The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee met Monday to discuss strategies for a campaign to make textbooks more affordable and accessible to students.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host renowned civil-rights lawyer and author Michelle Alexander on campus Thursday as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Multiple state Senate Republicans have recently said they disagree with Gov. Scott Walker over how to expand private-school vouchers statewide, but would be willing to work with the governor to compromise over an expansion plan.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Multicultural Student Center and the Institute for Justice Education and Transformation will host their 2013 spring symposium March 14 and 15 to discuss racial and social justice issues.
Emergency officials will sound warning sirens in Dane County throughout March as part of a countywide severe weather alert system upgrade, according to a press release.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff met Dr. Nicholas Jones, one of the four finalists for the university’s chancellor position, at a meet-and-greet Tuesday where Jones outlined his future plans for the university.
More than 80 University of Wisconsin-Madison students gathered Tuesday to listen to two Indonesian workers from an adidas-contracted factory share their struggles to get severance pay, in an event hosted by the Student Labor Action Coalition.
Madison’s Common Council authorized city government to work with a consulting firm Tuesday on a project to implement a new bus station downtown and heard a proposal to improve Metro Transit.
The Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee met Tuesday to plan details for an end-of-the-semester sustainability fair, which would involve various environmental campus groups and a keynote speaker.
Police arrested three suspects in a shooting that occurred near University Houses in Eagle Heights Tuesday, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistant’s Association voted Monday to support a UW-Madison environmental group’s cause to persuade the university to end its investments in fossil fuel interests.
Madison police are searching for a gunman responsible for three separate shooting incidents that occurred Monday night in the Verona area, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain told the Wisconsin State Journal.
Following criticism from fellow legislators, state Rep. Duey Stroebel, R-Saukville, amended his bill Tuesday that would limit when voters can cast in-person absentee ballots.
The Wisconsin state Senate unanimously passed a bill to create the Wisconsin Fast Forward program Tuesday, which aims to increase state employment numbers.
A gun control survey released by The Wisconsin Professional Police Association, a neutral organization on gun control, showed most Wisconsinites would support tightening the state’s gun control laws.
Campus-area alderperson candidate Christian Hansen confirmed Monday he plans to drop out of the race for Common Council’s District 8 seat due to events related to personal finances.
The Faculty Senate heard reports Friday on the progress of two campus initiatives, Educational Innovation and changes to university alcohol policy, both of which received criticism from various faculty members.
City officials approved an apartment proposal requiring the demolition of three residence buildings Monday despite concerns about affordable housing in the area.
At an Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee meeting Monday, members announced a new university policy will officially go into effect next semester allowing students to change how their name appears in different locations around campus.
The owner of a popular late night food cart is concerned the city is not helping ensure the future of his business, but a city official said the Vending Oversight Committee is working to reach a compromise.
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