A city homeless shelter plans to open its reserve spaces to homeless people displaced from the Occupy Madison site after a city decision to close the site last week. Porchlight Inc. Executive Director Steve Schooler said Occupy Madison participants may... »
The University of Wisconsin administration and Police Department are investigating an apparent safety threat against "those in power and those with perceived power" posted anonymously on Tuesday in the online comments of a Badger Herald article. Associ... »
Madison entrepreneurs will join forces this weekend as they participate in a new city business event encouraging young professionals and students to work collaboratively and share ideas to form start-up businesses. Startup Weekend Madison hopes to faci... »
The return of the annual All-Campus Party, spanning from today through April 28, will give students an excuse to cast aside their books and participate in free events hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board. An... »
Student loan debt would be completely forgiven after 10 years of public service under a proposed plan by a top federal education official, which would also strive to make the United States the number one producer of college graduates within the decade.... »
The judicial body of the University of Wisconsin student government convened Tuesday night for a hearing involving allegations of violations that supposedly took place during the Associated Students of Madison elections. The Student Judiciary hearing o... »
Union South celebrated its first birthday Monday by unveiling a new project intended to encapsulate the timelessness of the building. Mark Kennedy, spokesperson for Wisconsin Union, said a time capsule to be opened in 61 years is supposed to represent ... »
Two new facilities are slated for construction at a campus-area homeless shelter, which will provide the homeless population with expanded shelter by adding new long-term housing units for the mentally ill. According to a statement from Porchlight, the... »
WILLIAMSON STREET (PLAN B BAR) Battery A 28-year-old man was hospitalized early Thursday morning and sustained a brain injury after being punched by a 33-year-old man at Plan B nightclub and bar, according to a Madison Police Department report. Accordi... »
Seven work teams released their initial recommendations Monday for the new shape of the University of Wisconsin Human Resources system after provisions in the state budget gave UW the authority to create its own HR system. The recommendations, composed... »
The Associated Students of Madison’s Legislative Affairs committee weighed the possibility of lobbying to affect alcohol policy downtown and diversity training for campus police in its Monday meeting. Last month, Legislative Affairs Chair Hannah Somers... »
A recent spike of crimes in downtown Madison over the past months continued this past week as police logged a higher number of neighborhood burglaries while students were on break.According to a news release from the Madison Police Department’s South D... »
University of Wisconsin student Leland Pan secured a victory in the race for a seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The Dane County Board of Supervisors is in charge of county ordinances, levying taxes and passing laws concerning law e... »
Former governor of Wisconsin and current candidate in a race for a U.S. Senate seat Tommy Thompson reflected on his career in politics and made predictions for the upcoming GOP presidential primary to a crowd at Union South on Saturday. Thompson was as... »
Two University of Wisconsin students running for Dane County Board have begun racking up endorsements in preparation for the April 3 election. On Monday, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, endorsed John Magnino in an event on East Campus Mall to bring stu... »
