 million in funds from stimulus bill

By Caitlin Gath | Mar. 9, 2009

The Madison Police Department will receive nearly $1 million from President Obama's recently signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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‘Watchmen’ a worthy effort despite some missteps

By Mark Riechers | Mar. 9, 2009

Ozymandias gazes at the bank of TV monitors as news reports of the catastrophe air on every station. He turns to his audience, the rest of the masked adventurers from the world of ""Watchmen,"" and plainly asks, ""Don't you see?"" It may as well be director Zack Snyder (""300,"" ""Dawn of the Dead""), anxious as his careful film adaptation of the legendary graphic novel comes to a close. Although he produced a faithful bite-size version for the screen, he seems painfully aware that he could only skim the surface of the world of Watchmen.

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Homeless housing needs strict policy

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Mar. 9, 2009

The Porchlight group should either find a new location for the proposed homeless housing project or provide strict rules for conduct.

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Stimulus to create 200 jobs in Dane County, national unemployment rises

By Hannah Furfaro | Mar. 9, 2009

Dane County will have opportunities for the creation of over 200 jobs using funding from the Federal stimulus package.

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Wisconsin earns third WCHA championship title over weekend

By Molly Reppen and Brandon Storlie | Mar. 9, 2009

The Wisconsin women's hockey team defeated Minnesota Sunday afternoon to claim the WCHA title.