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UW?s smallest Rose Bowl delegation ?a trim group? of 32 people

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Wisconsin State Journal

Among those cheering on the Badgers at the Rose Bowl will be Gov. Scott Walker and UW System President Kevin Reilly, part of a 32-member official delegation from the university. UW-Madison gets $2.3 million for Rose Bowl expenses, allowing not just the team and support staff to travel, but also the band, spirit squad and an official delegation. Besides Walker and Reilly, the delegation includes Interim Chancellor David Ward, six Regents, 13 Athletic Board members and 10 UW-Madison administrators and staff members, according to a list compiled by UW-Madison.

Sen. Mary Lazich: Self-funded UW athletics a boon for economy

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Capital Times

The UW athletic department is self-funded. The athletic department operating budget does not receive state aid. During the 2010-2011 academic year, the athletic department revenues were $81.7 million. The largest chunk, $27.3 million, was ticket sales, and its share of Big Ten Conference revenue was $23.3 million. Other revenue is derived from private and corporate gifts, $13.8 million, and concessions, $6.8 million. The athletic department?s revenue covers salaries, operating expenses, and athlete scholarships.During recent years, returns on investments have been twofold. UW teams have been very successful on the field. On-field success leads to more merchandise sales, more paid attendance, and more television and postseason revenue. Businesses throughout the state, including bars, restaurants and clothing stores, benefit from UW athletics.

According to an April 2011 study by NorthStar Economics Inc., the UW athletic department has a total economic impact of nearly $1 billion on the state of Wisconsin. The NorthStar study revealed 8,853 jobs were created and supported, and nearly $53 million of tax revenue was generated by the athletic department.The last line of a popular song played at UW sports games is, ?When you say Wisconsin, you?ve said it all.? The self-funded athletic department might not literally do it all; however, it has a significant impact on the state?s economy, without costing taxpayers a dime.

Expanded alcohol sale hours won’t apply in Madison, police say

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A new Wisconsin law expanding the hours alcohol can be sold by retailers won?t apply in the city of Madison, according to the Madison Police Department. That?s because municipal ordinances can be more restrictive than the state law, according to the language in 2011 Wisconsin Act 97, which amends the state statutes regarding how many hours in a day a business can sell alcohol.

UW football: Bielema concerned about unfamiliar officials’ reaction to Oregon’s fast-paced offense

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Madison.com

It wasn?t an accident when Bielema mentioned during his Monday news conference that an Atlantic Coast Conference crew would be officiating the game.”You?ve got an ACC crew, which, to me, might be one of the biggest story lines of the whole game,” Bielema said.”Obviously, (an ACC crew) is not well-versed in officiating Oregon. So it?s going to be a very neat challenge for them.”

UW football: Chryst made a ‘great impression’ at Pitt, but …

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Madison.com

The good news for Paul Chryst is that he made a great impression during his interview for the vacant Pittsburgh football coaching job, a vast improvement from a year ago. The bad news for the University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator is that the Panthers have their heart set on Florida International coach Mario Cristobal, whose team?s season came to a close with a loss to Marshall in the Beef ?O? Brady?s Bowl on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Campus Connection: Feds ask that bird flu study conducted at UW-Madison be censored

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Capital Times

A committee that advises the federal government on biosecurity issues is recommending that the details of two experiments on the H5N1 avian influenza virus — including research conducted by UW-Madison bird flu expert Yoshihiro Kawaoka — not be made public due to fears that terrorists could use the information to create a bioweapon.

Feds asked researchers at UW to withhold details about bird flu creation

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Wisconsin State Journal

WASHINGTON ? The U.S. government asked scientists at two research centers, including UW-Madison, not to reveal all the details of how to make a version of the deadly bird flu that they created in labs in the U.S. and Europe. Bill Mellon, UW-Madison associate dean for research policy, said virology professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka has gone through several iterations of a manuscript to the journal Nature to comply with the recommendations.

“That is an awkward situation to be in because, obviously, we?re interested in disseminating science,” Mellon said.

