The men's basketball team begins Big Ten tournament play today
The Badgers open up postseason play in the Big Ten tournament today, beginning their quest for a Big Ten championship. As the No. 4 seed in the event, Wisconsin takes on No. 5 seed Illinois.
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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 one or more locations across the country.
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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-Madison and organizer of the WISPIRG event, passing the bill, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, would increase potential student aid by $87 billion.
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 salary over the last eight years to taxpayers in Milwaukee, where he is currently the county executive.
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 administrator for the Wisconsin Division of Public Health.
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