This Wednesday, the Open Book Caf?? in College Library will give away free coffee all day. Customers can also enjoy specially reduced $1 latt??s and they will receive a free prize with every purchase throughout the day. Finally, the cafe will offer smoothie and sushi samplings from 5 to 7 p.m.
These perks are part of the week-long grand opening ceremony that kicked off Monday.
The caf?? is open Sunday-Thursday from noon to 2 a.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 12 a.m.
UW-Madison Associate Professor of Law Tonya Brito is among those protesting today in Washington in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices will begin hearing oral arguments in two cases that challenge the affirmative action policy at the University of Michigan Law School.
Brito's colleague, UW-Madison Emeritus Professor of Law Bill Whitford, co-signed a letter with Brito that argues in favor of preserving diversity in higher education.
\Diversity is essential not only to the quality of education in law school, but it is also essential because you have to go to law school to become a lawyer and it's essential to increase the number of minorities in the profession,"" Whitford said in an interview.
The Madison Plan Commission Monday unanimously approved developer Wayne Dishaw's proposal to build a 12-story apartment building on the site of the Badger Pantry, 437 W. Gorham St.
The proposal now moves on to the April 8 city council meeting. If the project passes that final hurdle, construction is slated to begin in August.
According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, city planners requested that Dishaw stick to 10 stories, but the project gained approval anyway.
Construction begins at 7 a.m. Wednesday on the West Johnson Street renovation, although traffic will not be seriously affected until June.
The project will eventually result in new curbs, gutters and sidewalks, water main and storm sewer replacement, traffic signal improvements and sanitary sewer modification. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is conducting the project, 80 percent of which is funded by federal money.
Traffic will divert from West Johnson Street to Dayton Street beginning June 8.