Robert L. Bellman: UW fails to defend public education

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Wisconsin State Journal

Sunday?s column by Chris Rickert questioned where Madison Prep Academy might have been had the UW-Madison put some of its “considerable political weight” behind the proposal. Likewise, I have been wondering for the past 11 months where UW-Madison and other UW System universities stand with respect to Wisconsin public education issues.

Biz Beat: Walker’s budget cuts are costing state private jobs, report warns

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Capital Times

A liberal-leaning Milwaukee think tank is out with a new report blaming state budget program cuts and public worker paycheck reductions for exacerbating Wisconsin?s job struggles. The report from the Institute for Wisconsin?s Future says the reduction in take-home pay for tens of thousands of public employees is now hurting the private sector, as are the drastic state budget cuts for K-12 education. Steve Deller, an economics professor at UW-Madison, says that reducing spending during a deep recession can often make things worse, as this blog chart suggests.

“Economic modeling shows that the extreme cuts to state and local programs cost thousands of jobs and put Wisconsin in a weak position to create jobs,” says Deller, who appeared at the Capitol on Tuesday with Norman and Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, to introduce the IWF report.

Ohio State football team gets bowl ban, other penalties

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Madison.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The NCAA hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban and other penalties on Tuesday for a scandal that involved eight players taking a total of $14,000 in cash and tattoos in exchange for jerseys, rings and other Buckeyes memorabilia. The university had previously offered to vacate the 2010 season, return bowl money, go on two years of NCAA probation and use five fewer football scholarships over the next three years. But the NCAA countered with a bowl ban in Urban Meyer?s first year as head coach in 2012, further reduced the number of scholarships and tacked on a year of probation.

UW football: Crist’s visit includes a big thumbs-up from Wilson

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Madison.com

Former Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist spent three days visiting the University of Wisconsin, arriving Friday and spending time touring the campus and meeting with coaches and players. Crist is scheduled to graduate this month, which would make him eligible to play in 2012. Multiple media reports have stated he will chose between Kansas and UW. Crist was recruited to Notre Dame by Charlie Weis, who is now the head coach at Kansas.

Brown Christmas likely for south-central Wisconsin

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Wisconsin State Journal

Based on the best and latest weather science, it appears that you will look out your window on Christmas morning and see mostly brown grass. Maybe. Jonathan Martin, professor and chairman of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the UW-Madison, said that everything from satellite data to computer models to numerical weather forecasts are telling us that, though snowless Christmases are rarer than skinny mall Santa Clauses, this coming holiday may indeed buck the trend.

The Growing Demand for Global Talent

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Chronicle of Higher Education

The following is a guest post by Gilles Bousquet, the dean of the Division of International Studies and vice provost for globalization at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is also chair of the Statewide International Education Council and co-chair of the University of Wisconsin System Task Force on Economic Development and Globalization.

At a roundtable discussion last spring in Milwaukee hosted by the Wisconsin International Education Council, the vice president of global human resources at Johnson Controls told educators: ?Our talent development and acquisition activities across the organization are the most critical factors for us as a company to grow and to thrive. So, it is all about people.? At a series of meetings I had with business officials in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai in November, executives at several American companies ? including giants like 3M and Caterpillar in addition to up-and-coming ones like Madison-based Promega and TrafficCast ? vigorously repeated that same message.

Campus Connection: Walker order requires UW employees to report child abuse or neglect

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Gov. Scott Walker signed an executive order Monday requiring all University of Wisconsin System employees to report instances of child abuse or neglect to the police or a local child protective services agency. Many in the state — including healthcare workers, K-12 teachers and child-care providers — already have mandatory reporting requirements, and Monday?s action extends those mandates to those who work within the UW System.

On Campus: Fewer instructors and courses because of budget cuts, UW official says

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Wisconsin State Journal

University of Wisconsin System campuses may have fewer instructors and course offerings under a proposed one-time state budget cut of $65.8 million over two years, according to UW System President Kevin Reilly. Reilly wrote a letter last week to Brian Hayes, state budget director, outlining how the University of Wisconsin System would manage the cuts that Gov. Scott Walker?s administration unveiled in October.

