WISPIRG's 2nd annual Poverty Summit encouraged students to join the fight to end homelessness in the state through education and perseverance.
At a trim 80 minutes, ""Wendy and Lucy"" is as slender and simple as it is dense and stunning. For a film that's pretty straightforward about the emotions it's trying to stir, ""Wendy and Lucy"" deserves the highest compliment: It's a really potent punch to the gut. It marries big-time affectivity with intellectual abstraction; that is, if it doesn't make you too miserable to think afterward.
Why can't same-sex couples marry in Wisconsin, or most other states? Why were African -Americans denied the most basic civil rights into the 1960s? Why were women denied the right to vote until 1920? Why are women never ordained as Catholic priests, denied equal rights in many cultures and still paid about 70 cents to a man's dollar for doing the same job? The answer can be summed up in one word: conservatism.
Despite opposition from the Tavern League of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Legislature introduced a bipartisan bill Friday that would ban smoking in workplaces statewide.
The UW track team competed in a slew of events over the weekend.
With a bleak economic outlook, many recent graduates are struggling to find employment, and many resort to working at jobs for which they are overqualified.
Besides its arbitrary nature, Wisconsin's truth in sentencing policy is a drain on the state's budget.
The Wisconsin women's tennis team defeated Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten tournament but lost in the second round to Michigan.
On the heels of a dramatic victory against Minnesota, Wisconsin softball will face Michigan at home
Instead of pursuing sponsorship, police should simply enforce safety over writing tickets at the Mifflin Street Block Party
With a victory over Iowa, the Badger men's tennis team heads to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament
With the recent increase in homelessness, students must take an active role to make a difference in their lives.
Wisconsin women's softball will head to Chicago to take part in a charity tournament raising money for breast cancer treatment
Sponsorship for the 2009 Mifflin Street Block Party event is possible but unlikely, according to officials. DCNY PRO, the potential sponsor, would need to raise at least $4,000 by Friday to ensure the deal.
After being sexually assaulted on campus by a summer acquaintance in the fall of 2008, a UW-Madison female student walked to her classes, feeling unsafe and consumed with anxious thoughts.
Columnist Matt Fox explores how online video can help college students keep track of their hometown teams
Dark setting fuels the impressive 'Gomorrah'
When people hear about new band Tinted Windows, one can almost hear the confused reaction across the nation: ""What the HELL?"" The new group is composed of Taylor Hanson of Hanson singing lead vocals, James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins on guitar, Adam Schlesinger of Fountains Of Wayne on bass and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick on the drums. However, as eclectic as these members may be, the combination of their geniuses melds together to form one majorly sweet power-pop supergroup.
David criticizes the Freedom From Religion Foundation's tactics'
The men's track and field team heads to Des Moines, Iowa, for their next meet
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