Author: Kelly Tyrrell

A neighborhood meeting Thursday welcomed student resident participation and introduced proposals for two development projects.

At about 2 a.m. Thursday, a 20-year-old man was knocked unconscious after yelling at a passing car alleged to be driving recklessly.

One man was beaten to unconsciousness and another man suffered cuts to his face and hands after others broke windows at a campus-area house party near Camp Randall Stadium, Madison police said.

The University of Wisconsin Police Department worked in association with Safe Communities last night to stop bicyclists without bicycle lights in an effort to promote campus safety.

With tuition costs rising at the University of Wisconsin for the sixth consecutive year in 2012, the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee reviewed the impact the state and federal budgets will have on students, urging the campus community to get involved in the budget process at a meeting Monday.

University of Wisconsin Dean of Students Lori Berquam has confirmed the death of a UW student in Smith Hall Monday.

Tammy Baldwin and two cast members from the television show ?Glee? spoke yesterday evening at the Red Gym to promote early voting.

A group of University of Wisconsin students launched a new search engine to simplify the search for off-campus housing earlier this month.

More than 30,000 people celebrated Madison?s twelfth Freakfest Saturday night with the amount of police citations and arrests dipping to a record low.

A television producer, writer and University of Wisconsin alumnus spoke as part of a UW Homecoming event yesterday, highlighting a life dedicated to non-profit work. 

A University of Wisconsin student was the victim of a recent fraud involving suspicious contact from the suspect, who threatened the victim with police involvement.

City officials, the Madison Police Department and Frank Productions have finalized the plans for this year?s Freakfest celebration, which is expected to draw up to 45,000 people.

While President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney have traded barbs about Big Bird and big government, two of the nation?s foremost economic advisers were at UW-Madison Thursday to speak to students about the role of economic issues in the upcoming election.

While Freakfest was plagued with riots and violence in 2006, officials say the city?s annual Halloween bash is on its way to becoming as safe as any other weekend night on State Street.

The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee unveiled its plans to establish a regular forum to discuss students? concerns about safety on campus at a meeting Wednesday night.

Madison will once again host Freakfest Saturday, the annual Halloween bash that takes over State Street with music, food and costumes, which has become an integral part of Madison?s culture as a party destination on Halloween.

Madison?s annual Halloween festival alone is enough to make city officials and local law enforcement batten down the hatches.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., spoke to students at the University of Wisconsin Tuesday night to educate them about the nation?s deficit and to urge their participation on Election Day.

Following an increase in online education at the University of Wisconsin, faculty and experts are highlighting the benefits and shortfalls of the university?s initiative to innovate education.

Wisconsin?s sophomore U.S. senator spoke to students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Tuesday night.

The University of Wisconsin?s Homecoming is taking on a new light this year with the Volunteer Campus Clean-Up Kickoff Sunday, as the planning committee prepares for a week focused on community outreach.

Members of the Downtown Coordinating Committee addressed how to prepare for the uniquely large crowd Freakfest is expected to draw next Saturday.

Matt Romney, son of presidential candidate and former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., gathered with a crowd of University of Wisconsin students at The Kollege Klub Wednesday evening.