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Legislation to push back primaries
By: Ben Siegel To avoid repercussions from the national political parties, state legislators hope to push back Wisconsin's presidential primaries. The Wisconsin State Assembly will vote Tuesday on a...
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Student government plans to fight for Mifflin block party
By: Anna Duffin Student government representatives began planning Monday to combat the possibility of city officials putting an end to the Mifflin Street Block Party Monday. Although the block party...
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New stickers make student IDs valid to vote in elections
By: Ben Siegel and Alison Bauter In order to vote in the next Wisconsin election, all college students will need is the right sticker. The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board unanimously...
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UW named 10th best public school
By: UW-Madison ranked 10th on U.S. News and ' World Report's list of the top public colleges nationwide for 2012 Tuesday. UW-Madison tied with University of Washington and University of California and...
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State sens. sworn in, primary will be moved
By: The state Legislature kicked off normal sessions Tuesday when they met for its only scheduled day in September, swearing in two new state senators and passing bipartisan legislation about the...
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Madison police call heroin-related crime an ‘epidemic’
By: Taylor Harvey The recent uptick in drug and gang-related incidents in the downtown and campus area reflects a citywide trend, the Madison Police Department said Tuesday. The apprehension of around...
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Protesters say state’s new housing bill would limit tenants’ freedoms
Over 150 people gathered on the steps of the Capitol Tuesday evening to protest a Wisconsin bill, which opponents say would allow landlords more freedom to deny tenants housing. The rally, which was...
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Demonstrators take over release of disputed studies
Students took over a Center for Equal Opportunity press conference Tuesday, protesting the conservative group's claim that UW-Madison's admissions process discriminates against Asian and white...
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Students rally, march to debate
Behind a banner reading 'You cannot oppress the unafraid,' an estimated 850 students with signs chanted and marched to Union South Tuesday to watch a debate over affirmative action on college...
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News in brief
By: Freon forces hall to evacuate A Freon leak in the Vel Phillips Hall cooling system...
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GOP reps. ask to deny police, sheriff reimbursement
By: A group of Republican legislators Wednesday requested the Joint Finance Committee deny Madison-area law enforcement the reimbursement they requested for excess time working at the State Capitol...
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City addresses heroin addicts’ access to ‘quick money’
By: Taylor Harvey Police say consumer purchases at secondhand stores will now be electronically monitored to help track a series of robberies committed to fund drug addicts' heroin habits. Ald. Mike
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Keg ordinance reconsidered
City officials considered amendments Wednesday to an ordinance meant to curb large house parties and may remove controversial pieces from it that would allow police to cite parties with visible kegs...
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ASM members debate Terrace extension
By: Anna Duffin Student government officials voted Wednesday to include a vote to expand Memorial Union on the student government fall ballot. Although the votes would not decide the fate of the union...
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Fetal tissue research worth protecting, Chancellor Ward says
The use of fetal tissue in biomedical research benefits Wisconsin, Chancellor David Ward said in a memo to Wisconsin lawmakers Wednesday. Ward urged state legislators to vote against a forthcoming...
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Obama’s jobs plan raises questions
By: Tyler Nickerson Even though the effects of President Obama's $447 billion Jobs Act are still unclear, Wisconsin officials are optimistic Wisconsin schools will benefit from the act. The act is...
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Zimmermann race raises money for unsolved case
In honor of slain UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann, parents Kevin and Jean Zimmermann helped host a second annual
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Former student government leaders criticize new council
By: Anna Duffin With high turnover since the last session, UW-Madison students can expect to see changes in the way student government functions, past and present leaders said. New Associated Students...
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Homeland Security secretary visits UW, unveils site to help international...
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano introduced a new website to a packed UW-Madison auditorium Friday, designed to ease the process some foreign students experience when trying...
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Senate legislation would nullify many Madison housing laws
By: Samy Moskol Senate Bill 107, introduced by state Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De
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