Two Madison men were arrested Friday after allegedly attempting an armed robbery on State Street in which they mimicked a gun with their hands to scare their victim.
A new bill introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate would make it easier for students to erase private student loan debt when they declare bankruptcy, if the bill is signed into law.
War protestor Cindy Sheehan and a panel of fellow antiwar and electoral reform advocates presented their ideas in a discussion Monday at Memorial Union.
A UW-Madison student and his roommate were arrested April 13 in what the Madison Police Department is calling ""one of the largest marijuana busts in recent memory,"" according to Channel 3000.
Public universities including UW-Madison could be required to provide recognition and funds for student groups that limit membership on the basis of beliefs if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of a California campus Christian group.
A recent report from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy shows Wisconsin lost 2,200 jobs between February and March.
As graduation looms near and thousands of University of Wisconsin students descend into the real world in search of a full-time job, and thousands of others scramble for a summer position, it can be hard to ignore the frighteningly high unemployment rate.
UW-Madison officials are investigating the appearance of a stripper at a Medical Students Association event last Friday at Memorial Union.
Current Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Tom Templeton declined his seat for next session's student council last week, allowing another current student council member to fill the seat.
Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold is leading in his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate with just below 50 percent support, according to a poll of 500 likely Wisconsin voters by the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports.
Gov. Jim Doyle's clean energy bill did not become law after the state Senate failed to vote on it Thursday, the last day of this year's legislative session.
The student group Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment hosted author and speaker Jessica Valenti Thursday as part of April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
A number of UW-Madison student groups honored the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with campus events Thursday.
Although the national economy may have begun its climb back toward prosperity, leaving the city of Madison relatively unscathed in comparison to other, far worse areas of the country, there are still signs that Madison may not be out of the woods just yet.
After pushing back the vote on the Clean Energy Jobs Act Tuesday, the state Assembly will decide the fate of the bill Thursday. Supporters from both houses are concerned about how it then will fare in the state Senate.
A 21-year old Madison woman was robbed on her walk home early Wednesday morning around 12:35 a.m.
The Associated Students of Madison voted to reduce the Campus Women's Center's operational grant at the Student Council meeting Wednesday.
Prospective tavern owners will no longer face a one-year waiting period before they can sell liquor and beer downtown if they are replacing a business that used to sell alcohol.
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