UW celebrates 100 years of fight song
By Kelsey Gunderson | Oct. 15, 2009Homecoming is not the only celebration of school spirit on campus this year.
Homecoming is not the only celebration of school spirit on campus this year.
A state lawmaker formally requested the expulsion of state Sen. Jeffrey Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, Wednesday after Wood was arrested for the second time in recent months on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
The Associated Students of Madison voted Wednesday to begin approving a change to its bylaws granting the Student Services Finance Committee the power to remove committee members from their positions.
Members of the Greater State Street Business Association said Wednesday they aim to endorse the planned renovation of Lisa Link Peace Park.
Whether they met at Homecoming, still go every year or haven't been since their senior year, UW-Madison Homecoming brings couples together.
The Accenture Leadership Center hosted UW-Madison School of Business associate professor Mary Triana to provide advice for business students on leadership and team cohesion Tuesday, in continuation of their leadership speaker series.
University Health Services released statistics Tuesday revealing a decrease in the number of H1N1 cases on campus during the week of Oct. 4-10.
The Associated Students of Madison held a town hall meeting Tuesday to provide UW-Madison students with information regarding possible future redevelopment of the Mifflin Street area.
UW-Madison provost Paul DeLuca is looking to restructure UW-Madison's graduate school, but some faculty and staff are concerned about the proposal's budget, specifics and transparency.
The chairperson of the Republican Party of Marathon County announced her candidacy for the 2010 Senate race Monday, challenging the seat of state Sen. Russ Decker, D-Weston, who is the Senate majority leader.
The Joint Finance Committee approved a five-year election administration plan Tuesday, requiring the Government Accountability Board to study early voting policies and other voting-related issues.
Molly Jahn, dean of UW-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has been appointed to a senior position in the United States Department of Agriculture, university officials reported.
The 2009 Student Diversity Forum, hosted by the Associated Students of Madison and the Multicultural Student Coalition met Monday to challenge students and other members of the UW-Madison community to engage in an open and honest dialogue about diversity on campus.
Two controversial redevelopment projects will continue as originally planned, despite the attempts by several alders to redefine their terms.
The state Assembly Committee on Public Safety will hold its first public hearing in 30 years on a bill to raise Wisconsin's beer tax Tuesday.
A report released by the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance claims Wisconsin residents spent 3.3 percent of their personal income on income tax in 2007.
Wisconsin's economy is on the upswing, Assembly Democrats reported Tuesday, though questions remain on the long-term prospects for growth.
I hear a lot about gay rights as a student in Madison but the discussion is almost exclusively one- sided. The newspapers, the administration, multiple campus groups—everyone seems to be pushing for equal recognition of same-sex partnerships here at the UW. While we live in a hotbed of activism and support for homosexuals, our state did ban gay marriage. Not in the legislature but in a public vote: no matter how loud Madison cries, the silent majority closed the books on this issue in Wisconsin.
UW-Madison Homecoming held several events around campus this weekend, kicking off a week filled with school spirit and events and culminating in the Homecoming game against Iowa Saturday.