MADISON, Wis. – Wednesday, one of Madison’s most successful public arts projects comes to an end with the conclusion of Bucky on Parade.
Editorial: Keep Bucky on Parade going
WISC-TV 3
September 12, 2018
Top Stories
Research
How a tiny insect set the stage for Wisconsin dairy
WI State Farmer
Wisconsin is practically synonymous with dairy for many people, and the title of “America’s Dairyland” is even enshrined on the state’s license plates. While Wisconsinites may take the prominence of cows for granted, though, it turns out Wisconsin wasn’t always the Dairy State — at one point in history, it might have even been called the Wheat State.
Higher Education/System
Scott Walker proposes $5,000 in tax credits for college graduates who stay in Wisconsin
Wisconsin college graduates who live and work in-state would be eligible for up to $5,000 in tax credits under a proposal Gov. Scott Walker released in more detail on Tuesday.
Blue Devil Guarantee: Most first-year students will be eligible for new scholarships
Dunn County News
A broad-based new scholarship will help the majority of new first-year students who choose University of Wisconsin-Stout, Chancellor Bob Meyer announced Monday, Sept. 10.
UW-Stevens Point Considering Eliminating Up To 70 Positions To Balance Budget
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point may have to eliminate up to 70 full-time positions after another year of declining enrollment.
Walker floats tax credit for college grads who stay in state to combat student debt
Daily Cardinal
As Wisconsin struggles to retain young graduates, Gov. Scott Walker has proposed implementing a new tax credit for those who choose to work and live in the state after their in-state schooling comes to an end.
Campus life
Last chance to bag a badger: Bucky on Parade ends Wednesday
Wisconsin State Journal
Wednesday is the final full day for the public art project, created by the Madison Area Sports Commission and the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau.
UW-Madison football player Cephus to face trial on sexual assault charges
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. – A Dane County judge decided Tuesday that Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus will face trial in a sexual assault case.
In bipartisan effort, College Democrats, Republicans place flags for 9/11 victims
Badger Herald
While most University of Wisconsin students were under the age of six when this happened, students still came together Tuesday morning to remember and honor those who died.
Celebrating diversity of Latinx ‘cultura’
Daily Cardinal
Beginning with a kick-off celebration this Friday, the organizers have a full week of events lined up, all united by an emphasis on cross-cultural inclusivity within the Latinx community.
Judge orders Wisconsin receiver to trial on assault charges
Associated Press
A judge ordered Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two drunken women this spring, rejecting a motion from his attorneys to dismiss one of the counts alleging that the women weren’t as impaired as investigators say.
State news
New Walker ad touts $5,000 college credit
WISC-TV 3
The ad released Tuesday features Walker talking to students in a classroom, where he touts his plan to continue a University of Wisconsin System tuition freeze for four more years.
Crime and safety
Judge finds probable cause for UW wide receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial on sexual assault charges
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Dane County judge on Tuesday ordered Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial on two counts of sexual assault.
Badgers wideout Quintez Cephus ordered to trial on sexual assault charges
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was ordered to stand trial Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two women in his apartment in April, following a brief preliminary hearing in Dane County Circuit Court.
Extension
Onslaught of rain in Wisconsin produces late-summer resurgence of mosquitoes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “Usually the population starts to go down by the middle to the end of September, but that hasn’t happened,” said Lisa Johnson, horticulture educator with the University of Wisconsin Extension. “This year we got a bump.”
Arts & Humanities
Ben Sidran Looks Back on 4 Decades With Live Music Box Set, Shares ‘The Funkasaurus’
Billboard
Noted: The timing was certainly right, coming right after Sidran had compiled personal papers and artifacts for his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin. “I had gone through all these tapes, so I knew what was there,” Sidran tells Billboard. “I knew where all the great stuff was, so it came together very quickly. I had literally hundreds of tracks to choose from. “
Athletics
College Football’s Most Valuable Teams: Texas A&M Jumps To No. 1
forbes.com
For years, the Texas Longhorns have been hailed as college football’s ultimate cash cow. In 2011, Texas was the first college football team ever to record $100 million in revenue. In 2014, the team generated more in profit – $92 million – than all but two teams made that year in revenue. (UW is 24th.)
Opinion
Supreme elitism: What if we had a Badger on the big bench?
Isthmus
Noted: And University of Wisconsin political science professor Howard Schweber points out that this is the first court in history in which every member had been a judge and none has held elective office. He also says that the court hasn’t had a justice who had represented a criminal defendant since Thurgood Marshall, who died in 1991.
How will we feed 9 billion people expected by 2050? Soil health is key
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
I first met UW-Madison’s Soil Scientist Francisco Arriaga this summer at an Uplands Watershed Group Farm Tour in Spring Green. He demonstrated how to do a water infiltration test and, standing in a large pit, showed the difference in soils between a conventionally farmed plot and a no-tilled one with a cover crop.
Column: In light of Nike’s Kaepernick ad campaign, students should be wary of ‘performative progressiveness’ coming from corporations
Badger Herald
On a liberal campus like UW, students should be aware of implications of their support for corporations trying to save face.
UW Experts in the News
Wisconsin sees hazardous algae blooms after storm
AP
Noted: It would be difficult to differentiate between bacterial colonies washed in from recent rain or bacteria that had been in the lake all along, said Richard Lathrop, a University of Wisconsin-Madison expert on freshwater lakes.
Obamacare: Texas judge weighs request by 20 states to suspend ACA
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Some insurers could opt to exit the market for health insurance sold directly to individuals and families, said Justin Sydnor, a professor of risk management and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Climate Change Drives Bigger, Wetter Storms — Storms Like Florence
NPR News
Quoted: “Freshwater flooding poses the greatest risk to life,” explains James Kossin, an atmospheric scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Florence could cause extensive freshwater flooding for two reasons.
The Recovery Threw the Middle-Class Dream Under a Benz
New York Times
Noted: Timothy Smeeding, who teaches public affairs and economics at the University of Wisconsin, put it more bluntly. “You can see dynasties starting to form,” he said.
Madison startup leads the way for web scraping
Madison Magazine
Quoted: “It takes a certain skill-set to be able to do this,” says Liam Johnston, a third-year graduate student in the UW–Madison Department of Statistics.
UW-Madison professor discusses political polarization in Wausau
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: “People entering the system can use a talk like this because it lets them know they’re not alone if their views don’t perfectly match what’s on the parties’ menus,” Wagner said. “And it’s nice for older citizens because they can kind of think about where they’ve been in their lives.”