Mifflin more than alcohol, noise violations
By Quinn Craugh | May. 3, 2007UW-Madison students and Mifflin Street residents are primarily worried about alcohol and noise violations Saturday at the 38th annual Mifflin Street Block Party.
UW-Madison students and Mifflin Street residents are primarily worried about alcohol and noise violations Saturday at the 38th annual Mifflin Street Block Party.
UW-Madison researchers learned Monday that their proposal for a $125 million federal grant for a renewable energy research center qualified for final consideration by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Despite being ranked third in a recent St. Norbert poll of potential Democratic candidates in Wisconsin, John Edwards' campaign for president has garnered support from multiple state leaders as of Wednesday.
The men's basketball 3-point line could be moved back by one foot.'
UW will look to continue setting records this weekend at the McClimon Memorial Track.'
More than 100 people gathered in front of the State Capitol Wednesday evening, bearing signs stating ""Mission Accomplished: Bring the Troops Home Now"" and ""Impeach Bush,"" protesting President Bush's veto of a bill proposing an additional $124.2 billion for Iraq that required troops home later in 2007.
When the pioneers were feverishly venturing West, they had to stand on their horses' backs just to see over the prairie grass — that is how tall the fields used to grow.'
The Mifflin Street Block Party started out as a protest to the Vietnam War in 1969 and has evolved into a nationally acclaimed event on the outskirts of the UW-Madison campus. '
Following the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech, Gov. Jim Doyle recently signed an executive order creating the Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety. The goal is to ensure campus security and preparedness in emergency situations on all Wisconsin'
A settlement was reached in the UW Roman Catholic Foundation federal lawsuit against the UW System Board of Regents and four UW-Madison administrators Thursday.'
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the eight-syllable garage rock favorite, has achieved underground success with their previous three albums and now return with a formidable effort, Baby 81.
An accident on the Beltline Wednesday killed one, injured two and shut down the highway for more than two hours, police said.'
Madison residents and planners gathered Wednesday for the second of five meetings to discuss the future of the Regent Street South Campus Neighborhood Plan, which aims to restructure the building layout in the Regent Street area.'
It's the week before the 2006 Mifflin Street Block Party, and Mifflin resident and UW-Madison junior Max Grinberg has a decision to make: to party or not to party? After some deliberation, Grinberg and his roommates decided to celebrate the occasion'
Madison police responded to a call early Tuesday morning about a scuffle in which pitchforks and knives were drawn to stop vandals from ruining a tent near a fraternity on the 200 block of Lakelawn Plaza near Langdon Street.'
Recently, we read an opinion piece by Steve Lawrence, a UW freshman. This article, published on April 24, was entitled ""War protest errs from focus."" In this article Mr. Lawrence takes what has been called a ""myopic view"" of the si'
Gov. Jim Doyle has taken a firm stance on a statewide smoking ban: Smoking must be prohibited in all workplaces — including taverns — Doyle said at the 2007 Tobacco Control and Prevention Conference.'
The Mifflin Street Block Party is scheduled for Saturday, but before the party starts, police and residents will meet Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Madison Senior Center, '
In the discourse of human rights and humanitarian efforts, there is a key component that has gone missing in the effort for charity and relief on Library Mall in the past 48 hours: the human aspect.
By way of a 13-6 vote, the City Council passed an ordinance amendment Tuesday night that regulates the sale of secondhand textbooks.'