Zoning changes could impact Mifflin area
By Stephanie Castillo | Sep. 28, 2012A city planning commission met Thursday to resolve 17 issues related to a new zoning code that will affect off-campus student housing areas.
A city planning commission met Thursday to resolve 17 issues related to a new zoning code that will affect off-campus student housing areas.
The Associated Students of Madison will hold a town hall meeting Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. to discuss campus safety issues.
Harvard University released a list of government initiatives called “Bright Ideas” Tuesday that recognized Madison Police Department’s program to advocate for cyber safety.
Wisconsin state legislators extended the expiration date on temporary rules for issuing concealed carry permits at a hearing Thursday. This was the second time the expiration date was extended since August.
While the majority of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison do not think twice about facing discrimination upon entering a doctor’s office, some students do, particularly members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community.
Student government revisited a recent funding decision Wednesday to ensure the procedures used for approval fell correctly within viewpoint neutrality laws, which were not followed in the initial decision.
Democratic state lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday asking him to reconsider his decision to delay implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until after the Nov. 6 election.
The vacant buildings in the lots east of the Chazen Museum of Art will soon be gone, and in their place will stand a future home for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s music school.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently partnered with the U.S. military to initiate a project aimed to help teach Reserve Officers’ Training Corps members improved foreign language and cultural skills.
A fight between a man and a woman went up in flames at a building on North Hamilton Street, where firefighters responded to a call about a fire alarm Monday.
Members of a Dane County trade union will vote Thursday to ratify an extended contract agreement with the county regarding financial aspects of employment for county workers.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students who celebrate Christmas and Easter never have to worry about taking an exam while observing their holidays.
The reaction to the Green Bay Packers’ Monday loss night seems proof that for Wisconsinites, green and gold still supercedes blue or red.
Student leaders met Tuesday to revisit the Associated Students of Madison constitution proposal, which was voted down by ASM student council earlier this fall.
While many thought the final curtain was closing on the Overture Center in 2011 due to financial struggles, Madison’s community arts center has taken center stage once more.
The number of women faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has steadily risen over the past few decades, due in part to efforts by the university to reduce biases in hiring, according to a university news release.
Madison police said a gunman entered an East Gilman Street apartment and robbed the tenant on Tuesday around noon.
The Government Accountability Board launched a new website Tuesday designed to help Wisconsin voters more easily prepare for Election Day.
A pedestrian discovered a dead body near the west entrance of Henry Vilas Zoo around noon Tuesday.
First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to speak in Appleton at Lawrence University Friday, according to the Associated Press.