Badger football season has come around once again, but as University of Wisconsin-Madison students began their annual pilgrimage Camp Randall stadium, many have noticed some changes that have garnered mixed reviews.
Madison police detained two suspects Wednesday, after a shot was fired on the 100 block of Langdon Street following an armed robbery on the 100 block of Gilman Street that went wrong at approximately 6:20 p.m., according to a police report.
Frank Productions company announced their 2013 lineup for the Halloween themed Freakfest music festival, Wednesday morning, including such artists as Matt & Kim, Lucius and Sexy Ester.
This month marks the 4th annual 5K run in Brittany Zimmermann?s memory, and another year that her killer walks the streets.
Two teenagers have been arrested after a robbery at gunpoint near the UW-Madison campus Wednesday night.
Madison police said two teenagers have been detained but not arrested in connection to reports of a shot fired around 6:20 p.m. near 124 Langdon St. in downtown Madison.
The mysterious slayings of two young women in Madison are getting renewed attention.
University of Wisconsin communication arts professor Lea Jacobs added an additional position to her resume after she was recently appointed to be one of the associate deans for the graduate school, where she will oversee arts and humanities programs. The Badger Herald sat down with her to get a glimpse of her plans as she enters her new position. This interview was edited for clarity and brevity.
When the Madison Public Librarys new central branch opens this Saturday, visitors will find plenty of books and cozy spots to dig into a story. What they might not expect is the incredible array of art?and opportunities to get creative?offered in the sleek downtown space.
City officials could choose from one of three plans to redesign Library Mall and State Street in the next six weeks, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 4, said at a Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee meeting Monday.
Madison police say a group of roommates were at a neighboring home watching the Badger game around 12:20 a.m. Sunday, when one looked out a window and realized someone was inside their Lathrop Street house.
UW students took matters into their own hands Saturday night, catching a burglar in their downtown apartment.
?Capitol Bucky,? an individual who has appeared at the Capitol building alongside the protesting group the Solidarity Singers, contested the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s claim saying he was a ?fake? Bucky, in an email to The Daily Cardinal.
Matthew Wilcox, a University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore studying computer science, works for Wiscohub, a new company founded by UW-Madison students on the idea of building a single student-to-student online alternative to websites such as Craigslist and Ticketmaster.
Replacement parts and new technologies needed in deep space may only be a print job away if an interdisciplinary team of University of Wisconsin undergraduates succeeds in designing and constructing a collapsible 3-D printer for use on manned, zero gravity space explorations like those of the International Space Station.
University of Wisconsin students no longer have the option to study in Egypt after the university suspended its study abroad programs in the country indefinitely for safety reasons.
Not all Buckys are created equal.
A knockoff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s licensed Bucky Badger was spotted at the state Capitol building alongside the protesting group, the Solidarity Singers.
As the fall semester gets off to a busy start, graduate students working toward their MA and MFA degrees have begun to exhibit their latest artworks. This year?s review show is called ?///Some.? In it, 18 graduate students in the art department showcase one piece that best represents their progress in two years of study.
All 26 University of Wisconsin System schools were invited to a conversation on the ideal vision of the next UW System President Thursday afternoon via video conference, marking one of the initial steps in the search and screen process.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison says any Bucky Badger seen protesting at the state Capitol is a knockoff of the school?s mascot.
A Dane County judge has upheld a $250,000 malpractice cap for University of Wisconsin-Madison doctors.
Police believe an armed robbery on the 1600 block of Adams Street Wednesday morning is the latest in a string of armed robberies surrounding the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus area, according to Madison Police Department South District Capt. Joe Balles.
At the Sept. 5 Board of Regents meeting, Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos, R- Burlington, posed a question:
?Are we the most nimble that we can be?? Vos asked the assembled audience of University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents members and legislators. ?Does ? allowing faculty to make a huge number of the decisions on every campus help the system or hurt our ability to be flexible??
If you ask any athlete, competing for team USA is a huge honor, and it?s one a number of University of Wisconsin-Madison swimmers achieved last week.
University of Wisconsin and Madison Police fear the same men may be responsible for a series of recent armed robberies near the Vilas neighborhood.
