Actor Kal Penn, made famous for his roles in “Harold and Kumar” and “House”, has always balanced his entertainment career with an interest in politics. Friday, he is taking his act to Memorial Union Terrace to campaign for President Barack Obama.
As the November 6 election approaches, Vice President Joe Biden and Vice Presidential hopeful Paul Ryan campaigned in Wisconsin this week in an effort to drum up support among voters.
Members of the Mifflin Neighborhood Association agreed Thursday that University of Wisconsin-Madison students and administration should play a bigger role in planning the 2013 Mifflin Street Block Party.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will recognize its history of imagination and innovation this academic year by celebrating the “Year of Innovation,” focusing on three related themes throughout the year.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cycling Club assisted in returning $7,500 of stolen bicycles Thursday.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals accused the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wednesday of violating multiple provisions in the federal Animal Welfare Act during a 2008 research study.
When Wisconsinites flock to the polls on November 6 to participate in one of the most important election in recent years they will not need to present government issued photo identification. The state’s nonpartisan election agency hopes it stays that way.
Student Council voted down legislation Wednesday that would have allowed the student body to vote this fall on a new Associated Students of Madison constitution aimed at reconstructing student government.
A city committee approved legislation Wednesday allowing taxicabs to drive with fewer restrictions on State Street, an amendment which would make it easier for downtown customers to find a cab in the evening and early morning if approved by Madison's Common Council next week.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students and downtown residents may need to look for an alternative concert venue as the iconic Orpheum Theatre faces the possibility of closing its doors.
University Health Services announced Wednesday they received a three-year $306,000 grant, which will be used for suicide prevention services.
For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked tenth on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best public colleges, tying with the University of California-Santa Barbara.
Shared Governance Committee Chair Sam Seering announced the nominees for the two University of Wisconsin-Madison student positions on the Chancellor Search and Screen Commitee in a meeting Wednesday.
In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Paul Soglin said a state official who claimed charges brought against him were politically motivated owes city officials an apology.
In the midst of a contract lawsuit between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its primary licensing partner adidas, a union representing unpaid workers at an Indonesian factory contracted by adidas requested to be part of the university’s lawsuit against the apparel company, a move UW-Madison’s Labor Licensing Policy Committee supports.
Madison’s financial committee continued deliberating Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed 2013 capital budget at their meeting Tuesday, hearing presentations from city departments that affect areas of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
With 19 citations issued to Capitol protesters in the last week, recently appointed Capitol Police Chief Dave Erwin is sticking to his plan to crack down on protesters demonstrating in the Capitol without a permit, which he told to the Associated Press in late August.
A local court will wait a week longer than scheduled to file charges against three University of Wisconsin-Madison students who were arrested for allegedly attacking Badgers’ senior running back Montee Ball in August.
Two men allegedly stole a University of Wisconsin-Madison student’s messenger bag containing his laptop and textbooks on North Lake Street early Monday morning.
A Madison man received treatment for a possible broken nose and jaw after he engaged in a fight with a man who rudely commented on his female friend’s weight Sunday morning.
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