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The University of Wisconsin's governing body would have members from all parts of the state under a bill endorsed by an Assembly committee Wednesday. The colleges' panel voted 8-4 for a bill that makes the Board of Regents have at least one member from each of seven geographic areas...

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will wait until June to decide whether to punish students for things they do off-campus. A board committee discussed the new policy Thursday. And some people questioned a proposal to let students have lawyers speak for them during their...

University of Wisconsin officials say tuition will probably go up 5-6 percent next fall. But a boost in state financial aid would nullify the tuition hike for Wisconsin families making less than $60,000 a year. Board of Regents' president Mark Bradley says Wisconsinites should know...

After hearing three hours of emotional comments on both sides, a University of Wisconsin Hospital board agreed to allow late-term abortions at a Madison outpatient clinic. The vote was 11-3 Wednesday to provide abortions for women who are 19-22 weeks pregnant. The University of...

To the Editor: If the University of Wisconsin does not intend to use the body parts of aborted babies for research they must say so, thus clearing the air in that regard. It recently came to light that our prestigious university is making plans to work with Madison Surgery Center...

To the Editor: During the Florida Gaters vs. the Oklahoma Sooners National Football championship game, Heisman Trophy winner, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was lavishly praised by the media for being an outstanding young man and for his amazing accomplishments for such a young man. If...

We keep hearing that the rough economy has folks giving less to charity - but two of the larger University of Wisconsin campus foundations are seeing mixed results. The foundation for the Madison campus has received 4 percent more dollars than a year ago. But foundation president...

A University of Wisconsin spokesman hopes the system won't have to scrap or delay campus building projects, as a result of the state's budget deficits. David Geroux says those projects would create badly-needed jobs - but everything depends on how much Gov. Jim Doyle and Legislature...

For now, anybody who wants a job at a University of Wisconsin campus will have to get the chancellor's blessing. University president Kevin Reilly tightened hiring procedures on the 26 campuses today (Friday). He said chancellors must now approve all new hirings and they should...

Veterans outreach events will be held by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs next week at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and UW-Stout. The Veterans' Benefit Open House will be held in the University Commons on the campus of UW-River Falls on Tuesday, Nov. 11...

Just like in other industries, the University of Wisconsin is concerned that its workforce is getting older. One of every three University of Wisconsin faculty and staff members is 55-or-older. It was one-of-every-five a decade ago. The university's Board of Regents will discuss...

In his third season as head coach at the University of Wisconsin, Bret Bielema still hasn't tasted defeat at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers are 15-0 at home since Bielema took over for Barry Alvarez. A crowd of 80,910 watched Wisconsin beat Akron on Saturday 38-17. That was...

University of Wisconsin tight end Travis Beckum is not sure if he'll play on Saturday in the Badgers' opener against Akron at Camp Randall Stadium. The senior is getting over a sore right hamstring. Beckum says his mind tells him he's 100-percent, but his body is saying something...

Fifth-year senior Allan Evridge has been named the starting quarterback for the University of Wisconsin football team. He beat out junior Dustin Scherer and sophomore Scott Tolzein to line up behind center in the Aug. 30 opener against Akron. Evridge was expected to get the nod,...