In 1892, William Wesley Young, a native of Monroe, Wis., had the radical idea to found an independent daily student paper. While dailies were not without precedent at other universities on the east coast, it was a first for a campus whose only experience with student journalism had been through weekly and monthly literary publications.
President Barack Obama's appearance in Madison Wednesday also marked the one-year anniversary of his historic election victory.
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, one of two announced Republican gubernatorial candidates, spoke on campus Tuesday about his campaign plans for the 2010 election.
As young Americans, we receive the notion that it is unacceptable to pursue a truly committed relationship until we reach the age of about 25. The reason for this cultural bias is clear: We live such transitory lives up through our younger years that it is, so to speak, imprudent to find the one with whom you will spend your life until you enter graduate school or the workforce beyond. If I fall in love with someone as a 20 year-old undergraduate, I face numerous problems in the coming years dealing with mostly necessary location changes in my life as a result of pursuing an advanced degree or a job; my course of study dictates a lot about where I need to be, both for schooling and for my career. So this is, I believe, our intellectual and logistical situation. But our emotions tell a different story.
The Madison Common Council voted Tuesday to add a new citizen voting member, as well as an additional alder, to the city's Alcohol License Review Committee.
The UW System Board of Regents may become more geographically diverse if the state Legislature passes a bill requiring representation from all main regions throughout the state.
University Health Services released statistics Tuesday revealing cases of flu-like symptoms have remained constant from last week.
The city of Madison's Landmarks Commission supported, with conditions, a proposal to build a five-story apartment building on the parking lot of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and School Monday night.
Community members voiced concerns after developers presented revised plans for the Edgewater Hotel at the City Plan Commission meeting Monday.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Student Leadership Program's budget of $66,108 at the meeting Monday.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will review the validity of the state constitutional amendment passed in 2006 banning same-sex marriage and civil unions Tuesday.
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