The tree-lined slopes of Bascom Hill and 30,000 enthusiastic spectators played host to President Barack Obama Thursday, as the embattled incumbent rallied supporters and attempted to spark fresh excitement into his campaign.
In the midst of the excitement surrounding President Barack Obama’s visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday, the Badger men’s basketball team was working hard to convince the president to meet them on the court.
One student organization moved closer to receiving funding Thursday when the Student Services Finance Committee voted in favor of allowing the group to submit its budget for the committee’s approval later this year.
Mifflin Neighborhood Association members discussed a proposed student apartment building on North Bedford Street Thursday.
President Barack Obama’s visit to Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus Thursday has elicited support from those who hope the event brings good publicity to the university, excitement from Obama supporters and joy from throngs of students whose classes have been cancelled.
Members of student government approved a resolution Wednesday that would defy a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing policy by authorizing student voter registration inside university residence halls, pending Chancellor David Ward’s approval.
When thousands of University of Wisconsin-Madison students pack the slopes of Bascom Hill to hear President Barack Obama speak Thursday, students from the College Democrats and College Republicans plan to capitalize on the large crowds, but for different reasons.
President Barack Obama still leads challenger Mitt Romney by 11 points in Wisconsin, while Rep. Tammy Baldwin's, D-Wis., lead over Tommy Thompson shrunk to just four points in the U.S. Senate race, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll released Wednesday.
Students and other Freakfest attendees will see a different arrest policy at this year’s event in addition to a decreased police presence on State Street, police announced at a city meeting Wednesday.
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly formally charged the Chancellor Search and Screen Committee with finding UW-Madison’s next chancellor in the committee’s first official meeting Wednesday.
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney sparred over taxes and their plans to turn the economy around Wednesday in the first of three debates leading up to the Nov. 6 election.
City officials approved plans for one downtown apartment building and heard two new development proposals for the downtown and campus areas Wednesday night.
As University of Wisconsin-Madison employees begin work all over campus to prepare for President Barack Obama’s visit Thursday, professors and students are finding ways to continue academic business as usual.
Due to a visit from President Barack Obama Thursday, Madison residents should keep several road closures in mind when navigating the city, especially on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Mayor Paul Soglin introduced his $266.4 million 2013 City of Madison operating budget Monday, which proposes decreasing the Overture Center’s requested funding by $1 million.
U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin will join President Barack Obama for a campaign event on Bascom Hill Thursday that is expected to draw thousands of supporters.
The Student Judiciary ruled all Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee decisions made in fall 2012 void Monday following a student group’s complaint over a recent funding decision.
Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate Programs Damon Williams held a press conference Tuesday outlining the schedule for the 2012 Diversity Forum, which will take place Friday, Oct. 12.
The Romney campaign sent a letter to Wisconsin election officials Monday asking local voting districts that did not send military absentee ballots overseas by the Sept. 22 deadline to do so immediately.
Students and downtown residents will now be able to vote in the Nov. 6 election and shop for groceries in the same building.
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