Author: jplucas

And so it begins . . . at least for some.
Pickup trucks and moving vans dominate Downtown and campus traffic, exhausted parents catch their breath next to a U-Haul trailer, old cabinets and mattresses occupy street corners. Some cars are so jam- packed, the only thing visible to passers-by is the driver’s seat through the windshield.

While it was only Friday, moving day was in full swing as Madison students and recent graduates made the switch from one residence to the next.

MADISON, Wis. — Madison city crews will start collecting trash at 4 a.m. Monday.

Students can make the job a little easier by putting recyclables in the green cart provided, or a clear bag.

If residen

MADISON, Wis. — Students started moving out on campus over the weekend.

But some apartments aren’t yet ready for new renters.

Tenants at the flood-damaged Park Terrace hauled out their belongings all day Sunday. They have to be out of the units by noon on Monday.

You know summer is winding down when you see thousands of UW Madison students moving downtown.

It’s Moving Day, and like every year, students scrambling to move out by Monday’s deadline leave behind trash on the streets for the city to pick up.

MADISON, Wis. — The faculty adviser to the Knights of Columbus is demanding the University of Wisconsin-Madison retract a statement that claims the school agreed to recognize the group as a student organization.

MADISON – A top University of Wisconsin-Madison official apologized Thursday for erroneously announcing the school had reached an agreement to recognize a Knights of Columbus affiliate as a student group.

MADISON, Wis. — As police struggle to end a string of violent muggings, another incident occurred in the downtown area Thursday morning.

A Madison man involved in a crash with Badger football player Joe Monty may face a felony charge.

Madison Police Expediter Officer Mike Hanson told 27 News a recommendation of a drunk driving injury charge against Patrick Mani has been given to the Dane County District Attorney. Hanson said that recommendation remains under review.

Over the last year, law schools have been the setting for disputes over whether student groups should have the right to receive institutional funds while restricting membership to those who share their religious beliefs � in violation of anti-bias rules.

The UW-Madison student government sent an angry letter to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Tuesday opposing the mayor’s plan to charge $5 admission to the annual State Street Halloween party.
The letter, sent by six members of the Associated Students of Madison as well as a Teaching Assistants Association chair and county board member Ashok Kumar, accused the mayor of violating the students’ right to freedom of assembly.

People gathered on the UW campus Wednesday night to raise support for those in Lebanon.

A second fundraiser was held tonight by several UW-Madison student groups and area businesses to raise money for the Lebanese people.
At their last fundraiser, they raised over $5000 for the cause.

For college-aged students, the curriculum has extended far from the classroom.
An increasing number of students and recent college graduates are devoting time in service and volunteer work across the country and around the world, far from the comfort and safety of home.

MADISON – Armed with a recent federal appeals court ruling, Christian student groups are challenging University of Wisconsin campuses’ decisions to refuse to recognize them over their allegedly discriminatory membership requirements.

St. Vincent de Paul, Goodwill and UW-Madison are partnering to offer donation drop-off sites during moving week.

Students with stuff to offer can look for marked trucks near the intersections of Broom St. and Mifflin St.; Gorham St. and Henry St.; and Regent St. and Mills St. August 11th through the 14th.

Pres House, a church and community center bordering Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, began a $17 million renovation this month that will add 61 units with up to four beds each. Feasibility studies are being conducted for similar projects at six other campuses, including the University of Illinois at Urbana.

Badger football player Joe Monty, who was nearly twice the legal limit for drinking and driving when he crashed his moped April 28, had a drunk driving citation, reduced to reckless driving.

Monty, 22, is still recovering from his crash injuries. Authorities said Monty’s moped slammed into an S-U-V in front of him. Authorities said the S-U-V’s driver had also been drinking and had stopped abruptly for a red light.