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UW student mugged; thieves get backpack, cans of soda

A 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student was mugged early Sunday morning, but the alleged thieves only got away with the studentâ??s backpack, which had a couple of cans of soda inside.

The mugging happened at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday on South Charter Street between Bowen Court and Regent Street.