News

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NEWS

Julianna Barwick brings soothing music to Der Rathskeller

By Sean Reichard | Feb. 9, 2015

There was something unreal about seeing Julianna Barwick do her sound check in Der Rathskeller Friday night. She didn’t do any “check one, check two” routine, no onomatopoeias were uttered. Instead, she held notes into the microphone, like angelic offerings. Using the console in front of her, she piled vocal on vocal and with some sort of switch, set the sounds into a loop.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Chancellor Blank to hold talks on proposed UW System cuts

By Jane Roberts | Feb. 9, 2015

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank will host a series of forums this week to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed cuts to the UW System budget.

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NEWS

Gov. Walker hops across pond to promote Wisconsin business

By Eric Cummings | Feb. 9, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker arrived in London Monday to promote Wisconsin business overseas during a four-day trade mission.

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NEWS

State officials urge U.S. Supreme Court to throw out voter ID challenge

By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 9, 2015

The Wisconsin Department of Justice asked the U.S Supreme Court Monday to refrain from taking up a challenge to the state’s voter ID law.

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CITY NEWS

MFD chief implements emergency response 'PulsePoint' app

By Irene Burski | Feb. 8, 2015

Madison Fire Department Chief Steve Davis announced Friday on his blog a plan to introduce a new emergency response phone application in the Madison area, aimed at engaging bystanders in CPR response.

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NEWS

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin backs beer bill

By Jen Wagman | Feb. 8, 2015

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., called for the re-introduction of a bill that would subsidize small and independent breweries nationwide, according to a Thursday statement.

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NEWS

Environmental groups criticize proposed reform to the Department of Natural Resources

By Neil Kline | Feb. 8, 2015

While proposed cuts and reforms to the UW System and other state agencies dominate headlines, environmental items in Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal are also proving to be controversial.

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CITY NEWS

Madison man robbed, forced to strip on east side

By Lisa Robleski | Feb. 8, 2015

Madison police are looking for two suspects who robbed and forced a 30-year-old man to strip down to his underwear on the east side of Madison, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

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CITY NEWS

No injuries, minimal damage in State Street apartment dryer fire

Feb. 8, 2015

As they made their way to their next destination, State Street bar hoppers got some unexpected excitement, seeing flashing lights and several Madison Fire Department emergency vehicles on State Street early Sunday morning.

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CAMPUS NEWS

UWPD arrests suspect in October sexual assault

By Phoebe Kiekhofer | Feb. 8, 2015

Campus police arrested a suspect Friday for a sexual assault that occurred in October, according to a UW-Madison Police Department incident report.

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CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison students use website to battle ‘fear of missing out’

By Nicole Hurley | Feb. 8, 2015

As a busy college campus in an urban area, something is always taking place at and around UW-Madison. In response, students have banded together to create a website to help fellow UW-Madison community members never miss another important event.

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CAMPUS NEWS

WASB evolves UW-Madison’s 166th Founders’ Day celebration, connects students past and present

By Bri Maas | Feb. 5, 2015

For the past 166 years, UW-Madison alumni have celebrated Feb. 5 as Founders’ Day to commemorate the first class held in 1849 and honor the university’s history.

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CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison fraternity hosts Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant

By Jessica Dorsky | Feb. 5, 2015

Loud hip-hop music began to play as contestants entered the room accompanied by thunderous applause and whoops from the audience at The Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant Thursday.

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CITY NEWS

Drunken driver hits driver’s ed car twice

By Andy Holsteen and Theresa La Susa | Feb. 5, 2015

An intoxicated Madison driver was taken into custody for colliding twice with a driver’s education vehicle at the intersection of North Stoughton Road and East Washington Avenue Wednesday, according to a Madison Police Department report.

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NEWS

Walker calls Wisconsin Idea edits a “drafting error”

By Leo Vartorella | Feb. 5, 2015

Gov. Scott Walker blamed the state budget office Thursday for removing the Wisconsin Idea from his budget proposal in response to the ensuing public outcry.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Blank calls proposed budget cuts 'too big' for UW-Madison, state

By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 5, 2015

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank made an impassioned address at a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting Thursday, deeming proposed budget cuts initiated by Gov. Scott Walker to be "too big" for the state's flagship university to handle.

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CAMPUS NEWS

ASM tackles proposed shared governance removal

By Madeline Heim and Emily Gerber and Tamar Myers | Feb. 5, 2015

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council examined the possible fate of shared governance in the recently released state biennial budget during its meeting Wednesday.

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CITY NEWS

City explores options to build affordable grocery in Allied Drive neighborhood

By Dana Kampa | Feb. 5, 2015

Despite having to cancel a Madison Food Policy Council meeting, city officials are working to find the Allied Drive neighborhood an affordable full-service grocery store with a $300,000 loan incentive.

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CITY NEWS

Man flees after robbery on East Campus Mall

By Julie Spitzer | Feb. 5, 2015

A man robbed the U.S. Bank on East Campus Mall at 4 p.m. Wednesday, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money.

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CITY NEWS

Man assaults blind victim early Wednesday

By Laura Pasqualone | Feb. 5, 2015

Police arrested a man for battery and disorderly conduct after he assaulted a man who is legally blind on Atwood Avenue shortly after midnight Wednesday, according to a report from the Madison Police Department.