The University of Wisconsin’s contract with Palermo’s Pizza remains in place as Interim Chancellor David Ward’s term approaches an end. The student coalition UWMad@Palermo’s began protesting UW’s ties with the Milwaukee-based pizza company in late 2012, when student leaders of the coalition heard of the company’s alleged unfair labor practices… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin’s Faculty Senate did not approve a resolution calling for faculty support on divestment in fossil fuel companies at their Monday’s meeting, voting to further study the issue before making a final decision.  UW family science professor Bruce Barrett, who proposed the resolution, urged the faculty to… Read more »

As graduation approaches, many eyes are on the employment prospects for college graduates. The latest federal employment data paints a more optimistic picture for people with college degrees, but economists are weary of overgeneralizing the trend. According to a U.S. Department of Labor report issued on Friday, the unemployment rate… Read more »

Three University of Wisconsin professors and a former UW faculty member are the finalists set to compete for the position of dean of the College of Letters and Science, the largest college at UW. The finalists are John Coleman, David McDonald, John Scholz and Jane Tylus. Three of the four… Read more »

Members of the University of Wisconsin’s student government hosted a question-and-answer session with a congressman representing the Madison area Monday to talk about student issues at the federal level. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, spoke to a group of about 15 students from various student government committees about student loan bills and addressed… Read more »

Two members of the University of Wisconsin Police Department traveled to Massachusetts Monday to attend a memorial service for a campus police officer killed in the line of duty as officers pursued the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, 26, was killed April 15 during… Read more »

The student government’s judiciary body heard a case Monday in which a student condemned the “corrupted” senior class president race, an outcome he argued was swayed by the winning candidate affixing posters in violation of election rules.UW senior Ryan Hughes filed the complaint against Joe Meeker, who won the position… Read more »

University of Wisconsin sustainability officials reflected on successful conservation initiatives on campus over the past year, along with plans for new collaborations in the future, on Earth Day.UW started the “We Conserve” energy initiative in 2006 as a comprehensive approach to achieve two goals: to improve energy efficiency on campus… Read more »

Jane Goodall shared her reasons for hope in a world of environmental crisis and reflected on her journey from being a scientist to an environmental protection advocate with more than 2,000 people at an Earth Day conference Monday. Goodall dreamed of living among apes in African jungles as a little… Read more »

Throughout the past several years, the state has significantly slashed funding for the University of Wisconsin, passing greater costs onto individual students and families. Mired in the worst budget problem it has ever faced, the state’s flagship university faces obstacles in pursuing the public mission on which it was founded.… Read more »

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from Tuesday afternoon to Friday morning this week for parts of east central, southeast and south central Wisconsin, including Dane County. Residents are expecting several rounds of moderate rainfall and thunderstorms in the next three days and forecasts with totals of… Read more »

Multiple Emmy award-winning journalist Byron Pitts told his story on campus Monday about the life-saving power of service. “As a reporter, I always seek to break news,” Pitts said to more than 100 people at Union South’s Varsity Hall, as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series program by the Wisconsin Union.… Read more »

Hoodie Allen and Toro y Moi are among the talents slated to perform at the arts and music festival Revelry, the first official end-of-the-year music festival at University of Wisconsin. The day-long live music and art event on May 4 features five national acts and regional talents including Delta Spirit,… Read more »

A controversial legislation proposal that would prohibit student organizations from having paid positions failed to pass by one vote after a lengthy debate Monday. The Student Services Finance Committee of Associated Students of Madison voted down the proposal 6-7. The proposal would have eliminated all professional staff wages for the 16… Read more »

Students called for Interim Chancellor David Ward to cut the University of Wisconsin’s ties with Palermo’s Pizza at an administration luncheon on Wednesday in an ongoing workers’ rights dispute which has sparked controversy from student groups.About 20 members of the UWMad@Palermo’s Coalition confronted Ward during the annual UW Showcase with the… Read more »

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. Four MOOCs taught by University of Wisconsin professors will be open to the public starting this fall, and an unlimited number of people, regardless… Read more »

University of Wisconsin researchers and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals continue to stand at odds concerning the cause of a federal agency investigation that resulted in a citation because the treatment of a cat in an experiment at a UW lab.A UW research lab did not appeal a citation by… Read more »

Turnout A higher number of students voted in the Associated Student’s of Madison spring election than last year, with 15 percent of the student body completing online ballots in the three-day period. This year 6,077 completed online ballots out of the 40,723 total enrolled students for the spring semester. The… Read more »

University of Wisconsin’s student body voted to pass a new student government constitution that will alter some branches of the Associated Students of Madison and introduce new ones.  The 15-page-long new constitution, which includes various changes to the structure of the Associated Students of Madison, was voted on by a… Read more »

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.The proposed budget includes a $12,000 projected increase in the cost of campus bus direct services… Read more »

