UW student robbed at Bassett and Main after giving man bus money
By Kyrie Caldwell | Dec. 14, 2011A UW-Madison student was robbed early Monday morning after giving a man money to take the bus.
A UW-Madison student was robbed early Monday morning after giving a man money to take the bus.
While UW-Madison set a new university record last year by conferring more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees, a poor economy could make it difficult for students to translate their degrees into jobs.
UW System President Kevin Reilly remains hopeful the state will decrease funding cuts to the system, he told the Board of Regents Friday.
The UW System Board of Regents also unanimously approved the proposed Memorial Union renovation plans, the destruction of Brothers Bar and Grill on University Avenue and the addition of club seats in the Kohl Center.
In light of recent scandal surrounding alleged sexual abuse by coaches at Penn State and Syracuse universities, the UW-Madison Athletic Board discussed how it could prevent a similar situation at Wisconsin.
State Democrats moved forward in their case challenging the constitutionality of new legislative districts after a panel of judges ordered two people who helped draft the maps to give depositions.
The Government Accountability Board announced Thursday that it will take a month longer than its deadline to review recall petition signatures.
Police arrested a Madison woman early Friday morning for trying to pay with a counterfeit $100 bill at the nightclub Plan B on Williamson Street.
The UW Board of Regents' Capital Planning Committee voted to demolish Brothers Bar and Grill on University Avenue as early as this summer and approved the renovations slated for the UW-Madison Memorial Union Thursday.
City and campus officials met with students Thursday at the first of many meetings designed to decide the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party.