Whitney Jensen
Hughes brings NY flavor to UW
By Sam Pepper and Whitney Jensen | Dec. 6, 2006The Daily Cardinal caught up with freshman point guard and native New Yorker Trevon Hughes to talk about his life in Wisconsin.'
State Republicans defend bill of rights for taxpayers
By Whitney Jensen | Nov. 17, 2005Despite a partial repeal of a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights in Colorado last month, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are still in favor of instituting similar legislation for the state. TABOR, ' ¦
Gov. vetoes cloning ban to uphold stem cell research
By Whitney Jensen | Nov. 4, 2005Advocates of stem cell research said Thursday they were pleased after Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed a bill banning human cloning'a bill they say could have interfered with UW-Madison's stem cell ' ¦
New bill could expedite research, profs say
By Crystal Crowns and Whitney Jensen | Oct. 25, 2005A law that prohibits state employees from signing contracts of more than $15,000 with the state has hindered UW-Madison professors attempting research with independent companies, UW officials and professors said. ' ¦
Reps propose bills to improve sexual health rights
By Whitney Jensen | Sep. 28, 2005With Rep. Terese Berceau leading the way, Assembly Democrats gathered at the Capitol Tuesday to introduce the Women's Health and Education Act, a set of four bills sponsors say would ' ¦
Feingold defends controversial votes
By Whitney Jensen and Laura Kalinowski | Apr. 25, 2005U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, D-Wis., spoke Friday at the UW-Madison Law School Thomas E. Fairchild lecture about his responsibilities as a legislator to uphold the Constitution. Ken Davis, dean of ' ¦
Study finds binge drinking lower on diverse campuses
By Whitney Jensen and Alex Balistreri | Nov. 4, 2003Campuses that are not racially diverse foster a significant increase in student binge drinking, according to a study appearing in the American Journal of Public Health's November 2003 issue. Henry ' ¦