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Updates for March 12, 2010
Madison man propositions young woman on Gorham
By: The Daily Cardinal
A 65-year-old Madison man propositioned a young woman on the 10 block of W. Gorham Street Friday evening, prompting her to call 911. According to the police report, the 24-year-old victim said the man offered to pay her money to watch him perform a &ldquo…
Lawmakers push for southeast Wisconsin regional transit bill
By: Robert Taylor
The Assembly Committee on Transportation held a public hearing Thursday to discuss Wisconsin transportation planning and possible rail and bus services. Of the Senate and Assembly bills discussed at the hearing, Rep. Peter Barca’s, D-Kenosha, sponso…
UHS appoints new director for campus prevention services
By: The Daily Cardinal
University Health Services announced its new director of prevention services and campus health Thursday, who will address issues like excessive alcohol use and sexual assault on campus. Thomas Sieger, a UW-Madison alum, currently serves as the deputy admi…
Gubernatorial candidates face off in television ads
By: Cathy Martin
Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker stressed his commitment to lowering government spending in his first television campaign advertisement released Thursday. In the ad, the front-running Republican contender said he has returned roughly a third of his sa…
WISPIRG seeks student support for bill that may increase financial aid
By: Melanie Teachout
The Wisconsin Students Public Interest Research Group held an event on East Campus Mall Thursday, advocating student support for a federal bill that may increase financial aid opportunities for students. According to Rashi Mangalick, a junior at UW-Madiso…
City seeks input on possibility of Google Fiber
By: Taylor Harvey
The city of Madison held a public meeting Thursday to discuss implications and ideas about its application to bring “ultra high speed broadband” called Google Fiber to Madison. Google is planning to test ultra high-speed broadband networks in …
Updates for March 11, 2010
Time to get on board with high-speed rail, take the train to Yahara Station
By: Mark Bennett
Don’t let the the situation bring high-speed rail down.
As someone who spent his childhood never more than 20 minutes away from the City of Milwaukee, who has made the trip between Milwaukee and Madison hundreds of times in his life and who now holds residence in the city of Madison for the majority of the yea…
BPA ban a safe choice for health, environment
By: Samantha Egelhoff
We’re one step closer to a world free of BPA.
BPA-free water bottles have popped up everywhere. They come in a rainbow of colors. You can acquire them basically everywhere, from the corner Walgreens to the merchandise stand at your favorite band’s concert. They keep you hydrated. They last. The…
‘Damn’ divided on ‘United’
By: Todd Stevens
Brits love soccer, at times to an unhealthy degree. They love it so much that they have been known to kill, maim and disembowel each other in the name of football—and that is just the fans. The coaches and players, if anything, are even more vile, v…
‘Bioshock’ sequel shockingly good
By: Mark Riechers
It’s easy to assume that “Bioshock 2,” a sequel that many fans and even original game designer Ken Levine wanted little to do with, is all about the Benjamins—a pointless entry diluting the purity of the original’s story and …
Feces, fellatio, fidelity and funky discharge: A fearsome foursome
By: Erica Andrist
This is a tough question for me to ask, but I am very concerned my boyfriend is cheating on me. He is always busy lately, and when we do hang out, he always seems distracted or angry…I don’t have any real evidence that he’s cheating, but I j…
Searching for fun with Google predictions
By: Andrew Lahr
Why hasn’t Larry King died yet? Why haven’t I shit in four days? How big was the fattest person who has ever lived? How deep underwater do you need to swim before your ears implode? He’s only 76, a low-fiber diet, 1,225 pounds and pretty…
