Athletic Board should vote on all coach hires, report says
By Ryan Hebel | Apr. 7, 2010The UW-Madison Athletic Board should be voting on all coach hiring decisions, according to a new report commissioned by the Faculty Senate.
The UW-Madison Athletic Board should be voting on all coach hiring decisions, according to a new report commissioned by the Faculty Senate.
If there's one thing I can't stand in this world, it's the completely misleading ""deals"" and ""Savings!"" from all sorts of companies and organizations hoping to dupe us all into literally buying into their scams. It seems like every amazing offer these days has some sort of catch, twist or horrific money-ejaculating pitfall attached that sours the deal in the end. Luckily, my hilarious, prize-winning column* this week will not disappoint. I'm bound and determined to point out all the tips and tricks to help college students catch when companies aren't being completely honest and up front with you.**
Members of the animal rights group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals will file a lawsuit Tuesday against the UW System Board of Regents for not releasing documents concerning eye-movement research on monkeys and cats.
The Madison Public Library Board met Monday to discuss a proposal to rebuild the Central Library at its current location, 201 W. Mifflin St.
Gov. Jim Doyle received a letter from an anti-government group last week that saying he would be removed from office if he did not leave within three days.
Mark Neumann has begun aligning himself with members of Wisconsin's Tea Party movement and plans to attend a Tea Party event in Madison hosted by Americans for Prosperity and Tea Party Express Tuesday.
Analiese Eicher won the District 5 seat for the Dane County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, according to early vote totals.
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly set goals for UW campuses to increase the number of graduates by 30 percent over the next 15 years.
UW-Madison should change its policies for hiring athletic department coaches, according to a Faculty Senate ad hoc committee.
The UW System spent nearly $3 million on lobbying efforts over the past 10 years according to data from a government watchdog group.
UW-Madison students may not consider their role in Madison city politics, but city issues have a direct impact on the campus area and student life.
The UW-Madison Natatorium may see major renovations within the next few years if a student referendum passes next week.
An Edgerton man was arrested Monday, March 29, for allegedly stealing a vehicle from the 200 block of North Carroll Street and leading a Madison Police Department officer on a high-speed chase downtown.
The last three times Wisconsin was in this position, 60 minutes was not sufficient to decide a winner.Saturday night, it was just enough. The Wisconsin Badgers, for the first time since 2006, are headed back to the Frozen Four courtesy of a 5-3 win over conference rival St. Cloud in the Western Regional Final. There were 7,182 on hand at the Xcel Energy Center to witness the Huskies (15-9-4 WCHA, 24-14-5 overall) twice pull themselves within a goal in the third period before the Badgers (17-8-3, 27-10-4) finally held on to secure their spot in Detroit. ""It feels incredible,"" senior forward and captain Blake Geoffrion said. ""I know a lot of seniors have worked since our freshman year coming in, coming in after a championship team and seeing how those guys work and how hard they work, so for us the opportunity to possibly go to the national championship game, it's an incredible feeling right now. Job's not done yet though.""
Now I have overheard a lot of you humans talking quite a bit about primate research recently. Especially my human, Chancellor Biddy Martin. She paces around the house into the deepest hours of the night, going on about ""primates"" this and ""I hate those goddamn idiot activists"" that. It has reached a point where I believe that the obvious avenues for debate have been exhausted, and new voices must be sought out.
A group of Associated Students of Madison Student Council candidates announced their goals for improving UW-Madison for all students at a news conference Wednesday.
A joint effort between The Daily Cardinal, The Badger Herald, the Associated Students of Madison, Sex Out Loud, College Democrats, College Republicans and 97 other student organizations to boycott the Regent Street Retreat for ""just plain sucking"" has been incredibly successful.
After years of planning, weeks of deliberating and thousands of man-hours put into its construction, Union South is being demolished again.
Following approval from the Urban Design Commission and Plan Commission, the Hammes Co. intends to submit an application to the Landmarks Commission in search of a certificate of appropriateness for the Edgewater redevelopment.