The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday to determine the constitutionality of Act 10, which restricts teachers’ unions’ collective bargaining rights.
Using the sound of Veterans, Educators and Traditional Students’ members voices honoring fallen soldiers from atop Bascom Hill, Cpl. Jake Beebe strives to ensure University of Wisconsin-Madison students are reminded of American heroes as they walk to class this Veterans Day.
Madison’s Marathon attracts approximately 5,000 runners annually and the 18th annual event Sunday was no exception.
An intoxicated patron of Whiskey Jacks Saloon was arrested at approximately 12:39 a.m. Friday for attacking a bouncer, according to a report filed by Madison Police Department’s Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.
A structural fire at the Casa Blanca Apartments, located at 2302 University Ave., displaced approximately 50 University of Wisconsin-Madison students early Sunday morning, according to a news release.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health laid off 60 employees from its nationally recognized eye research center after learning the facility had accumulated $4.6 million in debt, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
Underage drinking remained an issue at Saturday’s Badger home football game against Brigham Young University, although the game was notable for the decrease in the number of fans requiring medical attention.
Wisconsin fourth and eighth grade public school students performed at or above the national levels for reading and mathematics, according to a recent education assessment, but the assessment revealed persistent achievement gaps for students of racial minorities.
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Act 10 for teachers and local government employees Monday.
Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills aiding Wisconsin veterans after the Capitol Veterans Day ceremony Friday, one of which gives student veterans priority in course registration at any University of Wisconsin System or technical college, according to a press release.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Associated Students of Madison Internal Budget for 2015 Thursday with few changes, including upholding Student Council’s decision to eliminate funding for United States Student Association membership.
The state Senate Committee on Health and Safety passed a bill Thursday that would deny state employees insurance coverage for abortions and contraceptives.
The Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee discussed the disparity between rising tuition and state support of higher education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison at a meeting Thursday.
The U.S. Senate approved an anti-discrimination bill that aims to prohibit all sexual discrimination in the workplace.
International Education Week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison kicks off Monday and will include a weeklong series of events, including a visit from Diplomat in Residence for the Midwest Ian Kelly.
A proposed bus station at the corner of Mifflin and North Bedford streets would provide a beneficial alternative for bus passengers to waiting out in the cold by the Chazen Museum and Memorial Union.
Although the Dane County Farmer’s Market summer season draws to its annual end Saturday, staff members emphasized that it is a year-long market and said customers and vendors alike should be excited for what the future holds.
United Nations representative Zainab Hawa Bangura gave a lecture Wednesday on sexual violence in times of global conflict, a speech that happened to coincide with a weeklong discussion of rape culture on campus.
A new voter ID bill that attempts to address the gaps left by previous legislation received a harsh response in an Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections public hearing Wednesday.
A committee to help select the next provost of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has begun its search for Paul DeLuca’s successor, after he announced in June he would be returning to the faculty, according to a news release.
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