Custody feud results in double stabbing, domestic violence
By: Maggie DeGroot Two Madison sisters were stabbed by a Chicago man Wednesday night, according to police. Madison Police arrived on the 500 block of Northport Drive Wednesday around 11:40 p.m. to...
View ArticleUW receives $3.1 million federal grant for financial education research
By: The Daily Cardinal The Social Security Administration has given $3.1 million to UW-Madison for research on financial education. The money will fund projects with the goal of 'identifying audiences...
View ArticleZimmermann memorial 5K raises reward funds
Over 400 people braved the crisp fall weather by Lake Mendota for the Brittany Zimmermann Memorial 5K Run/Walk Saturday to remember the UW-Madison student and raise money for the investigation into...
View ArticleHundreds march for marijuana legalization
Hundreds gathered on Library Mall this weekend for the Madison chapter of the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Law's 40th annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival. The festival began...
View ArticleBarrett ad sparks ire from Walker campaign
By: Ariel Shapiro Democratic gubernatorial nominee Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's new ad claims his Republican opponent, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, is against stem cell research, an...
View ArticleReligion on campus: Being Buddhist at UW-Madison
By: Kathryn Weenig For practicing Buddhists, learning entails more than attending university classes and completing assignments. Laiman Mai, a Buddhist who received her Ph.D. from UW-Madison and has...
View ArticleSLAC celebrates cutting contract with dance party
The Student Labor Action Coalition held a dance party in front of Bascom Hall Friday to celebrate UW-Madison's decision to cut ties with Nike. The university terminated its contract with Nike in the...
View ArticleProperty stolen from Memorial Union
By: Daily Cardinal Staff The UW-Madison Police Department is investigating a burglary at the Memorial Union outdoor rentals office. According to police, the incident happened either late Sept. 30 or...
View ArticleJudge files summons with the Pope
By: Daily Cardinal Staff A U.S. federal judge in Milwaukee will serve a summons to Pope Benedict XVI and two other Vatican officials for allegedly covering up the sexual abuse committed by Father...
View ArticleReport: funding rose for state in 2009
By: Daily Cardinal Staff Wisconsin's federal funding shot up in 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Wisconsin ranked 21st for federal funding received per capita in the country in 2009,...
View ArticleFalk to step down, opens up race in April
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced her intention Monday to step down from her post this April, putting the position up for grabs for the spring election. 'As I looked at what I set out to...
View ArticleNPR commentator, poet speaks about translation, learning language
National Public Radio Commentator Andrei Codrescu discussed his thoughts on language and translation from the perspective of a Romanian immigrant at the Wisconsin Union Theater Monday night. The event...
View ArticleDuncan, MTV team up to fix financial aid process
By: Ariel Shapiro MTV is offering a $10,000 prize to the student who conceives the most innovative redesign of the financial aid process for their 'Get Schooled: College Affordability Challenge.' Over...
View ArticleOverture Center tour unable to discount alders’ concerns
Members of the Madison Common Council and the Overture Ad Hoc Committee toured the Overture Center Monday to assess the potential costs of maintenance in the city's decision about taking partial...
View ArticleDiploma privilege challenge defeated
By: The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld diploma privileges for UW-Madison and Marquette University Law School graduates at a meeting Monday night. A group of lawyers petitioned the highest court in the...
View ArticleMan allegedly shot at near Kings Inn
By: A Madison man was allegedly shot at while in a parking lot at the Kings Inn at 915 W. Beltline Highway. The 29-year-old victim went to a room at the Kings Inn to check on his female acquaintance...
View ArticleCity representatives discuss Freakfest changes
By: Ali Krolicki Officials from the Madison Mayor's Office, the Madison Police Department and Frank Productions announced details Tuesday for this year's Freakfest celebration, scheduled for Saturday,...
View ArticleLawton promotes the arts at Edgewood campus
As chair of the Wisconsin Arts Board, Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton addressed Madison's art community Tuesday night on the Board's plan to amp up artistic activity in the state and provide for a 'creative...
View ArticleCitizens speak on behalf of Overture Center at Common Council Meeting
By: Beth Pickhard Members of the community and local unions spoke at the Common Council meeting to urge the Overture Center to remain open to the City of Madison on Tuesday. The Common Council...
View ArticleVending Committee talks campus food cart futures
By: Beth Pickhard The Madison Vendor Oversight Committee discussed street vendors in UW-Madison Southeast campus area Tuesday and said it will release its annual report by Friday. The annual vendor...
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