Students on campus spend plenty of time debating the merits of players in all sports, but sometimes the men and women that call the shots from the bench get overlooked. Here are four coaches to know for next year.
Students new to the sports scene on campus in Madison will come to know Barry Alvarez as a guy who, in his role as Athletic Director, should fire this coach or that coach and push ahead plans to improve athletic facilities. He is more recognizable, though, as the football coach that helmed the Badgers during their return to respectability through the 1990s and into this decade.
Change was imminent this offseason for men's hockey head coach Mike Eaves, who had seven seniors graduate from a team that played in the national title game and lost two more underclassmen (so far) who decided to forgo a year of eligibility and sign professional contracts.
I remember my first Badger game quite well — on Aug. 30, 2008, the Badgers took the field at Camp Randall Stadium and trounced Akron 38-17 while I watched from section P in the north end zone. Obviously, I knew every single cheer, belted out the lyrics to all of the songs the PA system played, had every student section chants memorized and flawlessly executed the Time Warp dance during the Fifth Quarter.
I remember exactly what kind of kid I was before coming to college. Thoughts of parties, beer and women constantly floated through my head in the days leading up to move-in. Picture a young Van Wilder, but paler. Back then, I was a mere 120 lbs of lean, mean partying potential.
Although UW-Madison's Faculty Senate passed a plan to restructure the graduate school Monday, several research groups are concerned the proposal will create a gulf between research policy and management on campus.
UW-Madison student Ellie Kahn and her roommates knew they had a problem when they found bedbugs in their downtown apartment. They moved out claiming the apartment was untenantable. They now face a bigger problem. Tenants are not protected under state statute or city ordinance for pest-control problems unless they can prove the infestation is a severe health hazard.
As the summer months heat up, so too will the gubernatorial campaigns of both the two leading Republican candidates and the Democratic frontrunner, who entered the race just six months ago.
Downtown Madison businesses have to cope with economic consequences when UW-Madison students leave during the summer months, but city events and tourism may help account for losses.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the recent homicide of 19-year-old Madison resident Antonio Perez, according to a police report.
Capitol Neighborhoods Inc. supported plans for the proposed 431 W. Dayton St. building project at a Mifflin Neighborhood Meeting Wednesday.
The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Group held a press conference Tuesday to announce Madison's status as a Fair Trade City, making it the 16th city in the nation and the first state capital to receive this designation.
State Rep. Mary Hubler, D-Rice Lake, announced Monday she will not seek re-election in the fall, making her one of 18 lawmakers who will be leaving their positions.
Madison's Common Council voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to rebuild the Central Library on its existing site in addition to voting to temporarily suspend the controversial 365-day limit of the Alcohol License Density Ordinance.
Over the past few years, we've seen a strange trend developing in the NHL playoffs, and I've never been quite sure how to explain it, but I'm going to take a stab. Every single year in the NFL playoffs, you can count on some of the teams that had the best record in the regular season to drop out of the playoffs way too early. Based on the regular season standings, the best teamsnever seem to take it deep into the playoffs, and each year it seems to get stranger.
Police released a UW-La Crosse student Tuesday who had been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman during the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday, according to a police report.
Although fall 2009 enrollments were at an all-time high for the UW System, the number of students of color enrolled has not kept up pace, according to the UW System's annual accountability report released Monday.
Tennis is a lonely sport.
Police said a Madison man was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting or obstructing an officer during an attempted break-in on East Johnson Street early Sunday morning.
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