Pope Francis issued a statement Tuesday denouncing the modern focus on business and profit-making and called for a renewed mission of ending poverty, drawing attention from campus-area Catholics.
State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, is circulating a new bill that would prohibit licensed mental health service providers from persuading or counseling people under the age of 18 to change their sexual orientation, according to a press release Wednesday.
University police arrested a University of Wisconsin-Madison student at the Kohl Center during the UW men’s basketball game Saturday for fourth degree sexual assault, battery and disorderly conduct, UW-Madison Police Department Spokesperson Marc Lovicott said.
Despite widespread skepticism about whether or not the digitalization of America’s dialogue can advance modern thought, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Dietram Scheufele said there are only three common behaviors that, if corrected, could transform the current state of polarizing disagreements online into beneficial conversations.
A small fire that occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. Friday in Chamberlin Hall caused minor damages and an evacuation of the building, according to a news release
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Drew Birrenkott is the recipient of the 2014 Rhodes Scholarship and will be invited to spend two or three years of study, all-expenses paid, at Oxford University in England.
President Barack Obama announced a historic nuclear weapons deal with Iran that would limit its ability to create nuclear weapons in a nationally televised address Saturday night.
When University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates walk out of commencement with diplomas in hand, they know they have accomplished something great, but never think they will someday be renewing one of their school’s most iconic buildings, Melanie Taylor, Boldt Construction’s project manager for the Memorial Union Reinvestment, said.
The state Legislature is discussing a bill that would subject state private voucher schools to the same report card system currently used to rate public schools starting in 2015.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Friday the state Legislature will hold a special session Dec. 2 to address recent difficulties Wisconsinites have faced transitioning from BadgerCare and the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a press release.
A teenage theft ring struck Sports World shop on State Street Monday, according to a police report.
A Metro Transit driver was treated at a hospital for head trauma following an altercation with two passengers Wednesday, according to a police report.
A proposed residential development incited concerns at a community meeting Thursday from residents and University of Wisconsin-Madison students worried it would cost the Mansion Hill neighborhood some of its historic character and affordable housing options.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee approved the 2014-’15 budget for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán at a meeting Wednesday after a long debate from committee members.
A bill intended to increase statewide insurance coverage of orally ingested chemotherapy drugs received wide bipartisan support Wednesday during a public hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., hosted a press conference Thursday through Twitter to give students a chance to ask her questions about national political issues.
Researchers at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which is a particle detector buried in Antarctic ice, announced they have uncovered 28 electrically neutral subatomic particles that serve as the first evidence that cosmic input from other solar systems likely exists on Earth, according to a news release.
The Research Ethics Consultation Service, a new program for scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be available for ethical dilemmas that arise during research, according to a news release.
Local policy makers and the city attorney’s office have come to an impasse about how to proceed in restructuring the city’s licensing of downtown entertainment venues, particularly those that admit audience members under the age of 21.
The 100 block of State Street will close from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday due to a crane assembly for a nearby construction project, according to a city press release.
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