PAVE speaker emphasizes severity of stalking
By Melanie Teachout | Jan. 29, 2010The student group Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment hosted an informational session about stalking Thursday as part of National Stalking Awareness Month.
The student group Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment hosted an informational session about stalking Thursday as part of National Stalking Awareness Month.
The White House released a statement Wednesday announcing its plan to build rail lines connecting Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Minneapolis/St. Paul using federal stimulus money. Of the funds, $810 million will be used to connect Madison and Milwaukee.
The Madison Police Department released a sketch Thursday of the suspect involved in last weekend's campus-area armed robbery of a UW Madison student.
Community and business leaders gathered Thursday to state their case against the Alcohol License Density Ordinance.
Volunteers from several UW-Madison organizations manned donation tables across campus Thursday to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
Wisconsin is set to receive over $800 million in federal funds for a high-speed rail line that will connect Madison to Milwaukee and other large Midwest cities, according to a statement from the White House.
A recent report argues that a trend toward higher grades at UW-Madison is the result of lowered classroom standards over the past 15 years.
Discussion was heated Wednesday night at the Vending Oversight Committee meeting as members debated a review draft for the proposed University Avenue vending area.
Students may find themselves paying more in parking fines beginning next month.
Gov. Jim Doyle dropped another hint Wednesday morning about the possibility of a federally funded high-speed rail line that would go through the Madison area.
The UW-Madison 2009-'10 Year of Humanities will continue on campus this semester with events beginning as early as next week.
In his State of the Union Address Wednesday, President Barack Obama called for mobilization of his party and appealed to Republicans for compromise on health-care reform.
Gov. Jim Doyle spoke to state lawmakers and Wisconsin citizens Tuesday night in his annual State of the State Address.
The Associated Students of Madison have initiated a large-scale relief effort taking place Thursday, January 28 on behalf of Haiti.
With the Minnesota Vikings' heartbreaking overtime loss to New Orleans last Sunday came the end of the season for running back Adrian Peterson. And it was a strange year for Peterson. In 2008, he turned in a phenomenal campaign, rushing for a league-best 1,760 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry and running for at least 100 yards 10 times.
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States. His election was an historic first, and to many observers, marked a significant moment in American politics and society in regards to race.
The Waisman Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility at UW-Madison received an $8.8 million contract award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The grant will help fund innovative stem-cell production technology in laboratories and clinical trials.
Gov. Jim Doyle is set to deliver his final State of the State Address Tuesday at 7 p.m.