Category: Campus life

Madison?s alcohol policy coordinator delivered his annual review of the controversial Alcohol License Density Ordinance to a city board Thursday afternoon.

In 1969, an early incarnation of what?s now the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison opened.

Residential burglaries in Madison more than doubled during the week of spring break compared to the previous two weeks in March, according to a Madison Police Department news release.

Organizers for the upcoming Revelry music and arts festival received final approval Wednesday to close a portion of Randall Avenue between Union South and Engineering Mall from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. May 4 for the event.

Laura Dunn was a focused student when she was a UW-Madison freshman in 2004. A member of the crew team and ?very religious,? she rarely drank and planned to remain a virgin until she married her then-boyfriend of four years.

The Badger Herald, one of two independent student newspapers on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, will boost its online presence while cutting back on print issues, according to a release from the paper Wednesday.

Local bar and tavern owners learned about alcohol law and policy at a training session hosted by city officials Wednesday night.

Tuesday marks the five year anniversary of the murder of a Marshfield native and UW- Madison student.

Five years later, countless leads have still led to no answer for the friends and family of Brittany Zimmermann, the University of Wisconsin student who was murdered in her home.

Dr. Rebecca Blank says when she becomes the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin?Madison, she plans to spend her first year getting to know key leaders throughout campus, the State Capitol and the UW System. Let?s hope she also takes time to cultivate the next generation of leaders: the students who are currently enrolled at UW. The best way to do that is to correct a mistake made by her predecessor, Interim Chancellor David Ward, and allow students to decide how to spend the segregated fees they pay to support student activities and services.

Five years after UW-Madison junior Brittany Zimmermann was brutally slain in a case that shook the community and the 911 center that mishandled a call from her cellphone, Jean Zimmermann and her family are still waiting.

The head of the University of Wisconsin System says the governor?s proposed budget could help lead to the lowest tuition increases in a decade.

The head of the University of Wisconsin System said the governor?s proposed budget could help lead to the lowest tuition increases in a decade.

Student leaders requested permission to close off access to Randall Avenue near Union South for Revelry, the University of Wisconsin year-end arts and music festival, at a city committee meeting held Wednesday.

Student leaders requested permission to close off access to Randall Avenue near Union South for Revelry, the University of Wisconsin year-end arts and music festival, at a city committee meeting held Wednesday.

University of Wisconsin students and community members learned about campus safety and how to prevent and act in dangerous situations from a panel of city and campus officials at a meeting Monday night.

Faculty members? concerns about the instructor-student support system and assessment mechanisms for the new massive open online courses program coincided with a national survey released Monday.

Dixon Elementary reaches out to University of Madison to dazzle students about Physics.Brookfield, WI – March 18, 2013 – Dixon PTO reaches out to UW-Madison to fulfilled demand for a science based program for elementary school students.

Fans go wild when he steps onto the football field. Nearly 80,000 people watch him as he rallies the crowd and represents the University of Wisconsin with pride. The adoration for Bucky, or Buckingham U. Badger, is felt in the stadium throughout the entire game.

Which of the nation?s top state universities produce graduates who go on to make the biggest bucks? UW ranks 7th.

A student government committee addressed details of the more than $4 million transportation budget for the next fiscal year Monday, which could still see an increase in the cost of Madison Metro services to students.

Members of the Langdon Street community introduced a petition calling for the neighborhood to be designated as a local historic district, an effort organizers said would preserve the character of the neighborhood, in a city committee meeting Monday night.

Officials from the University of Wisconsin and Madison Area Technical College will sign a reverse transfer agreement Monday, allowing credits to transfer between both of the higher education institutions. 

After the decision was made to end the SAFEcab program last year, groups across campus are promoting a new city ordinance that allows private cabs more access to the State Street area late at night.

Students typically make honor roll by earning good grades. Universities and colleges make this national honor roll for the service role they play in solving community problems and placing students on a path of civic engagement. UW-Madison is on the service honor roll.

University of Wisconsin Housing and police are working with residents of the Eagle Heights neighborhood after the arrest of three suspects in connection with an incident in the area late Tuesday night.

The search for University of Wisconsin?s next dean of the College of Letters and Science has reached a new stage, narrowing down to a target range of eight to 10 finalists from both inside and outside the university.

The Faculty Senate heard reports Friday on the progress of two campus initiatives, Educational Innovation and changes to university alcohol policy, both of which received criticism from various faculty members.

Not every politically-inclined University of Wisconsin student has the opportunity to travel to the nation?s capital and meet with leading U.S. government officials, but that dream became a reality for one undergraduate last week.

A fire broke out in a University of Wisconsin building on University Avenue Thursday morning.