After hours of debate, student government voted down legislation Wednesday to create a grassroots committee devoted to student-driven advocacy and organizing on environmental sustainability issues.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Government Committee announced the results of this year’s freshman elections election Wednesday night.
Almost all of the seats in Madison’s city Council’s chambers were filled with concerned community members ready to petition for more funding from Mayor Paul Soglin and city officials on the proposed 2013 executive operating budget.
Madison’s city Council’s decision to approve a new comprehensive zoning code, representing five years of planning, was met with applause from both Council members and city staff Tuesday.
In the face of low turnout at a forum Tuesday morning, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chancellor Search and Screen Committee heard its first taste of public opinion on the qualities the next leader of Wisconsin’s flagship university should have.
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney engaged in a heated second presidential debate Tuesday night in New York, trading jabs over a wide range of domestic and foreign issues.
With the deadline for early voter registration approaching quickly, the Rock the Vote Bus Tour returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday where members encouraged students to register to vote for the election Nov. 6.
In honor of World Food Day, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student group hosted two UW-Madison faculty speakers Tuesday, who talked about their involvement in international agricultural improvement projects and how college students can help.
Student government leaders met Tuesday to discuss next year’s proposed internal budget for the Associated Students of Madison Student Council, including funding for prominent speakers on campus and Homecoming.
Madison’s city planning committee rejected a proposal for a new apartment building on North Bedford Street because it is in conflict with a long-term city planning guide.
Three men allegedly attacked a 21-year-old woman while she was walking in an alleyway behind the 1800 block of Monroe Street early Saturday morning.
The city of Madison’s attorney’s office could revoke Logan’s Madtown Restaurant and Bar’s liquor license after the downtown establishment, located at 322 W. Johnson St., failed an audit requested by the Madison Police Department.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., hauled in $1 million more than former Gov. Tommy Thompson for her U.S. Senate bid during the most recent campaign finance reporting period, allowing the Democratic nominee to maintain her fundraising advantage over her Republican opponent.
Lauren Redniss, author of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 2012 Go Big Read selection “Radioactive,” visited Union South Thursday to speak to a crowd of several hundred about her book as well as her past writing and artistic projects.
The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee met Monday to discuss its campus-wide “Preferred Name Policy” campaign, which could enable students and faculty to modify their first name in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s information systems.
County and city officials jointly held a forum Monday to hear University of Wisconsin-Madison students’ input and to answer questions about the 2013 city and county budgets.
In the midst of a contentious election season, United States Student Association President Tiffany Loftin spoke with a student government committee Monday about the importance of student involvement in the upcoming election.
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will travel to the land of ancient heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus when a new project to continue excavation efforts on the historic city of Troy, located in modern-day Turkey, begins.
A State Street bar closed early for the night because of a fight occurring between three people Sunday, resulting in one arrest and two citations.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison released the names of three finalists for assistant dean in the Division of Student Life and director of the Center for the First-Year Experience.
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