Author: Kelly Tyrrell

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., officially celebrated the re-opening of the newest section of State Street in a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday.

The latest phase of State Street�s long-term facelift ended Monday in a ceremony marking the end of construction on the 300 block.

Student Services Finance Committee chair Zach Frey sent an e-mail Monday to the leaders of student organizations clarifying SSFC�s role in determining the fate of student organization funding, particularly for Resgistered Student Organizations.

The University Subcommittee on Dating and Domestic Violence at the University of Wisconsin is holding a used cell-phone drive to support domestic violence victims through the month of October.

A study in which more than half of surveyed graduate business students nationwide admitted to cheating on MBA exams is set to be released this week.

Howard Martin, dean of the University of Wisconsin Division of Continuing Studies, recently announced plans to retire July 31 after a 42-year tenure at UW.

Madison�s Downtown Coordinating Committee previewed several options Thursday to improve the city in the coming months, including further plans for Halloween 2006 and several transportation concerns.

The Student Services Finance Committee denied funding to another religious group Monday night, but this time around, all parties involved indicated it was the correct decision.

Provost Patrick Farrell addressed a lunch-hour forum on challenges facing UW-Madison, a major topic for a first-year provost to tackle amidst rising tuition costs and the university finding itself increasingly at odds with the state Legislature.

One of the men accused of the sexual assault on University Avenue appeared in court for the first time Wednesday, as new details emerged in the case.

The Dane County District Attorney�s office officially charged three individuals Wednesday in connection with a sexual assault on the 500 block of University Avenue Sept. 4. If convicted on all charges, the individuals could face life sentences in prison.

Thousands of University of Wisconsin students study abroad every year, and that doesn�t appear to be changing.

Halloween on State Street will be different in 2006, due to measures passed in an 18-2 vote by the Madison City Council on Tuesday.

Fire alarms rang throughout the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday afternoon, causing confusion at some university buildings.

After the Royal Thai Army overthrew standing Prime Mininster Thaksin Shinawatra in a nonviolent cout d�etat Tuesday night while he was scheduled to speak at the United Nations in New York, University of Wisconsin students and faculty have responded with both shock and understanding.

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s revised proposal for this year�s Halloween festivities passed in the City Council Tuesday with heavy support from both the alders and the Halloween Action Committee.

Tony Award winning actress Phylicia Rashad, well known for her role as Clair Huxtable on ââ?¬Å?The Cosby Show,ââ?¬Â gave a speech, ââ?¬Å?Enjoying the Journey of Life,ââ?¬Â Monday evening. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity sponsored the event, held in Ingraham Hall.

ââ?¬Å?The Cosby Showââ?¬Â focused on family values, respect and loving your neighbor ââ?¬â? all things Phylicia Rashad addressed Monday at Ingraham Hall.

Campus-area alders drafted a final proposal for Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s Halloween plan, adapted following further student input in order to address safety concerns, and the City Council is scheduled to take a deciding vote on the issue today.

UW-Madison and UW System officials, along with the namesakeââ?¬â?¢s daughter, gathered Friday to dedicate and rename the building formerly known as simply ââ?¬Å?the Social Sciences Building.ââ?¬Â

Madison Police announced Friday the arrest of two more suspects in the sexual assault on the 500 block of University Avenue Labor Day Weekend.

U.S. News & World Report announced last week the launch of a new college blog that aims to highlight the work of student journalists.

Echoes of the past reverberated through the building formerly known as Social Sciences as the late sociology scholar William H. Sewell was honored at a renaming ceremony Friday.

The Madison Police Department charged 21-year-old Marcus Bonner of Madison and 20-year-old Anthony Feda of Waukesha Friday for the Sept. 4 sexual assault of a young woman on the 500 block of University Avenue.

Madison Police arrested Paul Curtis Aud Thursday for the attempted sexual assault of a UW-Madison student on the 100 block of Langdon Street in late August.

n response to recent assaults near campus, police and university officials visited campus Thursday to promote safety and awareness. Students, however, did not show up.

University of Wisconsin student organization Action in Sudan! kicked off the semester Thursday night in the Red Gym.

In light of a slew of assaults and robberies in recent months, the Associated Students of Madison hosted a Campus Safety Forum Wednesday night to discuss methods of keeping students and Madison residents safe from attacks similar crimes.

The UW-Madison Interim Dean of Students, Lori Berquam, hopes that she will be able to continue developing the ââ?¬Å?Thinkââ?¬Â campaign to promote diversity as the new, permanent dean of students.

UW-Madison students criticized nearly every aspect of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s Halloween plan at a town hall meeting Wednesday night, particularly attacking the ideas of fencing off State Street and charging $5 admission to the event.

In preparation for next week�s final vote on Halloween�s re-branding initiative, two Madison alders teamed up with UW students Wednesday night at an informal town hall meeting to discuss their concerns.