News Brief
Apr. 7, 2004Milwaukee gained its first newly elected mayor in 16 years, as former Congressman Tom Barrett defeated acting Mayor Marvin Pratt by more than 50 percent, according to WisPolitics.com. Pratt, the ' ¦
Milwaukee gained its first newly elected mayor in 16 years, as former Congressman Tom Barrett defeated acting Mayor Marvin Pratt by more than 50 percent, according to WisPolitics.com. Pratt, the ' ¦
Randy Hopper, lawyer for Audrey Seiler, met with Madison Police Department officials Tuesday to learn more about her case, according to WKOW News. Seiler is currently in Madison with her ' ¦
UW-Madison received a civil complaint Tuesday issued by Peter Tegen, the UW women's track and cross country coach, accusing the university of discrimination on the basis of age and gender. ' ¦
New Voters Project interns and volunteers gathered on Library Mall Tuesday to promote local elections and to \institutionalize youth nationwide"" to vote in November's presidential election. NVP had students fill ' ¦
Seiler may only pay $100 of $100,000 cost
Casually using 'gay' as a derogatory term proves to be offensive
Court election will affect UW students
The lies of a confused young woman should not be allowed to lead to a backslide toward police disbelief of victims. The Madison Police Department handled a high profile and ' ¦
Students and community members got a first-hand account of today's oceans at a lecture by oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle Monday night, part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Distinguished Lecture Series. ' ¦
Nearly one-third of American women report having been physically or sexually abused in a relationship at some point in their lives.??These women are of every educational level, race and socioeconomic ' ¦'
UW-Madison professors involved in the Faculty Senate relinquished sunny Monday afternoon weather to address topics concerning the university, including fundraising, upcoming campus renovations and the state Legislature's proposed amendment to ' ¦
While students walked across the morning frost and battled the unpleasant gusts of late winter wind this past weekend, the UW women's softball team (1-3 Big Ten, 19-16 overall) was ' ¦
UW-Madison women's track and cross country coach Peter Tegen filed suit against the university Monday, alleging age and gender discrimination prevented renewal of his coaching contract last spring. Following the ' ¦
Starting spots up for grabs with two departures
I have spent the last few weeks looking at children's books, and have noticed a disturbing trend-there are more R-rated books in that section than there are in mainstream adult ' ¦'
Being from New Jersey, a lot of people ask me how it is that a guy like myself ended up all the way in Madison. I often reply that there ' ¦
With 60 degree days stretching out in front of Madisons population for the foreseeable future, thoughts of actually enjoying Wisconsin's great outdoors are returning to students' thawing brains. \It's generally ' ¦
A proposed amendment to the state constitution banning same-sex marriage could present a legal challenge to Wisconsin companies that currently offer domestic partner benefits to their employees. Most Wisconsinites oppose ' ¦