Category: Campus life

Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said he’s fed up with the wild behavior of Halloween’s rowdy revelers after police in riot gear dispersed a crowd of 5,000 on State Street early Sunday.

If you’re not a man age 18 to 23, you may never understand the rabble rousers’ mentality on State Street early Sunday morning

Despite the large number of people who crushed onto State Street late Saturday and early Sunday, damage to the Downtown area was not extensive.

In his cramped fourth-floor dorm room overlooking University Avenue, Michael Johnson proudly displays his collection of politically charged T-shirts.

After a third straight year of violence…Madison’s Mayor wants the city to take a different stance on State Street Halloween. A visibly upset Mayor Dave Cieslewicz told reporters yesterday that he’ll ask city staff to come up with ways to discourage the event from happening

(Madison) You may have seen the last of Halloween on State Street. City officials are reacting toÃ? SaturdayÃ? night’s riotous end to yet another State Street celebration gone bad

(Madison) Police estimate about 75,000 people packedÃ? State Street Saturday. NBC15’s Zac Schultz and photojournalist Sam Sorensen went into the heart of the crowds to bring you this report.

An overnight apartment fire just off of State Street caused an estimated 30ââ?¬â??thousand dollars in damage.

Despite record numbers of high school graduates, state universities around the country are reporting a perplexing–and often sharp–decline in the number of African-Americans who matriculated this year. (Login required.)

MADISON, Wis. — Police in riot gear used pepper spray to clear Halloween revelers from downtown Madison after some in the crowd started a fire early Sunday. This is the third year in a row the party got violen

What started as a lark ended with Bruce Springsteen, his wife Patti Scialfa and NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw watching at least half of presidential candidate John Kerry’s speech from some UW students’ porch

Spencer Erwin was intoxicated and feeling mischievous last Halloween when he found himself in a mob of people — with police moving in — at about 1 a.m. on State Street.

Two U-W students got the surprise of a lifetime today. A rock star showing up at their doorstep.

Despite festivities turning riotous the past two years, university and city officials are optimistic the focus on Halloween as a community event will create a positive atmosphere this weekend.

UW-Madison sophomore Kristina Mueller, chair of the Associated Students of Madison Halloween 2004, said bringing the town together is one of the group’s main goals.

The excitement of Halloween weekend has just begun, but the city of Madison has been planning for months. The Associated Students of Madison Halloween Committee has put together several activities for University of Wisconsin students and the Madison community in order to keep Halloween a fun and safe weekend for all.

If official predictions ring true on Nov. 2, a record-breaking crowd at a Thursday John Kerry rally could be matched on Election Day by record-high voter turnout numbers.

Rocker Bruce Springsteen made a big impression on University of Wisconsin students Thursday when he entered a student�s house after performing at a John Kerry rally to listen to the presidential hopeful�s speech from the West Washington apartment porch.

Madison police are taking more steps toward promoting good behavior during the upcoming Halloween weekend in an effort to head off the violence of the past two years

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that Internet-service providers must notify network users — and inform them of their legal rights — before turning their names over to record-company officials accusing them of illegal song swapping.

College students descending on the University of Wisconsin-Madison for Halloween this weekend will see more police officers, more fines and stricter safety efforts.

It happens to all twentysomethings. There comes a time when their parents say: Pay for your cellphone, pay for your car insurance, pay for everything. Usually, that’s when they get their first job after college. But while they’re in college, and even high school, parents can start getting them used to paying for things themselves.

Chris Stallman is 21. His mom (a banker) taught him to balance a checkbook at 8. His dad (a pharmacist) ââ?¬Å?would sit me down in front of CNBC while he was in the shower so I could watch the ticker to see how Walgreen’s was doing.ââ?¬Â

The most recognizable rioter from last Halloween on State Street spoke to 27 News.

Ben Follansbee says he is still embarrassed by his actions during last year’s riot on State Street.

Republicans question why student fees can’t bring Ann Coulter to campus before Election Day.

MADISON, Wis. — University officials are offering students alternatives to partying in the bars on State Street this Halloween weekend.

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Leif Bergquist’s back hurts. Maybe that’s because he’s been sitting in class for two hours straight, the back of an unyielding, plastic desk digging into his spine. Or maybe it’s because the hour-long ergometer workout he did in crew practice the evening before is catching up with him. For Leif, it’s difficult to tell anymore.

University and city officials met with Associated Students of Madison’s Halloween Planning Committee Wednesday to promote the weekend’s events as a fun and safe celebration with a community focus.

Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Matt Davies spoke to students at Chadbourne Residential College Wednesday evening as part of a series sponsored by the Public Affairs Writer in Residence program.

Davies is the 2004 recipient of the Herblock Prize, a new award named for three-time Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Herbert Block.

After what administrators are calling a “clerical oversight,” university officials canceled a concert at the Union Saturday night and have agreed to pay a portion of the expenses incurred in order to reschedule the event.

City and campus officials are confident the upcoming Halloween weekend will steer clear of the examples past celebrations have set.

Matt Davies, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, has been at the University of Wisconsin throughout the week speaking to students and faculty as part of a series titled ââ?¬Å?What Matters to Me and Why.ââ?¬Â

MADISON, Wis. — The Memorial Union has canceled the time-honored tradition of serving a Thanksgiving dinner buffet.

Police will require mandatory court dates for all juvenile offenses committed during Halloween, and will begin removing all bicycle racks and mopeds on State Street today in preparation for this weekend, according to a press release from the Madison Police Department.

Citing financial loss, the UW-Madison Memorial Union canceled its annual Thanksgiving Day buffet indefinitely. To replace the buffet, which had been deemed unprofitable, the Union will offer Thanksgiving meals to go, which can be ordered on its Web site.

A record number of students are planning to head to the polls for next week�s election.

The Harvard University Institute of Politics surveyed 1,202 college students nationwide ââ?¬â? drawn from a national database of almost 5.1 million students ââ?¬â? and found 72 percent said they were registered to vote and will ââ?¬Å?definitelyââ?¬Â vote this November, according to an IOP release.

The city of Madison is bracing itself for what is reported to be one of the biggest political rallies to ever hit the city and state.

Madison isn’t trying to suffocate its party by shutting down bars, which happens in Carbondale, home of Southern Illinois University, or by blocking the main hot spot, like in Boulder, home of the University of Colorado.

Young people were the driving force when Tammy Baldwin was first elected to Congress in 1998. She hasn’t forgotten. She shares a downtown campaign office with the John Kerry campaign – but she also keeps a campus office of her own at Laundry 101 on Gilman Street. The Madison Democrat relies heavily on student volunteers.

While most of the plans for this weekend’s Halloween celebration are in place, city officials and student organizers are hoping the chaos of the past two years will be avoided if they can just reach enough students with their message: Police yourselves. If not, police say, they’re ready to do it quickly and aggressively.

MADISON, Wis. — Police said Monday they have done all they can for a peaceful Halloween this weekend on State Street. Now they are depending on revelers to take “personal responsibility” for their actions.