SSFC votes against changes to bylaws
By Megan Stoebig | Apr. 2, 2013The Student Services Finance Committee voted against changing its bylaws Monday after a contentious discussion of the role of student hourly positions.
The Student Services Finance Committee voted against changing its bylaws Monday after a contentious discussion of the role of student hourly positions.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will hear a proposal to increase the Memorial Union Reinvestment budget at its April meeting following a $2 million donation.
Multiple student leaders are encouraging the approval of a Tenant Bill of Rights, a set of student-friendly leasing policies for campus-area tenants and landlords.
Members of the Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee discussed an upcoming campus climate survey and project to address tuition equity for undocumented students Monday.
A man was wounded early Saturday morning after intervening in a possible domestic dispute on the 700 block of University Avenue and arrived at a local hospital shortly after, according to a police report.
A college-aged woman was robbed March 26 on the 10 block of North Bassett Street, according to a police report.
University of Wisconsin System leaders sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Legislature Monday asking legislators to support funding for Wisconsin’s universities as set out in Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the UW-Extension will host UW Colleges Day at the state capitol Thursday after the previously scheduled date was canceled due to bad weather.
Two state legislators announced in a statement Monday their plan to reintroduce a bill that would give a tax credit to parents who send their children to private schools.
District 2 candidate Ledell Zellers
The Democratic Party of Dane County filed a complaint March 28 against Ald. Tim Bruer, District 14, saying he violated several campaign finance regulations.
Of all the places around the world University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Management instructor Ted Halbach has travelled to judge dairy cows, he sees Madison as the best place to be a dairy scientist.
Two reports released Thursday show the state is suffering from economic problems, specifically negative private sector job growth and a rising unemployment rate.
Justice Pat Roggensack will defend her seat Tuesday against Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone in an attempt to earn a second 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The state’s Joint Finance Committee met for a third day of listening sessions on Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget Thursday, focusing on the University of Wisconsin System’s funding and other education initiatives.
Student Regent Katie Pointer addressed the Associated Students of Madison Student Council Wednesday to discuss Monday’s recommendation of Rebecca Blank as the university’s next chancellor and to give the representatives a chance to voice their opinions or concerns.
Frank Warren, creator of the PostSecret Project, in which people share anonymous confessions on postcards, visited Union South Wednesday as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
A man tried to pull a 33-year-old woman into his minivan Sunday night while she was walking on the 900 block of South Park Street, Madison police reported Wednesday.
The Madison Opera announced construction of its new facility Wednesday, which will allow all of the company’s administrative offices as well as rehearsal spaces, to be in the same building for the first time.
City officials introduced an ordinance to change the liquor license revocation process at a meeting Wednesday after hearing a State Street establishment’s not guilty plea to complaints brought against it, along with other cases heard at recent meetings.