With the WCHA regular season title clinched, the Wisconsin women's hockey team (25-1-4) still has two regular season series to worry about before postseason play. Ohio State is in town this weekend with its own chance for a home spot in the conference tournament.
Despite a relatively inconsistent and underachieving season, the UW men's hockey team still has a shot to make the NCAA Tournament according to columnist Jon Bortin.'
The UW women's swimming team had a very successful first day Thursday at the Big Ten Championships at the University of Minnesota.'
This week's road trip started slow for the UW men's basketball team but in the end it gave Penn State its eighth straight loss.'
UW football head coach Bret Bielema announced his second freshman class Wednesday, which includes 16 scholarship players and was ranked No. 26 nationally by ESPN.
A run-away horse running through the streets of Madison occupied several police officers' time early Wednesday morning.'
A new Wi-Fi surveillance camera system introduced as part of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's' Downtown Safety Initiative should be seen as a useful measure in combating criminal activity, especially when Madison's nightlife floods downtown stre'
Two state lawmakers proposed new legislation to prevent Wisconsin legislators and public service commissioners from accepting jobs from special interests groups they worked closely with while in office.
Harvard University professor Richard Elmore kicked off a conference on educational policy by discussing the field's highly disputed No Child Left Behind Act Wednesday night.
Finding the money to pay for gas is a major part of almost everyone's budget, but local gas station owners claim more people are risking the lofty penalty and cutting the cost by driving away before they pay.'
Gov. Jim Doyle announced Tuesday he is open to exempting bars from his proposed statewide smoking ban, giving hope to legislators and bar owners still opposed to the Madison city ban against smoking in public establishments.'
Now that all three finalists for the UW-Madison Dean of Students position have visited and conversed with students and administrators, the campus community has the opportunity to submit confidential feedback on the candidates. '
University Housing and the UW-Madison Police Department are again asking students to be aware of their personal safety after a robbery was reported late Tuesday night at Witte Residence Hall.'
Professors and the Internet must play roles in helping students search for cheap textbooks.'
The bass was not thumping for long at a house party on the 2600 block of North Ct. last weekend after two Madison Police officers arrived at 2:50 a.m. Sunday.
When I was young, I took ballet for several years even though I couldn't dance. My blissful ignorance was crushed after a recital when my instructor told me my florescent pink tutu was unfit for the grace of ballet and I was merely jumping in awkward circles.
Despite the high hopes of some Wisconsin legislators, the proposal to ban the ""Frankenstein Veto"" will not appear on ballots this April, said state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison.
A recent College Democrats rule change requiring students to have attended at least one meeting in order to vote to endorse District 8 alder candidates caused students to turn away from the ballots Jan. 23. '
Despite the chill of winter, aphrodisiacs heat up romance.'
Frequent buyers of Coke and Diet Coke from vending machines across campus may have noticed their usual payment of five quarters will no longer suffice. The price of Coke and Diet Coke has increased campus-wide, from $1.25 to $1.50 for a 20-oz. bottle.'
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