Benjamin Broeren

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Former chancellor speaks at nursing lecture to encourage new students

Passive-aggressive notes awareness week

University Square businesses hoping to cope with relocation

Plans for a $140 million renovation of University Square have not hindered some of students' favorite restaurants that must leave. Several of the businesses have plans to relocate and are ' ¦

Downtown parking prices may increase to cover new ramp

Members of the Transit and Parking Commission discussed raising parking rates to help pay for reconstruction and maintenance of major parking facilities Thursday. The rate-raising proposal would increase on-street parking ' ¦

State Street will remain open during construction

The State Street Design Project Oversight Committee laid out its plans for new benches, lights, paved walkways and bike racks for the 300 to 400 blocks of State Street Thursday ' ¦

Prospective governor’s campaign green around the gills

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign initially criticized U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, last week for irregularities in campaign funding but later turned their criticism against the state elections board. 

NY Times writer decries U.S. attitudes toward Africa

Howard French, China correspondent for The New York Times, spoke Thursday about his tenure in Zaire, the Congo and Niger, and how the U.S. government neglects the possibility of African ' ¦