A student government committee voted 5-2 to allocate more than $10 million of student segregated fees to the Wisconsin Union budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday. The 2013-2014 budget is about a $650,000 increase from last year, with a $7.80 increase in segregated fees per student per semester.… Read more »

Chancellor finalist and current dean of the University of Chicago Law School Michael Schill laid out his vision to keep college accessible and to empower University of Wisconsin students through communication and shared governance in a visit Thursday. State and federal funding, philanthropy and monetizing innovations are revenue sources Schill… Read more »

Members of student government unanimously approved two changes to the recommended campus alcohol policy brought forth by a graduate student representative Wednesday, resonating with faculty senators’ opposition to the proposed alcohol permit application process. Jamie Wheeler, Associated Students of Madison Student Council graduate student representative, presented two amendments to the… Read more »

A proposed University of Wisconsin alcohol policy change, which was spurred in part by a university-funded party at the center of an Athletics Department investigation last year, was met with concerns about its effect on academic department gatherings at a Faculty Senate meeting Monday. Faculty senators heard updates on the… Read more »

University of Wisconsin chancellor search finalist Nicholas Jones, the current dean of the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, is no stranger to UW or Badger sporting games.Jones said he gained exposure to UW and its sports secondhand when he worked as the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Chair at… Read more »

The student leaders behind Revelry, the student body’s first official end-of-the-year celebration, announced Wednesday the musical event will take place at Engineering Mall and Union South Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 4th, the same day as the Mifflin Street Block Party. Revelry will be a ticketed… Read more »

A student government committee approved Recreational Sports’ budget request for more than $2.7 million with a 5-1 vote for the next fiscal year on Monday.The 2013-2014 budget is about a $400,000 increase from last year, with a $7.33 increase in segregated fees per student for the next year. The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services… Read more »

[View the story “The Creator vs. Katy Culver” on Storify] By this point, the “UW Madison Confessions” Facebook page should need no introduction. The page, which allows anyone to post confessions anonymously through an online survey system, has gained 13,698 likes in less than 10 days since its creation on Feb.… Read more »

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced the four finalists for the chancellor position Thursday.  The four finalists are Dr. Rebecca M. Blank from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Dr. Nicholas P. Jones from Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Michael H. Schill from University of Chicago Law School and Dr.… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin’s student government heard updates on campus alcohol service policies from the dean of students and voted to allocate $1,000 to internal funding for the betterment of student organization outreach at a meeting Wednesday. Dean of Students Lori Berquam spoke to the Associated Students of Madison’s Student Council… Read more »

A half-ton boulder had him in a death grip. For 127 hours, his only options were to sever his right arm with a dull pocketknife or to stand and wait on a three-foot-wide space in a remote canyon in southern Utah, on his grave. Aron Ralston told his story about… Read more »

Days after a meteorite struck Russia and left more than 1,000 injured, University of Wisconsin scientists concluded a study of a meteorite that hit Wisconsin with findings of its complex geological history after three years of investigation. The Mifflin meteorite, named for the town over which it fell and known… Read more »

Students suggested adding a service-based component and more relevant course topics among possible changes to the University of Wisconsin’s ethnic studies requirement at a roundtable event hosted by the student government Monday night. The Associated Students of Madison’s Diversity Committee and the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Society and Politics branch co-sponsored… Read more »

Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk urged students to pursue meaningful change for the environment through their own areas of talent in a talk hosted by a Nelson Institute student organization Monday night.Falk was the first woman elected to be the Dane County Executive and served for 14 years. She… Read more »

A student government committee held a training session for student lobbyists Monday on how to meet with elected officials in an effort to achieve tuition protection and to increase need-based financial aid in the upcoming state biennial budget. The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee will advocate on behalf… Read more »

University of Wisconsin faculty addressed the evolving partnership between Madison and China during a panel event at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Wednesday. The China in Madison/Madison in China panel presented by the Center for the Humanities featured four UW professors from various disciplines. They analyzed challenges of internationalization and… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin student government, in cooperation with a System group, reviewed a biennial budget campaign to lobby for tuition protection to be included the state’s new funding cycle. The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee released a letter on the biennial budget, advocating for a tuition cap… Read more »

When David Chen decided to transfer to the University of Wisconsin from a Chinese university two years ago, he knew what he was leaving behind: his job as a radio DJ, his rock band and his position as student government president. However, he was uncertain of what his future at… Read more »

The Madison Board of Estimates finalized the 2013 operating budget at a meeting Monday and unanimously voted to recommend a resolution that will reallocate general funds to police, the fire department and the city clerk’s office. The proposed resolution will allocate $5,099,500 from the general fund balance to cover unbudgeted… Read more »

Countless children look forward to the end of a school day when they can come home to a snack, afternoon cartoons and a family. Yet the reality in Dane County is a growing number of children have neither a home nor a parent to go home to. The number of… Read more »