Before garnering national recognition as one of 50 students awarded the 2014 Udall Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Colin Higgins founded the Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee and helped run a competition between residence halls to reduce electricity use.
As is often the case when major institutional budgets are adapted to meet cultural demands, the Associated Students of Madison’s new Green Fund met its fair share of scrutiny in 2014.
Madison may boast the 9th highest percentage of bicycle commuters in American cities, according to the League of American Bicyclists, but it’s still an automobile's paradise. And it’s not easy having two wheels in a world with four.
The Madison Police Department cited two drivers in a sting operation for violating Madison’s taxi-service ordinances last week, according to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8.
After multiple instances of solicitors targeting Dane County homeowners, county officials are supporting a new state law helping them “crack down” on scams, according to a statement.
Student Services Finance Committee members unanimously voted Monday to sign a memo clarifying the expectations of the governance body and the Wisconsin Union in budget-decision processes.
The Sustainable Madison Committee discussed the Madison Sustainability Plan and the allocation of funds toward decreasing carbon emissions during a meeting Monday.
A Madison police officer arrested Akeem Wilkins after engaging in a physical fight to assist another citizen attacked by Wilkins on West Gorham Street, April 12.
Madison police responded to a call from the Red Rock Saloon shortly after a patron began causing a disturbance in the bar April 12.
State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, announced Monday he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Scott Walker in November’s gubernatorial election.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday the expansion of Family Care into northeast Wisconsin, raising the number of counties with the program from 57 to 64.
UPDATE: Captain Joe Balles confirmed in a MPD incident report officers located and arrested two individuals from the fleeing vehicle, one of whom is believed to be wanted on an outstanding felony warrant.
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce joined a coalition of 44 cities Thursday that will advocate for greater federal spending in research, according to releases from the Madison and Boston Chambers of Commerce.
Concerned employees from an establishment at 100 King Street contacted Madison police early in the morning April 10 when 22-year-old Terrell Burns failed to pay his outstanding bar tab, according to Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Howard Payne in an incident report.
State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, sent an email to Gov. Scott Walker Thursday criticizing a statement made about BadgerCare on his website.
A new report shows Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point since November 2008.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be the first in the nation—and possibly the world—to establish a fellowship based on exploring gender bias in biology.
4-17-14 UPDATE: Two additional cases of mumps have been reported on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, according to a Thursday Madison.com article.
Voter turnout. These two words have come to symbolize the increasing disillusionment and distrust people feel toward democratic governments, illustrated by the plummeting numbers recorded at recent elections. When students are added to the fray, the issue takes on the characteristics of a long-term puzzle for which few people hold the pieces.
The Associated Students of Madison approved a new set of eligibility criteria Wednesday, which clarifies requirements for student groups to receive segregated fee funding.
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