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Evicted:
After being kicked out of office for smoking, disabled professor struggles to work
Judith Ladinsky watched helplessly as two movers packed the contents of her cluttered office into boxes and moved them down the hall. It was 8 a.m. on a Friday in the middle of September and the public health professor was being evicted from her office. She had avoided disciplinary action for nearly four years, but now time was up… View story »
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New restaurant receives license
Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to grant a liquor license to a new downtown restaurant. The Brickhouse BBQ is set to open in August 2009 on the corner of Broom and Gorham streets, next to Riley’s Liquor Store and across from the Equinox apartments. “It always adds a greater level of availability for success when you… View story »
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Chancellor invests in partnership with union leaders
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin hopes to form a “genuine partnership” with leaders and members of various union groups, she said Wednesday. In a speech to a group of unions in the Pyle Center, Martin outlined the challenges that will be involved in maintaining UW’s status as a research institute while still holding true to the “public missions… View story »
ArtsEtc.
‘Idol’ winner’s debut a feast for the ears
The man who was not originally going to audition for “American Idol” is probably now thanking his lucky stars. David Cook, who auditioned in Nebraska with Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” was initially there only to support his brother — who was not as successful at making it to Hollywood. It was down to the two Davids in… View story »
Sports
Staying put becomes ‘Pleasant’ situation
One of the mantras for the University of Wisconsin football team this season has been “next man in,” meaning the backups must be ready to fill in if a starter gets injured. But for reserve safety Aubrey Pleasant, it was almost “next man out.” As in transferring out of the university. Pleasant, a redshirt junior, started all 13 games… View story »
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- UW student assaulted while jogging
- UW still behind in chancellor pay
- Wisconsin counting on Obama to heal finances
- Mortgage crisis affecting college enrollment total
- ASM sets requirements for student voter turnout
- Overture Center to cut jobs
- Officials fail to comply in record requests
- University blocks access to gossip website
- Officials unveil design plans for new Union South
Opinion & Editorial
- Voters should not choose high court
- The Lucky’s image of consumption
- Giving up beer, pizza not a prerequisite for environmentalism
- Weapon of Mass Cooperation (editorial board)
ArtsEtc.
- Where it’s ‘tat’
- Killing us softly: The fate of hip-hop in Madison
- ‘Madama Butterfly’ to spread its wings at Overture
- Overcome hubris, try some hummus
- Canadian band gallops through hard rock tunes on new release
Sports
- Solochek: No bruises for NFC North
- UW looks to bounce back against Bulldogs at home
- Gridiron: Who’s got next? A look to 2009
- Geoffrion’s recent success sparks UW