For the most part, last year?s editorial board was pleased with the decision to appoint Rebecca Blank as our university?s next chancellor. While impressed by her financial and academic experiences in previous positions, the board urged Blank to embrace the opportunities being a Badger would present to her, such as getting to know a diverse student body and engaging with the unique governance structure on which our university prides itself. A few months and a few new members later, we find ourselves taking the same position.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Transportation Services will offer a shuttle bus to students who cannot physically make the trek up Bascom Hill, according to a UW-Madison news release.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison tied for 41st in the U.S. News and World Report?s latest ranking of 270 national doctoral universities, according to a university news release.
State legislators participating in a student debt panel on campus Tuesday said despite holding statewide elected offices, they are still paying off the loans they took out to finance their college education.
More than two dozen people were forced from their homes early Wednesday morning following a fire at a housing cooperative near the UW campus.
This summer, two student leaders discovered firsthand the intricacies of passing legislation when they pushed to pass bills in the state Assembly and Senate.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Shanan Peters says the only way we can have any hope of determining what the future holds is by questioning past changes that have taken place on Earth.
An outside risk management firm presented the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents with a report Friday claiming the UW Human Resources System still contains a number of structural and functional issues that need to be addressed.
Discussion turned to deliberation over acceptable percentages of allowable reserve funds Friday morning at the monthly meeting for University of Wisconsin System officials.
A new study conducted by UW researchers demonstrates the effects of sleep deprivation on hedonic, or reward-seeking, eating behaviors. The study is the first to show how overactive brain chemistry can lead to hedonic eating when people are sleep deprived.
Madison Catholic school children will not have any more field trips to the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. The center conducts embryonic stem cell research.
Two men entered a Vilas Avenue apartment Sunday night and robbed the three men inside, according to Madison police.
Two 20-year-old University of Wisconsin students were robbed at gunpoint in a parking lot outside a residence on University Avenue Wednesday night.
Three incidents that occurred in the campus area in the past week were brought to the attention of University of Wisconsin students in a ?timely warning? issued by officials Thursday afternoon.
Some organizations that used to partner with the W Club on football Saturdays also wont be returning this year, saying there are just too many loopholes to go through to allow their kids to work.
Fans can expect more vendors in the stands at the football game this Saturday.
Police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are renewing a program designed to track down bicycle thieves by planting “bait bikes” around campus.
A Madison construction company announced they would be building a new apartment complex along the waterfront of lake Mendota.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police are dealing with high levels of intoxication since the return of students to campus, according to a release.
A University of Wisconsin-Platteville student was appointed to serve as a student member of the UW System Board of Regents this August by Gov. Scott Walker, after Walker rejected a candidate for his participation in the 2012 recall election.
Before the start of this school year, University of Wisconsin Veteran Services Coordinator Joe Rasmussen encouraged out-of-state veterans to look at other Big 10 schools because enrolling in Madison was too expensive.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Benjamin Miller, a former UW-Madison employee, will replace Rhonda Norsetter as the university?s federal relations director, according to a university release.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Provost Paul DeLuca released a report Tuesday highlighting the areas in which the university has made progress on 2009 Campus Strategic Framework goals.
The LGBT Campus Center, located on the first floor of the Red Gym, started its welcome week festivities Tuesday with an ice cream social and a visit by congressman and part-time ice cream scooper for the day, Mark Pocan, D-Wis., one of seven openly gay members of the U.S. Congress.
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez sent an email to Badger football season ticket holders Saturday night, apologizing for issues with concessions.
If youve been to a football game, you know theres no comparison to watching it live versus watching it at home. You have the noise, the excitement, and fans yelling at ref for a questionable call. It all adds to the overall experience. But up until now, there was one thing you could see on your couch, you couldnt see in person.
A UW-Madison researcher faces trial for what authorities say was his sexual assault of a Japanese exchange student.
The Babcock Dairy Plant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has recently named an ice cream after the new chancellor.
On Wednesday and Thursday more than 7,000 students will move into the dorms at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin residents pay more for health care than those in many other states, but they often receive higher quality care too.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student suffered significant injuries after being hit by a car while driving a moped Tuesday, officials said.
Musicians marching under Michael Leckrone usually need some hot air. The newest recruits will get plenty of it this week
Wednesday nights drowning was the first this year in Dane county, but the situation itself is something divers have dealt with many times in the past.
Divers in Dane County have recovered the body of a missing swimmer from Lake Mendota.