Mary Lybeck: Too soon to know if budget is balanced

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Wisconsin State Journal

I am a retired UW-Madison academic department manager, having worked for 36 years with the state and managed budgets for over 20 years. This is not an opinion regarding Gov. Scott Walker, but information on how the state budget works. People who say Walker has balanced the budget are stating an untruth.

Obituary: George Carl Klingbeil

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Madison.com

MADISON – George Carl Klingbeil, age 93, passed on to eternal life on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. In 1953 he joined the staff of the UW-Madison Horticulture Department as an Extension fruit specialist. He had the pleasure of working with the cranberry, strawberry, apple and small fruit growers in Wisconsin. He authored several publications on fruit production and marketing. He served as secretary and education director of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society and the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association. He retired in 1978 after 25 years with the university.

Chris Rickert: Where is UW support for charter school?

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“I think it?s safe to say the goals of Madison Prep would be universally shared,” said Adam Gamoran, director of the university?s Wisconsin Center for Education Research and a supporter of the school. But there’s disagreement among faculty about whether Madison Prep is “the right vehicle,” he said, and “for that reason, it would not be appropriate for the university as a whole or the school of education or WCER to take a stand as an institution.”

Venture capital has hope as GOP gives up on controversial portion

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Wisconsin State Journal

Kevin Conroy, president and CEO of Exact Sciences, a Madison-based cancer research company, said Wisconsin has one of the best research institutions, UW-Madison, and does some of the best scientific research, but despite that opportunity, lags in funding and opportunities for venture capital. UW “is consistently ranked No. 2 in total federal research dollars, second only to Johns Hopkins University, and Wisconsin inventors are awarded patents at a higher rate than the national average,” Conroy said. “But we rank very low in terms of venture capital dollars invested and new company formation.”

Few business owners publicly choose sides in recall effort

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“If you look broadly across the state, it?s still really rare for a retail establishment to take a stand,” said Dan Olszewski, director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison. The standard business maxim is that there?s little upside to mixing politics and commerce, although there are notable exceptions, Olszewski said.

Around Town: ?Fewer land mines,? more uncertainty, Afghanistan vet tells grads

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As a Marine, 2005 UW-Madison graduate Jake Wood was the ?point man? leading a sharpshooter team through land mines and booby traps in Afghanistan?s notorious Helmand Valley, a Taliban stronghold. As UW-Madison?s 2011 mid-year commencement speaker Sunday, Wood told graduates he had to close his eyes and clench his teeth but never stopped pressing on ? even leading reconnaissance missions ?in the most dangerous city, in the most dangerous province, in the most dangerous country on the face of the Earth.?

Leaving the Kohl Center on Sunday, graduates will embark on a similar journey, he said. ?You?ll have fewer land mines, but you?ll have perhaps more uncertainty,? he said. ?You enter adult life in a downtrodden economy, an uncertain labor market, foreign markets in shambles, and two political parties unwilling to create solutions.?

Dogs helping UW students get through finals week

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Capital Times

Studying for finals has gone to the dogs on the UW-Madison campus. Pooches from Dogs on Call Inc., a local non-profit that uses dogs for stress relief at a variety of sites, are on campus this week, visiting residence halls to help students make it through final exams.

Doug Moe: Taliesin’s dramatic history ripe for movie

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Wisconsin State Journal

Reading the Hollywood Reporter story made me wonder if the new film script might be based on a 2007 title from the University of Wisconsin Press, Bill Drennan?s “Death in a Prairie House.” I did a column on that book when it was published, and Drennan ? a longtime UW-Baraboo English professor now at Appalachian State University ? told me he was astonished that a book on the 1914 Taliesin murders hadn?t been written earlier. But Drennan?s book was not the source material for the proposed Beresford movie, according to Anne McKenna, who handles subsidiary rights for UW Press. Instead, McKenna said “Death in a Prairie House” had been optioned by another filmmaker, Brent Harris.

