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...think that it’s pretentious, but that might be a good thing,” says Rachel A. Scheide, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, which is not an eligible school. “Snobs want to date snobs...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Choosing Dates With Diplomas | 4/28/2005 | See Source »

...crisis, our instincts can be our undoing. William Morgan, who directs the exercise-psychology lab at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has studied mysterious scuba accidents in which divers drowned with plenty of air in their tanks. It turns out that certain people experience an intense feeling of suffocation when their mouths are covered. They respond to that overwhelming sensation by relying on their instinct, which is to rip out whatever is in their mouths. For scuba divers, unfortunately, it is their oxygen source. On land, that would be a perfect solution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Get Out Alive | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...West Bend, Wis., bought a shirt at the local Goodwill store and found $2,000 stuffed in the pocket. That's pretty amazing--$2,000 stuffed in the pocket. The more amazing part: How did one of Tom DeLay's old shirts wind up in Wisconsin?" --JAY LENO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punchlines: May 2, 2005 | 4/24/2005 | See Source »

...very fun race,” said co-captain seven-seat Kristin Hicks. “It was incredibly exciting and it was fun for us—we were pretty much dead even with Wisconsin...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Princeton Edges Out W. Lightweight Crew | 4/19/2005 | See Source »

After an excruciatingly close finish, Radcliffe found itself not only behind the Tigers, who had posted a time of 6:46.7 to win the competition, but also behind 2004 champion Wisconsin, who traversed the course in 6:48.1. The Black and White’s third-place time of 6:50.3 meant that less than four seconds separated the top three finishers and was good enough to beat pursuers Stanford, Georgetown, and Villanova...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Princeton Edges Out W. Lightweight Crew | 4/19/2005 | See Source »

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