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Haunted campus walking tour displays history of UW buildings, ghost stories

By Cassie Holman and Sarah Turner | Oct. 29, 2008

The tour featured stories from Science, Bascom and North Halls.

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Weekend World Series ratings reach a surprising new low

By Crystal Crowns | Oct. 29, 2008

Columnist Crystal Crowns offers reasons for why the World Series is not as widely viewed as in previous years.

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Pending agreement to boost Google digital books initiative

By Hannah McClung | Oct. 29, 2008

Google has reached a pending settlement with two advocacy groups that sued the company for violation of copyright law.

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Electric Six Short-fuse

By Ben Pierson | Oct. 29, 2008

Once reliable for at least one half of an energetic and funky album, Flashy fails to follow through, leaving fans with a mostly empty effort from the pompous lead singer Dick Valentine and Electric Six.'

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Madison retains title as state's 'liberal bubble'

By Claire Wiese | Oct. 29, 2008

While Barack Obama is expected to win a large majority of the votes in Madison, the rest of Wisconsin does not necessarily share the city's liberal attitudes.

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Students looking to bring Halloween to Mifflin Street

By Rushad Macchi and Anna Bukowski | Oct. 29, 2008

A group of UW-Madison students want to combine two of Madison's biggest parties to create a Freakfest-alternative this weekend.

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'White People' prefer not to purchase books

By Alex Kuskowski | Oct. 29, 2008

\Stuff White People Like"" is an extension of the popular Internet blog, though the Internet version proves as useful for free.'

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Empty sections reflect poorly on student fans

By Molly Reppen and Andy Van Sistine | Oct. 28, 2008

Columnist Andy Van Sistine decries the fans who chose to stay home from the football game Saturday, leaving gaping holes in the student section crowd for much of the first half.

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Bielema praises all phases of team's play in win over Illinois

By Nico Savidge | Oct. 28, 2008

Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema discussed his team win over Illinois and senior tight end Travis Beckum's the career-ending injury with reporters Monday.

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Going home calls to mind memories, lays

By Kiera Wiatrak | Oct. 28, 2008

Kiera and her friend adapt to life in their hometown sans probationary licenses.'

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WISPIRG budget proposal to SSFC approved after changes

By Kelsey Gunderson | Oct. 28, 2008

Significant funding was cut from WISPIRG's budget by SSFC Monday.

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Lecture series extremely relevant to all students

By Tom Hart | Oct. 28, 2008

Distinguished Lecture Series offers students a unique opportunity to open their minds

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Badgers winless on weekend

By Nick Schmitt | Oct. 28, 2008

The UW women's soccer team lost both its games over the weekend, propping its Big Ten record to 3-6.

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Stadium bar out of line, juvenile

By The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board | Oct. 28, 2008

Decision to advertise phone numbers of city officals achieves nothing

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Recent downtown robberies cause university officials to stress Freakfest safety precautions

By Erin Banco and Elizabeth Reynolds | Oct. 28, 2008

Dean of Students Lori Berquam asks students to avoid over-intoxication and misconduct at Freakfest.

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AT&T service to provide students with Badger sports text-messaging updates

By The Daily Cardinal | Oct. 28, 2008

The UW-Madison Athletic Department and AT&T Inc. collaborated in the launch of a free text-message service for students to receive updates on Badger sports, university officials announced Monday.