Apartment re-opens after summer blaze
After a fire nearly destroyed an on-campus apartment on June 25, 2009, the apartment building known as 3334 or Building 109 opened once again on Jan. 23.
The two-story structure with 17 units and 63 beds was unoccupied for the summer. No one was injured, and no other buildings were damaged.…
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SGA's first semester: success or failure?
With the beginning of the spring semester underway, some students have begun reviewing the Student Government leaders' goals for their first semester of office. Joe Tyrrell, SGA president, believes many haven't been accomplished.
"We always go in with lofty goals," Tyrrell said.…
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State of the State in review
Protecting health care and education while building the economy and creating employment for thousands of people topped Gov. Jim Doyle's priorities in his last state of the state.
One of his economic proposal is to build high speed trains between Madison and Milwaukee and also on to Chicago and the Twin Cities.…
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News Briefs
World Economic Forum wraps up five-day meeting
World business and government leaders ended a five-day meeting Sunday after agreeing that a fragile recovery is occurring, but they are unsure what will spur job growth. Some 2,500 VIPs gathered in the Swiss alpine resort for the annual World Economic Forum.…
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Unity between parties stressed in State of the Union
President Barack Obama tried to revitalize his party, promote health care reform and reach out to the Republicans in his State of the Union speech Jan. 27.
In front of Congress, the Cabinet, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Supreme Court, President Obama spoke specifically about the poor economy, the necessity of creating more jobs and recovery.…
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