Kathleen Vinehout, dairy farmer and state lawmaker, joins race for governor
(09/25/17 9:57pm)
Another Democratic face is in the 2018 race for Gov. Scott Walker’s seat.
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Man who blew up Madison home to cover up murdering wife gets $1 million bail
(09/20/17 1:03am)
A man who admitted to shooting his wife and intentionally blowing up their Madison home last week in an attempt to cover up the homicide was booked on $1 million bail Tuesday at a hearing.
Rep. Chris Taylor talks Campus Free Speech Act, permitless carry with ASM
(09/19/17 3:52am)
The Free Speech Act and permitless carry bill are two key pieces of legislation that students should watch out for, state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, told the Associated Students of Madison’s Legislative Affairs Committee, Monday.
UW-Madison’s Go Big Read book proves controversial
(09/18/17 1:00pm)
For many people seeking answers, “Hillbilly Elegy” came along at just the right time.
LGBT center on campus lacks inclusivity, does not support LGBT community
(09/14/17 1:00pm)
For many university hopefuls from the state of Wisconsin, UW-Madison is a top choice. It seems diverse, inclusive, and “woke” with social issues. Now that we are on campus, we know this perception is far from true.
Amid controversy over “free speech” bill, UW-Madison event highlights contemporary challenges
(09/12/17 3:14am)
The Wisconsin State Assembly recently passed a bill to protect free speech on campus, but according to one UW-Madison professor, the real threats to free speech are the writers of the legislation.
Walker Readies Wisconsin National Guard for Irma, Harvey
(09/11/17 12:49am)
As Florida prepared for Hurricane Irma, Gov. Scott Walker signed an executive order on Friday which called on the Wisconsin National Guard to assist in emergency services and response efforts in the south.
Essay compilation on alien life asks: where is everybody?
(09/11/17 11:00am)
Dr. David Bowman, orbiting Jupiter, is preparing to leave his spaceship. By this point in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the onboard computer, HAL 9000, has murdered his fellow astronauts with the kind of unsmiling single-mindedness we’ve come to expect of artificial intelligence. Bowman slips his sweating forehead into the dome of a helmet and switches the wretched computer off, then opens the ship’s bay door to meet an entirely different category of intelligence on the other side. Contentedly orbiting Jupiter is the alien Monolith, with its perfectly straight surfaces, its inert intelligence boiling under glassy black panels.
Morrison apologizes to new session of Council, body passes code of conduct
(09/06/17 6:40am)
The 23rd session of the Associated Students of Madison may be over, but Student Council Chair Katrina Morrison had one more task before the 24th session could get down to business.
Cardinal View: Proposed 'Free Speech' Act would stifle campus discourse
(09/06/17 1:00pm)
While most of you were away enjoying the freedoms of summer, our state legislature was hard at work trying to restrict your freedoms here in Madison.
Chancellor Blank opposes Trump DACA repeal
(09/05/17 4:28pm)
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank released a statement Tuesday opposing President Donald Trump’s proposed repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
State representatives attempt to curb teen dating violence with bipartisan bill
(06/23/17 5:57pm)
The problem of teen dating violence has garnered attention across the country in recent years as surveys have shown its increased prevalence among high school students. Now, Wisconsin state representatives from both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill aimed at addressing the phenomenon.
Higher education committee passes campus free speech bill
(05/31/17 2:01am)
A Republican bill aimed to protect free speech by issuing penalties to students who disrupt speakers passed an Assembly committee on higher education Tuesday.
Committee members vote to continue tuition freeze
(05/25/17 11:00pm)
Tuition at UW System schools will remain frozen for the next two years under a proposal approved by the state’s Joint Finance Committee setting the budget for the state’s public universities.
Open Letter in Response to ASM Actions on Divestment
(05/12/17 10:22pm)
We, the undersigned, are faculty and staff affiliated with the George L. Mosse / Laurence A. Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We are deeply troubled by recent actions of the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Student Council, and we call on the ASM leadership to reconsider the wisdom of those actions.
Nine bills designed to combat opioid abuse pass state Legislature
(05/02/17 11:30pm)
Both houses of the Wisconsin state Legislature passed nine bills that target the state’s opioid epidemic Tuesday, and Gov. Scott Walker said he will sign the bills into law.
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ selected as 2017-’18 Go Big Read book
(05/02/17 7:47pm)
“Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” is the 2017-’18 selection for Go Big Read, the university announced in a release Tuesday.
Many warnings of sexual assault on campus, but few arrests ever follow
(05/01/17 2:00pm)
With a vibrating buzz or a quiet ding, a student at Camp Randall Stadium for this year’s commencement would have checked their phone two dozen times to find warnings of nearby sexual assaults during their last four years at UW-Madison.
Cheaper, more sustainable way to produce plastic precursors
(05/01/17 11:00am)
Scientists and engineers at UW-Madison developed an economically feasible process to synthesize a possible substitute for petroleum-derived chemicals from non-edible biomass.
College Republicans call to end ASM
(04/29/17 4:30pm)
UW-Madison College Republicans called on state legislators “make every effort to end” the Associated Students of Madison—the student shared governance body—in the wake of controversial divestment legislation.
