University, state brace for swine flu threat
By Megan Kozelek | Apr. 28, 2009The number of reported cases of the swine flu in the United States has grown to 40, but Wisconsin remains untouched, though cautious of the spread of the disease.
The number of reported cases of the swine flu in the United States has grown to 40, but Wisconsin remains untouched, though cautious of the spread of the disease.
Looking back at how the University has shaped who I am as a person.
Richard Hartel, a UW-Madison food science professor will receive $2,500 as the recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award.
Megan battles with technology at work'
Megan battles with technology at work'
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.
WISPIRG's 2nd annual Poverty Summit encouraged students to join the fight to end homelessness in the state through education and perseverance.
Megan battles with technology at work'
Very little of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's State of the City address will provoke controversy, but he must avoid stagnating policy.
Megan battles with technology at work'
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.
Here come more of those awesome viral videos.'
The 28th annual Crazylegs Classic drew in a record number of people, with nearly 19,000 participating in the event.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan emphasized college affordability and increasing graduation rates despite concerns students may have about the state of the economy Friday.
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.
The Badger men's tennis team fell to top seeded Ohio State in the second round of the conference tournament.
Four Wisconsin football players were selected in the third round of this weekend's NFL draft.
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.