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Magnum will not challenge Baldwin this fall
Despite challenging an incumbent U.S. representative twice in the past, Dave Magnum will not seek a seat in Congress this fall. Magnum challenged U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in 2004 and 2006, garnering 37 percent of the vote each time....
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Former UW student charged in Marino homicide
A former University of Wisconsin student was charged Friday for allegedly stabbing Madison resident Joel Marino late January. Adam Peterson, 20 of Grant, Minn., was linked to the murder after DNA samples extracted from the handle of the knife used to...
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Wiley to lead Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Outgoing chancellor John Wiley has found a new role at the University of Wisconsin. Beginning Nov. 1, Wiley will serve as the interim director of the Wisconsin Institutue for Discovery, the public half of UW's new, comprehensive research institution. Wiley...
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More tornadoes move through north of Madison
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Thunderstorms streamed across water-logged southern Wisconsin Thursday, spawning at least one tornado and dumping heavy rain that promised to worsen the state's widespread flooding problems. The new storm activity hit as teams from the Federal Emergency Management...
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Tuition rising about $350 for in-state students this fall
MILWAUKEE -- Tuition will be 5.5 percent higher next fall for most University of Wisconsin System students. The increases approved Thursday mean undergraduates will pay about $350 more at UW-Madison, $340 more at UW-Milwaukee and $265 more at 11 other...
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New chancellor to earn $110,000 more than Wiley
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved Thursday Cornell University Provost Biddy Martin as UW-Madison's next chancellor. Martin will receive an annual salary of $437,000, which is $110,000 more than what current chancellor John Wiley earns. In a statement,...
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New chancellor to be named this afternoon
The University of Wisconsin System is expected to introduce the presumptive chancellor of UW-Madison this afternoon. The Badger Herald has learned a statement from the UW System is expected around 2 p.m. The UW System Board of Regents will still...
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Mulcahy withdraws name from UW chancellor search
The number of finalists in the search for the new University of Wisconsin chancellor is down to three.University of Minnesota Vice President for Research Timothy Mulcahy withdrew his name from the list of finalists Tuesday, according to UW System spokesperson...
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Committee meets to decide on next UW chancellor
Members of the Board of Regents are meeting to try to pick the next University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor. A five-member committee chaired by Madison lawyer David Walsh is trying to reach a consensus on one of four finalists for the...
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Sen. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, doctors say
BOSTON (AP) -- Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as...
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