Sher Minn Chong will graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison this Spring with no student debt and a clear post-graduation plan. But unlike many students, Chong, a government scholar from Malaysia, signed on to this plan before she even arrived in Madison.
More than a hundred protesters gathered on the Capitol steps Saturday to voice their opposition to a proposed mine in northwest Wisconsin’s Penokee Hills, as well as a recently introduced bill they said would loosen Wisconsin’s environmental standards regarding the creation and maintenance of mines.
U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison 38th overall on a list of the top 400 universities in the world.
The Associated Students of Madison student government announced last week the makeup of the ad hoc committee charged with researching and drafting the next campus diversity plan.
The Madison Police Department is now considering the city’s first homicide of 2013 a “domestic related murder-suicide” after finding the victim’s estranged husband dead in his home, according to a police report.
Democratic state legislators have continued to lobby top Republican legislators for increased public transparency while passing the controversial mining bill, particularly through a proposed hearing to be held in northern Wisconsin.
Reince Priebus, a Wisconsin native, drew praise from Wisconsin Republicans Friday after he won reelection to the position of Chairman for the Republican National Committee.
Engineering Hall was not damaged Sunday evening after a steam leak set off the building’s fire alarm, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison spokesperson.
The Student Services Finance Committee held budget hearings for the Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary and WSUM, UW-Madison's student run radio station, Thursday.
Madison police are continuing to investigate the first homicide of the year in the city after discovering a deceased woman inside her apartment on the 6800 block of Milwaukee Street Thursday morning.
Madison’s city clerk’s office has been investigating a security breach in which 50 individuals’ Social Security numbers and dates of birth were displayed online, according to a city news release.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau, a nonpartisan agency of the Wisconsin legislature, estimated the state would have a $419.7 million net balance for the year Thursday, something Republicans said proved their past budget reforms were successful.
A number of state legislators on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee were critical of the University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly in a hearing Tuesday about overpayments made to UW System employees.
Madison police arrested a rowdy bar patron early Wednesday morning for punching two Kollege Klub employees before being restrained by bouncers, according to a police report.
A Madison man is facing charges after attempting to stab a female social worker with a pen while signing paperwork at the Dane County Jail Saturday.
City design commission members granted final approval Wednesday for plans to reconstruct a new Theta Chi fraternity house, located at 210 Langdon St., with some conditions.
State legislators, environmental agency officials, concerned tribal leaders and high school students alike converged on the state Capitol Wednesday for the one chance to voice their opinions on the controversial mining legislation Republicans introduced last week.
Students are continuing to push the Wisconsin State Legislature to introduce a policy that would protect students from punishment for underage drinking when calling police for help in certain emergency situations, according to ASM Press Office Director David Gardner.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Tuesday urging the board to end a UW-Madison animal research project, presenting new allegations the university practiced animal cruelty in the experiments that began in 2008.
State Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, released a Democratic version of the contentious mining bill Tuesday as a counter to the Republican version released Jan. 16. Both bill are designed to ease the permitting regulations faced by prospective mining companies.
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