Collective bargaining defines Democratic primary
By Jack Casey | May. 8, 2012After a year of political controversy across Wisconsin, Tuesday will mark the first round of elections in an historic gubernatorial recall process.
After a year of political controversy across Wisconsin, Tuesday will mark the first round of elections in an historic gubernatorial recall process.
Four Democrats will square off Tuesday in a Democratic primary to determine who will face Gov. Scott Walker in the June 5 gubernatorial recall election.
In the weeks leading up to former Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz’s speech at commencement, senior class officials and the university have disagreed over the process for selecting future commencement speakers.
UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam, who gained viral fame for telling students not to attend the Mifflin Street Block Party, said Monday this year’s party was safer than the last, though she is still concerned about the event.
Several out-of-town visitors who fell victim to beatings and robbery over the weekend may have been in Madison for the Mifflin Street Block Party, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
Members of the UW-Madison Faculty Senate had many questions for members of the human resources redesign team following a presentation Monday.
A city planning committee approved plans Monday for a new apartment complex aimed at student renters on West Dayton Street near Union South.
Although approximately 20,000 fewer people attended the Mifflin Street Block Party this year than last, arrests were over ten times as common, according to the Madison Police Department.
The outreach of Badgers Against Racism on campus Friday raised the profile of the group’s issue behind the Mifflin Street Block Party’s unofficial “Cinco de Mifflin” theme, but it did not stop a number of students from wearing costumes that played on Mexican stereotypes.
With only days until Tuesday’s recall primary election, four Democrats vying to oust Gov. Scott Walker from office debated Friday in front of a statewide audience.
The Associated Students of Madison student council modified its bylaws and appointed new members to its grass-roots committees in a meeting Sunday.
The Associated Students of Madison appointed representatives to internal leadership positions and passed amendments to its bylaws in a meeting Friday.
A UW-Madison study analyzing victimization found that lesbians, gays and bisexuals face higher rates of threats and assaults than heterosexuals.
UW-Madison professor Dave Brown and his wife Rachel Brown beat out ten other pairs to win the 20th season of CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” claiming the contest’s $1 million prize.
A national Down syndrome advocacy organization recognized the Wisconsin Singers for its work with a cognitively challenged student at a January dance workshop.
While the drive to recall Gov. Scott Walker has been a high-profile affair, leading Democratic candidate Tom Barrett sat down at der Rathskeller Thursday for a more intimate conversation with a group of students.
Given the trend of burglaries increasing at the end of the academic year, police in Madison’s southern district are reaching out to residents in student-heavy areas, telling them to take extra precautions against theft.
Students and other members of the UW-Madison community told officials Thursday they have concerns with proposed cuts to the campus bus services.
Madison police arrested a woman on East Washington Avenue early Thursday morning for her fourth offense of driving while intoxicated.
As Wisconsin voters prepare to head back to the polls for Tuesday’s recall primary, they can expect a different experience from the last time they cast a ballot because of a unique recall rule and changes in election law.