UW System praises public authority, asks for smaller cut
By Andrew Bahl and Eric Cummings | Mar. 4, 2015Representatives from five state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System, testified before the state’s budget committee Tuesday.
Representatives from five state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System, testified before the state’s budget committee Tuesday.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, clashed Monday night over tackling the city’s racial and economic divides in the one of the first major one-on-one debates for the 2015 Mayoral Election.
Proponents and critics of a proposed right-to-work bill sparred at a public hearing Monday, as the bill cleared another hurdle on its way to the Assembly floor.
A panel examined Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget Monday, looking at the possible effects becoming a public authority would have on UW-Madison and the UW System as a whole.
Despite optimism from developers, the Madison Landmarks Commission determined Monday night that the second proposal of "The Glen," a new mixed-use building adjacent to the Arbor House, will require further revisions.
Members of the state’s budget committee met Tuesday to hear testimony from state agencies on Gov. Scott Walker’s recent budget proposal.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Wisconsin Union’s 2015-’16 fiscal year budget Monday, which would roughly command a 2 percent increase to raise student wages from $8.50 to $8.65.
An 18-year-old Madison man was the victim of an attempted homicide Saturday night, which may have been connected to reports of gunshots at West Towne Mall earlier in the evening, according to a City of Madison Police Department incident report.
A UW-Madison student was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in a Southeast residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a UW-Madison Police Department incident report.
An online course about an Aldo Leopold-type approach to sustainable hunting enrolled thousands of students, spurred fervent discussions in online forums and drew over 80 participants to an exposition that included a deer skinning demonstration and pheasant hunt. Though by many counts it was successful, the future of courses like it is uncertain in the face of university resource strains.
Every five years since 1851, the World Expo has given people from around the world a chance to deliberate over global issues, from industrialization to cultural exchange.
The state Senate voted 17-15 to pass the right-to-work bill Wednesday amid two days of protests. The state Assembly is now poised to debate the proposal.
Gov. Scott Walker and UW System officials came briefly under fire Friday after a nonpartisan analysis of Walker’s recent budget proposal showed it deletes one of the reporting methods for sexual assaults on UW campuses required under current state law.
An unknown driver hit a 19-year-old woman as she was crossing North Park Street at the University Avenue intersection on campus early Saturday, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
The Student Labor Action Coalition held a rally Friday pressuring Chancellor Rebecca Blank to cut licensing ties with VF Corporation, the parent company of JanSport.
Police responded to multiple reports of gunshots heard in the vicinity of West Towne Mall Saturday evening.
After cramming up Facebook and Twitter feeds Thursday night, the viral debate surrounding the color of a dress sparked conspiracy theories across the world.
As news of the state Senate passing the right-to-work bill diffused through campus this week, UW-Madison student organizations took diverse positions on the effects of the legislation.
Madison’s Henry Vilas Zoo announced Thursday that two polar bear twins—Suka and Sakari—will arrive at the zoo in time for the new Arctic Passage exhibit’s opening Memorial Day weekend, according to a press release.
Mission to Improve Global Health Through Insects won Climate Quest, a UW-Madison sustainability competition, Thursday for efforts to implement mealworms to improve malnutrition and climate in Zambia, according to a university release.