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Article: Many U. Wisconsin students spend sleepless nights playing video games
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- January 25, 2000
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Joe Wierschem
University Wire
01-25-2000
(Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Sitting in front of a glowing TV screen late at night, thumbs on controller buttons, trying desperately to get to the next level...
This scenario may sound familiar to some UW-Madison students who have spent many a sleepless night in front of the TV screen, trying frantically to get to the next level of play on their favorite video game.
"I've been playing video games since I was eight," sophomore Mike Jones said. "I don't read books or go to movies. I don't mind staying in and playing video games."
While video games have not been banned or heavily regulated by the government, some say they still carry some of ...