Bucky imitator at Capitol protests generates controversy with UW
By Megan Stoebig | Sep. 12, 2013Not all Buckys are created equal.
Not all Buckys are created equal.
An Associated Students of Madison financial committee approved General Student Services Fund funding for Greater University Tutoring Service in a near-unanimous vote at a meeting Thursday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Barry Burden will testify at a commission meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 20 regarding his research under a bipartisan presidential commission exploring how to improve federal elections.
Native American tribes from around the state clashed with a group of state legislators over the past two days regarding a proposed Kenosha area Menominee casino.
Wisconsin citizens could see their access to previously public state legal records limited if a new bill introduced in the state Assembly were to pass.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will continue its tradition of outreach in the community by participating in the annual Celebrate South Madison festival Saturday, according to a university release.
At the Sept. 5 Board of Regents meeting, Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos, R- Burlington, posed a question:
Approximately 24 University of Wisconsin-Madison students were displaced early Wednesday morning after a fire at a housing cooperative at 244 W. Lakelawn Place caused an estimated $125,000 in damages, according to Dean of Students Lori Berquam.
Police believe an armed robbery on the 1600 block of Adams Street Wednesday morning is the latest in a string of armed robberies surrounding the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus area, according to Madison Police Department South District Capt. Joe Balles.
Farmers, legislators and organization representatives from across the state gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday to discuss an issue close to the heart of America’s Dairyland: the sale of unpasteurized milk.
The Act 10 controversy, which began in 2011 with swarms of people storming the state Capitol in protest of almost every state unions’ loss of collective bargaining rights, saw another victory for Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday as a federal judge threw out a union-filed case challenging the legislation.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students and area residents share their experiences about the events of September 11, 2001.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison tied for 41st in the U.S. News and World Report’s latest ranking of 270 national doctoral universities, according to a university news release.
A 27-year-old Madison man was successful in fending off two attackers to maintain possession of his cell phone during an aggressive robbery Sunday night, according to a police report.
President Barack Obama took his ceremonial walk down the White House carpet Tuesday night to address the American public on Syria and make a passionate case for military intervention should diplomatic talks with a Russia-Syria coalition fall through.
Wisconsin’s Menominee tribe has stirred controversy and sparked debate after applying to open an off-reservation casino in the Kenosha area, drawing Gov. Scott Walker, state legislators and other Wisconsin tribes into the mix.
System officials will hold a video conference Thursday where participants can discuss the University of Wisconsin System and the search for a new president.
Democratic state legislators shared a room in the Memorial Union Tuesday with students and college affordability advocates in an effort to hear grassroots ideas to make college more affordable for university students.
The victims of a robbery at gunpoint in a Vilas Avenue apartment Sunday night were confirmed to be University of Wisconsin-Madison students, according to a university release.
Greater University Tutoring Service applied for funding eligibility for the 2015-’16 fiscal year from the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday, stating the organization offers a direct service to students.