Local group promotes suicide awareness
By The Daily Cardinal | Sep. 10, 2012A local safety community group is hosting events in Dane County throughout the week to promote suicide awareness in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day Tuesday.
A local safety community group is hosting events in Dane County throughout the week to promote suicide awareness in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Slow Food chapter ran a table that catered to children at the Celebrate South Madison festival Saturday in an effort to promote locally grown food and healthy eating to children who live in the south Madison area.
An unidentified suspect robbed a man on the 2300 block of University Avenue early Sunday morning.
A gunman allegedly attacked, robbed and sexually assaulted a 22-year-old woman on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue early Sunday morning.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— U.S. Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., told delegates at the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening about “the Wisconsin [she] know[s],” pushing back against the notion of a Republican wave in the state and advocating for a more level economic playing field.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for a second term Thursday, urging voters to stay the course and let him finish the work he began four years ago of turning the economy around.
With construction to the Memorial Union already in full swing, University of Wisconsin-Madison students are finding the renovation an inconvenience, but said it was worth it in the long run.
The Student Services Finance Committee hosted a direct services demonstration night Thursday to give campus organizations the opportunity to display the services they provide to the student body.
State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, told the Wisconsin State Journal Wednesday the charges leveled against him for his recent interaction with a nine-year-old boy at a city beach may be “politically motivated” and connected with Mayor Paul Soglin’s administration.
Students can expect bus detours and delays on various bus routes Sunday when approximately 2,900 athletes compete throughout downtown Madison in Ironman Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced a new First Wave full-tuition scholarship Thursday named for hip-hop artist MC Lyte.
The latest in a string of bad news for Wisconsin agri-business, a report released Thursday revealed nearly 90 percent of the state is still experiencing crippling drought.
CHARLOTTE, NC—Former President Bill Clinton officially nominated current President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential 2012 nominee Wednesday while further emphasizing the party’s populist convention theme in an address to the delegates.
Associated Students of Madison Chair Andrew Bulovsky signed a document Wednesday night that could lead to a lawsuit with University of Wisconsin System administration over last year’s Wisconsin Union and Recreational Sports budgets.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the second annual #FindUW event Friday to reacquaint students with campus while also expanding the university’s social media presence.
A Department of Revenue report released Wednesday shows Wisconsin took in $126.6 million more in general-purpose tax revenue during the 2011-2012 fiscal year than projected, a number that could prove historic.
Student government heard legislation proposing a new Associated Students of Madison constitution at a meeting Wednesday night that calls for a complete restructure of the current student government institution.
The balance between historic buildings and new projects in downtown Madison came under discussion Wednesday night when city officials heard a proposal for a new student-oriented apartment complex slated for construction where three historic buildings currently stand.
At a press conference Wednesday regarding Madison’s 2013 capital budget, Mayor Paul Soglin discussed a request he made in July that all city department heads present an operating budget with a five percent reduction in spending.
Henry Vilas Zoo brought in three new animals, all native to Wisconsin, to join its facility after successfully rehabilitating them to health as part of its animal rescue efforts.