President Barack Obama established a broad foundation of initiatives, ranging from education-based economic reform to gun control in his fifth State of the Union Address Tuesday, which drew mixed responses from University of Wisconsin-Madison’s two college party chairs.
The number of homeless citizens in Dane County increased nearly 14 percent over the last six months, with 718 people living in shelters and 99 people sleeping outside, according to a Jan 30 survey.
A coalition of more than 30 Wisconsin disability organizations said in a statement Tuesday it supports Gov. Scott Walker’s recently proposed $132 million education and workforce initiative, which the group said could help improve employment training for citizens with disabilities.
Madison police will continue to ban glass containers from the Mifflin Street block party at the 2013 annual celebration being held May 4, the city public safety review committee established Tuesday.
Gov. Scott Walker announced in a statement Tuesday Wisconsin will invest $14 million of the upcoming biennial budget in law enforcement initiatives, including services for sexual assault victims.
A red panda at the Henry Vilas Zoo died this weekend due to health issues, according to a press release from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus David Gustafson was elected into the National Academy of Engineering Thursday along with 68 other new members and 11 foreign associates.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin are suing the state Department of Administration over its requirement that demonstrators in the state Capitol obtain permits.
Penalties for Wisconsin drivers who operate a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants could become more severe if the state Legislature adopts bills a pair of Republicans introduced Monday.
The Vatican surprised Catholics around the world, including those at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, when it announced Monday that Pope Benedict XVI would resign at the end February 2013, the first time an active pope has resigned since 1415.
Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow argued in an Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary hearing Monday that Student Services Finance Committee representatives showed inconsistencies in their decision to deny CFACT funding eligibility this fall.
The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee announced Monday a First Wave member will perform at the committee’s upcoming ethnic studies requirement roundtable discussion.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward and Dean of Students Lori Berquam expressed their support for a statewide alcohol policy initiative proposed by the Associated Students of Madison, ASM Legislative Affairs Chair Dan Statter said at a meeting Monday.
The student-led effort to host an end of the year music festival on May 4 will officially be called “Revelry,” according to Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students will perform flash mobs Feb. 14 to raise awareness for One Billion Rising, a global campaign to end gendered and sexual violence against women.
Madison police officers arrested a man Sunday morning after he punched two men on the 400 block of West Gilman Street, leaving one with a chipped tooth, according to a police report.
Conventional wisdom requires an individual to finish his or her dinner before dessert. Even if one must sift through green vegetables, rubbery chicken and bland potatoes, it is still better to eat these things before taking in tasty but empty calories.
The MultiCultural Student Coalition argued in an Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary hearing Friday that Student Services Finance Committee representatives did not remain viewpoint neutral in the committee’s fall decision to minimally fund the organization.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents heard an updated report Friday from administrators on recently discovered overpayments made to employees through the Human Resources System over the past year.
Gov. Scott Walker announced in a statement Feb. 10 he plans to allot a portion of his budget, which will be released Feb. 20, to strengthening state education systems, including technical colleges and universities.
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