Students nationwide are organizing events Wednesday to raise awareness of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. The DREAM Act is a federal immigration reform bill that, if passed, would create a path to legalization through a two-year college education or two years of military service for undocumented youth.
Media and confidential news sources would be protected from revealing anonymous sources under a bill passed by the state Assembly Tuesday.
Chancellor Biddy Martin hosted a reception Monday to mark the expansion of domestic partner benefits for UW System employees.
The city's Board of Estimates met at the Madison Municipal Building Monday to vote on the city's budget and discuss its implications.
State Sen. Spencer Coggs, D-Milwaukee, confirmed in an exclusive interview with The Daily Cardinal that he will run for lieutenant governor in the 2010 election Monday.
Soda aficionados, next time you go grocery shopping, be sure to get enough of them, at least for the rest of the year. A panel of researchers and policy makers are advocating for a penny per ounce tax on all sugary beverages, including not only soda, but also energy drinks, many juices and ice teas. President Obama has said it's worth considering. If the proposal becomes law, you'll end up paying 50% more for your 12-pack refridgerator case of Mountain Dew.
Limited supplies of an H1N1 virus vaccine will be available earlier than anticipated and ready by the first week of October, according to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.
A Madison resident was allegedly robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning in a well-populated downtown neighborhood.
The Wisconsin state Assembly voted unanimously Thursday to pass a drunken driving reform bill that increases penalties for those who drive under the influence.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn ""Biddy"" Martin met with The Daily Cardinal editors Friday to discuss the Madison Initiative, diversity on campus and other topics of interest to students.
The biggest news the music world experienced in the past few weeks revolves around a band whose best album took 15 years to sell 150,000 copies. The early '90s saw Nirvana unleash grunge, the Red Hot Chili Peppers maintain edgy alternative and Boyz II Men top the charts for months at a time. But instead, it is the reunion of Pavement, indie-rock icons from the same period, shaking up music fans around the world as much as the death of the King of Pop.
UW-Madison's football team may have tamed the Wofford Terriers Saturday afternoon, but a group of dogs had their day Sunday morning in the School of Veterinary Medicine's 26th annual Dog Jog.
Amid one of the toughest city and county budgets the Madison area has seen in years, officials said they want to alleviate public concern while attempting to fix gaps in the criminal justice system.
Have you ever wondered why anyone would pay a dollar a song when they can just get the music for free? You can find thousands of CD's through the library, download the music from a file sharing program or use a torrent site with almost no risk. Anyone can, and most students do, obtain multiple gigabytes of music in just a few days for free and without punishment. To get the same amount of music would legitimately cost thousands of dollars and be incredibly more time consuming than simply downloading any song you wanted.
I am one of a few UW-Madison undergraduate students who can personally testify to the notion that Halloween in this city ain't what it used to be.
This past Friday, the Daily Cardinal Editorial Board had the opportunity to meet with Chancellor Carolyn ""Biddy"" Martin to discuss some of the university's most pressing issues. With a year under her belt, Martin is due for some of the first appraisals of her job performance, most of which is tethered to the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. But considering how much the Madison Initiative is dependent upon the future, most of the conversation looked ahead.
The Williamson-Marquette area came alive over the weekend as the 32nd annual Willy Street Fair showed residents a good time amid Madison's near east-side neighborhoods.
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