Joan Nieson of Sports Illustrated said her rankings focused on college town environment, landscape, food and drink offerings, culture and music scenes as important factors.
Madison ranked best college town in nation
Madison.com
August 13, 2019
Top Stories
Madison named best college town in the country
NBC-15
In celebration of college football’s 150th anniversary, Sports Illustrated has named Madison the #1 college town in the country.
Research
Wisconsin’s agricultural economy grows despite the loss of small dairy farms
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “The cows did not go away. They were bought up by other farms,” said Steven Deller, a UW-Madison agricultural economist and author of the report.
Campus life
Lawyers accuse UW of ‘slow walking’ decision on whether to allow Quintez Cephus return to school
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Attorneys for former Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus said Monday the University of Wisconsin-Madison is “slow walking” its consideration of his request for readmission after being found not guilty of sexual assault.
Crime and safety
Uncertainty reigns as to Wisconsin bringing Quintez Cephus back
NBC Sports
Cephus’ attorney, Steve Meyer, created quite the stir on Monday by claiming that the University of Wisconsin-Madison had “sent us a clear message they do not want… Cephus to be a student at the university this semester.” Not long after, the university released a statement in which it very stridently pushed back against the attorney’s contention:
Cephus attorney says UW doesn’t want football player back, UW denies claim
NBC-15
“The university needs to think about how the nation-wide public and how people of color will view this institution,” Meyer told reporters Monday.
Former Badger Cephus presses UW for readmission
WKOW-TV 27
According to his attorney, Kathleen Stillman and Stephen Meyer, it’s time for the university to follow the jury’s lead, and overturn their expulsion, given the former Badger’s acquittal.
UW-Madison: Cephus attorney’s comments on readmission request ‘false’; no decision yet
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison won’t readmit former Badgers football player Quintez Cephus, his attorney told News 3 Now Monday, but the university responded calling the attorney’s comments “false,” saying a decision hasn’t been made.
Quintez Cephus’ Attorney Says UW-Madison Won’t Readmit Cephus
Madison365
In a tweet Monday afternoon, UW-Madison said the information was “not accurate” and that the university plans to make a statement.
Cephus, attorneys hold press conference urging UW to readmit him in light of not guilty verdict
Badger Herald
Meyer incorrectly claimed earlier Monday that UW officials have already made up their mind and will deny Cephus. In the press conference, he pleaded to UW to let Cephus back in.
Athletics
Amid college football’s locker room arms race, Wisconsin Badgers stress practicality
Wisconsin State Journal
Practicality hasn’t always been the norm in college football’s locker room arms race, where everyone’s trying to get a recruiting edge, but it has taken a prominent spot at UW.
4 Badgers players picked for U.S.-Canada under-22 women’s hockey series
Wisconsin State Journal
Four members of the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team have been chosen to play in a three-game series between under-22 teams of the U.S. and Canada this week.
Quintez Cephus’ attorneys say UW-Madison doesn’t want him back; university says case under review
Wisconsin State Journal
The university issued a statement prior to Monday’s press conference saying no decision has been reached on Cephus’ petition and that he would receive the same treatment as any other student.
Cephus, former teammates make ‘final plea’ for readmission to UW-Madison
WISC-TV 3
“He is my blood brother,” Badger inside linebacker and former teammate Chris Orr said. “These are people you live with for years. We know each other inside and out. We truly are a family.”
Business/Technology
Helping women build successful startups
NBC-15
More and more women are building successful startups. Wisconsin School of Business Senior Lecturer for the Weinert Center of Entrepreneurship, Dr. Phil Greenwood, is in the studio to take a look at the trends — based on characteristics that are both similar to and different from male-founded companies.
UW Experts in the News
2019’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby
WalletHub
Quoted: “The biggest financial mistake prospective parents make is thinking they have to buy everything new. For large baby items associated with a particular life stage (e.g., bassinets, baby swings, exersaucers, etc.), parents can find good deals on secondary markets, such as online neighborhood buy-and-sell groups, consignment shops, or yard sales,” says Amber M. Epp, Associate Professor of Marketing, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The life of these products is much longer than the time period the baby will use it, so parents can buy many of these items in excellent used condition at a fraction of the price.”
Politics with Amy Walter: The Past and Present of Gun Control
WNYC
Noted: Professor Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a guest.
We call Wisconsinites cheeseheads. What do they call us?
Star Tribune
Quoted: “There’s something to be said for that,” said James P. Leary, co-founder of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The vitriol is saved for the Illinoisans.
Debate over dyslexia bill reignites ‘reading wars,’ breaking down along party lines
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: Mark Seidenberg, a neuroscientist who specializes in the study of language and reading at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, calls those arguments offensive and indefensible, saying they “set up a false competition between children who have reading problems for different reasons.”
UW-Madison Related
In search of Bucky: Where to find the 41 Bucky on Parade statues still on public display
Wisconsin State Journal
A complete list of the publicly available Buckys and where you can find them.