Porchlight responds to Occupy site closing
By Stephanie Castillo and Mary Chen | Apr. 26, 2012A city homeless shelter will keep its mens drop-in shelter open during May in response to the city denying extension of Occupy Madison’s permit.
A city homeless shelter will keep its mens drop-in shelter open during May in response to the city denying extension of Occupy Madison’s permit.
The Student Judiciary ruled Tuesday the nine student council members from the BOOP campaign will not be allowed to participate in the first student council meeting of the coming session, when the body is scheduled to elect its leaders for the next school year.
Mayor Paul Soglin signed a proclamation Wednesday designating Saturday, April 28, 2012 as Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day in Madison.
A study released Wednesday by UW-Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty shows government safety net programs such as tax credits and food assistance have decreased poverty rates in Wisconsin to levels lower than official 2010 census data suggests.
Student backlash toward Dean of Students Lori Berquam’s “Don’t Go” to Mifflin video prompted UW-Madison to pull the video from its YouTube channel. But despite the criticism, Berquam said Tuesday she stands behind her original message that students should not attend the party.
University officials are investigating a threatening comment directed at members of the Student Services Finance Committee left on a Badger Herald comment section Tuesday.
An unidentified suspect hit a student with their car on Park Street near State Street Tuesday afternoon and fled down Lakeshore Path.
Tensions ran high Tuesday as student council debated whether the Multicultural Student Coalition is eligible for funding, ultimately further delaying the decision.
From March 2011 to March 2012, Wisconsin had a higher percentage decrease in jobs than any other state, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.
On Wednesday, May 2, Ian’s Pizza will officially move from its 115 State Street location to across the street, to the former Children Museumsite, a 1,500 square foot upgrade that gives the Madison institution room to expand its creative offerings beyond its famous pizzas.
Gov. Scott Walker recall candidate Tom Barrett received the latest in a string of recent endorsements Tuesday, as Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, announced his support for the Milwaukee mayor.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control unanimously decided Tuesday to keep the high school boys basketball state tournament in Madison through 2020.
The Student Services Finance Committee ruled Monday that the Multicultural Student Coalition committed an intentional policy violation by failing to follow university and state purchasing policies.
In an effort to deter students from attending this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party, UW-Madison’s YouTube page released a video Monday of the dean of students describing repercussions of attending the event and repeatedly telling students “don’t go.”
Every Tuesday afternoon, the Campus Women’s Center closes its doors to the public so survivors of sexual assault can come together to heal.
Madison police found an out-of-state college student who was beaten and bleeding near North Lake and Langdon streets early Saturday morning.
Gov. Scott Walker said Monday taxpayers have saved $1 billion since his budget reforms took effect last spring, a claim that drew both praise and criticism from politicians around the state.
ls increased the amount of prescription drug drop-off locations Monday in an effort to reduce the heroin “epidemic” in Madison.
Leading candidate in the gubernatorial recall Tom Barrett is urging the rest of the field to end their disputes within the party and focus on defeating Gov. Scott Walker.
Madison police arrested a 46-year-old Madison man for stealing medication from a woman who had been residing at the Occupy Madison site Sunday afternoon.