Department of Administration and Capitol Police officials addressed opposition to new rules that require a permit for public use of the state Capitol and the capitol grounds Thursday.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved a budget of over $60,000 for Supporting Peers In Laidback Listening (SPILL) Thursday.
The Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Society and Politics Committee hosted a debate Wednesday between members of the group Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics and Badger Catholic, centering on the issues of same-sex marriage, abortion, embryonic stem-cell research and contraception.
St. Paul's student center proposed new plans for a 6-story building instead of the originally planned 14-stories.
Any college campus has a drinking scene, but UW-Madison is particularly known for its party school status. Here at Madison, students take the expression "work hard, play hard" seriously. But some worry an alcohol-based culture leads to expectations that pressure students to drink.
Seven protesters from Wisconsin, one of which is a UW-Madison student, were arrested in Washington, D.C., Wednesday after demonstrating with Occupy protesters, according to Dane 101.
The state legislature's finance committee delayed funding to construct a new facility for the Milwaukee-Chicago train line Wednesday.
The short and long-term environmental impacts of plans to renovate Memorial Union were open to debate in a public forum Wednesday, but voices of opposition failed to materialize in the modest turnout.
A study conducted by the Legislative Audit Bureau concluded that Focus on Energy, a program that provides incentives for residents and businesses to invest in renewable energy technology, gives back $3 to Wisconsinites for every dollar invested.
Friends and family attended funeral services for Zach Zenk in La Crosse Tuesday after the UW-Madison senior’s death early last week.
Members of the Union Council approved renovation plans for the Memorial Union Tuesday, which include reducing the size of the new student and theater lounge, as well as modifications to the building’s basement and first floor.
Groups central to the recall effort of Gov. Scott Walker are denying the governor’s claim that some petition circulators are being paid for their work.
The White House will welcome a group of UW-Madison’s own when the MadHatters, a men’s a capella group, performs at a holiday reception for guests of the president and first lady Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Dane County Board member Analiese Eicher is stepping down from her seat representing the county’s fifth district, saying she wants the position to be an outlet for a student voice.
Two groups accused of election violations during the August recall election of state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, learned Wednesday that Milwaukee County will not file charges against them.
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