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The moment has come: We can now refer to him as President Obama, the 44th president of the United States of America. On Tuesday morning, America observed via television, Internet feed, radio and in-person attendance as Obama took the oath, sworn in to lead a United States rife with challenges.
Earlier this month, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz assembled his wish list"" of projects he would like to see accomplished with Barack Obama's upcoming stimulus plan and its possibilities for state and local funding.
Campus gets out the vote
The Wisconsin District Attorney Association recently proposed a marginal tax increase on both liquor and beer as part of a resolution to hire and sustain more local prosecutors.
Last week, new details in the Brittany Zimmermann case were revealed after the Wisconsin State Journal obtained long-sealed search warrants. The warrants contained statements describing audible screams and evidence of struggle when Zimmermann called 911 on her cell phone in April.
On Monday, Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, announced he would not pursue a second term as alderman for his district on the Madison Common Council. Judge, a UW-Madison senior, plans to move on to law school rather than running for a second term representing District 8, an area of downtown Madison containing 98 percent of the student body.
As members of the Wisconsin Union finalize design and budget plans for the new Union South project, the full scale of the project is becoming increasingly apparent. While using 40 percent of the university's overall Master Plan budget, the new Union South design and plan has grandiose features, including a complete renovation of Orchard Street and an area to accommodate a future hypothetical train platform.
UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said Monday the university would host a series of forums Jan. 15 through 17 for faculty members to discuss solutions to the state budget shortfall.
Wisconsin residents like to drink: that shouldn't surprise anyone. However, the well-documented drinking culture in Wisconsin is creating a much larger problem: Wisconsinites are drinking and driving in dangerous numbers. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, those who drive above the legal limit of .08 comprise 41 percent of all fatal traffic accidents in Wisconsin, the third worst in the country.
Starting today, Dane County residents will be able to officially register their domestic partnerships. The domestic partnership registry comes as a result of passing Ordinance Amendment 13 in September and will require any companies working for the county to offer health benefits to employees and their domestic partner. A domestic partnership is defined as any two people in a committed relationship for at least 90 days.
Chancellor Biddy Martin recently made news by rearranging her staff following the departure of former Chancellor John Wiley's top aides, Casey Nagy and Deb Lauder, as well as by establishing a relationship with the controversial Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, a lobby Wiley opposed for its economic and political stances.
After the one-year anniversary of the tragic house fire at 123 Bedford street that took the life of UW-LaCrosse student Peter Talen, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, proposed an ordinance to require stricter fire-alarm guidelines and safeguards in downtown and off-campus student housing.
As part of the Wisconsin Alumni Association's first-year parents weekend, UW-Madison Psychology Professor Kevin Strang presented The Science of Alcohol"" on Friday. After his presentation, which emphasized education on alcohol-related issues rather than a simply vilifying drinking altogether, many parents responded positively to a suggested mandate of a drinking education course for all incoming students.
Tuesday night, the common council agreed to increase Madison Metro bus fares to $2 per ride in 2009. The increase is 50 cents higher than the current fare.
Last August, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen initially filed a lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board for not properly defending against voter fraud. Now that the Government Accountability Board has said it will check the identities of every registered voter since 2006, something the Help America Vote Act requires, there is no need for Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to continue his lawsuit against GAB.
Last Monday, Nov. 3, a UW-Madison student was robbed at gunpoint on the 100 block of Langdon Street. This followed a string of recent robberies on campus.
The Humanities building, once a representation of avant-garde design and grand-scale creativity and optimism, has become the embodiment of the subject area it houses. The liberal arts disciplines, like the Humanities building itself, have been under-funded and slowly deteriorating at UW-Madison for many years. As the science and engineering departments add more and more facilities, churn out greater and greater discoveries and watch their faculty receive unparalleled funds, the humanities department falls deeper and deeper into the shadow of its peer subject areas.
What started out as a freak mistake in April is becoming more and more a common occurrence in Madison. On Monday, Dane County's 911 center mishandled another call - resulting in the beating and death of a man in Lake Edge Park.
At Monday's Faculty Senate meeting, the UW Division of Recreational Sports proposed an immediate update to the Natatorium, and a renovation of the SERF by 2017. According to the board, both facilities are outdated and too small to meet student demands. The estimated cost of renovating the Nat alone is $60 million dollars, and the proposal calls for a $60 increase in student's segregated fees for an undisclosed period of time.
Election officials across the country expect groundbreaking numbers at the polls this year. With record amounts of money spent on advertisements touting change,"" voters have the opportunity to express their opinions on a number of highly contested issues today with relative ease.
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