Members of the Student Labor Action Coalition held a demonstration Monday protesting UW-Madison’s main licensing partner, saying it fails to give severance pay to recently unemployed factory workers.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved a budget of over $35,000 for the UW-Madison Legal Information Center Monday but tabled its decision on the Associated Students of Madison internal budget until next week.
An environmental group agreed with original Memorial Union renovation plans to remove a 150-year-old oak tree from the Terrace along with a number of other recommendations detailed in an environmental assessment of the project released Monday.
Nearly 30,000 people gathered to protest and to sign recall petitions for Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch Saturday, making it the largest demonstration at the Capitol since the spring collective bargaining protests.
A bill introduced in September would allow Wisconsin school districts to offer vocational high school diplomas to students, permitting students to graduate without fulfilling educational requirements for core subjects now in place.
For the first time in 11 years, a UW-Madison student earned a Rhodes scholarship.
Wisconsinites contributed the smallest percentage of their personal incomes to state and local taxes in 2009 than in the 15 years prior, according to a report released November 17.
The Madison Police Department reported no problems or arrests at Saturday's rally on the Capitol Square.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources proposed to remove 16 species and add eight species to the endangered list Nov. 17.
Alan Fish, the man behind the recent wave of campus building expansion, announced he is leaving UW-Madison and accepting a new job at Johns Hopkins University.
The construction that has obstructed much of Library Mall for more than two years will finally be coming to a close in mid-December when ongoing utility replacements and upgrades are complete.
The first employee pay plan created since the restriction of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin passed Thursday, freezing state worker pay for two years and restricting overtime pay.
In the midst of increased political activity around the state, UW-Madison posted guidelines Wednesday reminding faculty, students and staff of appropriate political activity on campus.
Developers introduced a new Downtown Plan to Madison's Common Council earlier this week, which includes the installation of a bike path along Lake Mendota and redeveloping some downtown neighborhoods.
Preliminary data released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Thursday showed a decline in the state's unemployment rate from September to October, and a decrease in the total number of jobs available.
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