University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Amber Cypcar works four days each week at Gordon Commons and nearly 40 hours a week at Buffalo Wild Wings in her hometown during semester breaks. But instead of spending her money on State Street shopping sprees or eating at expensive restaurants, she saves money to pay for her entire college education.
After lengthy discussion and numerous testimonies from community members Monday, the city’s financial committee voted on 38 amendments proposed to Mayor Paul Soglin’s 2013 operating budget, including denying additional funding to the Overture Center.
Police arrested University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry researcher Christopher Schwartz Monday days after discovering he was growing between 200 and 1,000 grams of marijuana in the university Biochemistry building.
The Dane County judge who struck down parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining bill refused to stay his decision Monday, meaning the law will not stay in effect until an appeals court decides whether or not to overturn the ruling.
It is the first day Wisconsinites can vote in person for presidential, senatorial and state government candidates, and Madison voters are already setting records.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison released a joint statement Monday with University Health Services and the UW-Madison Police Department after a UW-Madison alumna published an account of her sexual assault in The Daily Cardinal.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist and University of Utah professor Mario Capecchi shared stories and advice from his career as a molecular biologist with students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday.
In their third and final presidential debate Monday, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney engaged each other on foreign policy issues facing the country, from an increasingly volatile situation in Iran to a humanitarian crisis in Syria.
The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee is in the process of lobbying support for a bill that would protect students from punishment for underage drinking when calling police to help in an emergency.
A committee created by the City of Madison Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Commission met for the first time Monday to discuss the issue of bicyclists illegally riding on sidewalks throughout the city.
Student Services Finance Committee passed the budget of another student organization Monday by approving Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment’s funding request.
Madison firefighters responded to a fire caused by burnt popcorn at the Der Rathskeller Saturday, which is the second fire this month at Memorial Union.
A man was shot with a pellet gun while walking on the 400 block of West Gorham Street early Sunday morning.
A 19-year-old Madison man claimed he was shot in the downtown area Sunday, but police said he will not say how it happened.
The eyes of the nation are watching closely to see who Wisconsin will vote for Nov. 6. But as of Monday, Wisconsinites can begin casting ballots early, upping the ante for campaigns battling over what seems to be an evenly divided electorate.
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Seven people were shot around 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning at a day spa in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. The shooter, Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, a 45-year-old man from Brown Deer, Wis., was found dead at the scene.
University police ejected and arrested significantly fewer students at the Badger football game Saturday than at previous home games.
Nearly 50 members of the Madison Tibetan community waved flags and marched down State Street Saturday afternoon after they gathered at Library Mall to rally against the Chinese government’s alleged oppression of culture and religion in Tibet.
Madison’s financial committee will consider 38 amendments to Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed $266.4 million operating budget for 2013 at its meeting Monday.
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