Tom Oates: It would pay for UW to think about fans

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Madison.com

It was one little line buried at the bottom of the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball box score, but it stood out even more than Jordan Taylor?s 10 assists or UW-Green Bay?s 32.1 percent shooting. Attendance: 17,076. It had been 143 games, dating back to 2003, since the attendance total at a Badgers home game was anything but 17,230, which is the Kohl Center?s official capacity for basketball.

….Whatever the reason, UW is finding it harder to sell tickets. And while there’s nothing UW can do about the economy, athletic department officials would be wise to start treating the paying customers with more respect because, ultimately, they’re the ones carrying the wallets.

Albert R. Hunt: College sports need a government intervention

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Capital Times

WASHINGTON ? Politicians love to celebrate, not chastise, big-time college athletics. There were two exceptions: More than 100 years ago, when President Theodore Roosevelt intervened to clean up the brutality of college football, and almost 40 years ago, when Congress passed Title IX, requiring colleges and universities to allocate a fair share of their athletic budgets to women. Both worked. Washington may be about to step in again.

Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow appeals funding ineligibility to Student Judiciary

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Daily Cardinal

The Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow appealed a student government decision that deemed the group ineligible for funding to the Student Judiciary Tuesday. The Student Services Finance Committee said CFACT intentionally violated Associated Students of Madison policy two years ago when they turned in equipment late, making them ineligible for funding. But CFACT president Josh Smith said the group did not intentionally violate the policy, but rather was confused by the requests made by ASM.

UW student robbed at Bassett and Main after giving man bus money

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Daily Cardinal

A UW-Madison student was robbed early Monday morning after giving a man money to take the bus. According to Madison Police, the victim gave bus money to a man after being approached in the South Bassett Street and Main Street area. The victim walked away but was followed by the suspect. “The stranger caught up with her a second time, pushing her against a wall and demanding her wallet,” police said.

CDI announces launch of neuron product

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Wisconsin State Journal

Cellular Dynamics International is out with a new product: stem cell-derived neurons. The Madison company, founded by UW-Madison stem cell pioneer James Thomson, says it is the first commercial release of human brain cells, created through the company?s stem cell technology, in large enough quantity, quality and purity for use in life science research.

Man arrested for lewd behavior at UW SERF fitness center, police say

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Capital Times

A UW-Madison student has been arrested after he allegedly exposed his genitals at a campus fitness facility on Sunday. Sandeep Omladi, 19, was tentatively charged with lewd and lascivious behavior following his arrest on Sunday, UW-Madison Police said. The incident happened at the South East Recreational Facility (SERF) on Dayton Street.

UW football: Crist poised to visit Badgers

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Quarterback Dayne Crist, who is in the process of transferring from Notre Dame, is expected to visit the University of Wisconsin by the end of the week. The Chicago Tribune reported on its website Monday, citing multiple sources, Crist will visit UW some time after visiting Delaware on Monday and Tuesday….Coach Bret Bielema said recently he has been contacted by about 10 players wanting to transfer to UW. It is believed about three of them are quarterbacks.

In wake of scandals, UW System eyes policies on contact with minors

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High-profile child sex abuse scandals at two universities have prompted the University of Wisconsin System to review its policies on employee and volunteer contact with minors and the reporting of crimes against children on campus. UW System officials say they want to make sure that the sex abuse allegations engulfing Penn State and Syracuse universities would not go unnoticed here. They say they want to make sure that proper policies are in place and that steps are taken in the event abuse is reported or observed.

On Campus: UW-Madison donation double deal ends Dec. 31

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UW-Madison class of 2011 graduates have until Dec. 31 to see their donations to the university doubled. Philanthropists John and Tashia Morgridge promised to match donations from 2011 grads dollar for dollar, starting at $20.11 and continuing to $120.11. That deal ends Dec. 31.

On Campus: UW-Madison snaps up .xxx sites to block porn

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No purveyor of pornography will be able to use the web address WisconsinBadgers.xxx. UW-Madison has seen to that. University officials filed to block anyone else from using five web addresses that involve UW-Madison federal trademarks, said Tricia Dickinson, marketing director at University Communications. Like many other universities doing the same thing, the idea is to prevent the porn industry from sullying the university?s good name.

