State legislators received some unwelcome news Monday when the federal government requested Wisconsin return $61.7 million. The demand came as a result of the state's misappropriation of the funds, which ' ¦
In a rare move, state Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, R-Waukesha, used the power of direct referral to put a campaign finance reform bill onto the state Assembly calendar for Tuesday. ' ¦
SALT LAKE CITY'Many don't realize it; many ignore it; some feel helpless in the face of it and shield their eyes'but it is real. There is poverty in the United ' ¦
UW sophomore forward Dave Mader doesn't look like he should be a cult hero. Sure, he's intimidating at 6'11\ and 240 pounds (a pessimistic assessment by Wisconsin's men's basketball media ' ¦
Representatives from numerous student organizations across campus voiced their opinions Monday at a press conference regarding the University Health Services and student activity center building and its location. Students at ' ¦
This Tuesday, consumer, environmental and social justice activists in 300 other U.S. cities and five other nations (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Japan) will be leafleting and staging ' ¦
Researchers are developing a new aerial single- occupancy vehicle'
It is still not clear how the elimination of the 220 jobs throughout the UW System will affect UW-Madison, Vice Chancellor of Administration John Torphy said Monday. The statement came ' ¦
The death of a Penn State pole vaulter Saturday during the Big Ten track and field indoor championships led to Sunday's cancellation of the remainder of the competition. Penn State ' ¦
We would like to thank Braden Smith for his well-written and thought-provoking article about the village of Shorewood Hills and its relationship with the city of Madison (""Shor
Opponents of Gov. Scott McCallum's Budget Reform Act are alleging fuzzy math. The governor announced in his budget speech before a joint session of the state Legislature Jan. 22, that ' ¦
The child of twisted folk musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright was welcomed to the music industry with universal high praise for his 1998 self-titled debut. Last ' ¦'
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A former director of the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Paul Carbone, died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 70, apparently due to a heart attack. Carbone had ' ¦
Hip-hop started as a neighborhood activity in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s. DJs would make an extemporaneous beat with the use of two turntables, a crate ' ¦'
Camp Heartland children share their stories of courage'
In a shift from his previous support of Mayor Sue Bauman, community leader Nino Amato announced Friday he would not be running for mayor in 2003, but declared his support ' ¦
The UW men's hockey team had a tough road task this weekend and, simply put, the Badgers were not up to the challenge. Facing the hostile environment of Mariucci Arena, ' ¦
Last fall, my roommate and I sat on our front porch and smelled the breath of thousands, the musk of beer and the must of peanut shells. We saw a ' ¦
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