Campus Connection: UW Colleges to issue voter ID cards to students on request

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Capital Times

The University of Wisconsin Colleges — the UW System?s 13 freshman-sophomore campuses — will start issuing ID cards that can be used for voting purposes to students who need them starting Jan. 23.Rich Barnhouse, associate vice chancellor for student services and enrollment management, said in this news release that the state?s Government Accountability Board has signed off on the documentation and card process.

Former city employee George Austin is mover and shaker for high-profile developments

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Wisconsin State Journal

He?s not an architect, developer or politician, but George Austin has left an imprint on Madison?s landscape like few others. As a former city Planning and Development director and a private consultant since 1998, Austin led the most complex, iconic projects in the city, including Monona Terrace, Overture Center and the recently opened Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery ? a half-billion dollars in construction in the past 15 years.Now, Austin, 59, is engaged in two more high-profile initiatives within a block of the state Capitol, both presenting the sort of challenges that confronted previous big efforts.

Dave Zweifel’s Madison: One last tribute to a remarkable man: LaMarr Billups

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Capital Times

Like so many people in Madison, I knew and admired LaMarr Billups. Sunday afternoon, hundreds of those people came together at Edgewood College?s St. Joseph?s chapel to pay their respects to a man who meant so much to so many causes and programs in our community.

LaMarr passed away on Nov. 11th at his home in Falls Church, Va., where he had been living since he left his job at the UW to join the staff at Georgetown University. He was only 59, but in those years he built a legacy that will survive him for years and years to come.

Madison360: Edgewater and the ethics of explanatory journalism

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Capital Times

Early in my career, years before I recall being pejoratively called a “filter” or a member of the “mainstream media,” discussions of journalism ethics focused on the straightforward divide between so-called “objective” news reporting and editorial page writing. Today, the Internet has blown up traditional definitions of who is and isn?t a journalist by removing virtually all barriers to entry. There was this adage: Don?t start a fight with someone who buys his ink by the barrel or paper by the boxcar. So obsolete.

Quoted: UW-Madison professor of journalism Stephen Ward, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics.

Rob Hernandez: If Kohl Center isn’t available, Green Bay should get WIAA’s basketball tourneys

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Madison.com

Nowhere does it say the WIAA state basketball tournaments must be played in Madison and I, for one, say it?s time to hit the road. The hockey tenants at the Kohl Center apparently want to exercise their right to use the building every March for postseason play. We?re told they?d rather have access without tripping over a bunch of high school basketball players or having a hardwood floor cover their ice.

Delta adds non-stop flights for Rose Bowl

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Delta Air Lines announced on Monday that it has added two non-stop flights from Madison for fans headed to the Rose Bowl. The Delta flights from Dane County Regional Airport to Los Angeles International Airport will leave on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, and return overnight Jan. 2/3 and early the afternoon of Jan. 3.

Athletic board discusses abuse prevention

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Daily Cardinal

In light of recent scandal surrounding alleged sexual abuse by coaches at Penn State and Syracuse universities, the UW-Madison Athletic Board discussed how it could prevent a similar situation at Wisconsin. Athletic board members said the department has a variety of mechanisms to respond to an abusive situation.

Regents talk campus safety after Virginia Tech shooting

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Daily Cardinal

In response to the recent shooting of a Virginia Tech campus police officer, UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling discussed improvements the university and campus police departments have made to their crisis prevention and response strategies.

Assistant Director for UW Communications Terry Devitt said many of these improvements come in thanks to text alerts and emails, which can reach students instantly. ?[There are] lots of different tools that one can use to get to the university community and beyond very quickly, and we would use the whole menu if the situation warranted it,? Devitt said.

Brad Basten: Walker spends $4 million on nothing

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Wisconsin State Journal

I am confused about Gov. Scott Walker?s inspiration for taking money from UW-Madison, one of the premier educational institutions in the world working on advancing human knowledge in breakthrough subjects you can?t even pronounce, then letting Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation give $4 million to a group of overpaid “experts” at Spectrum Brands who can?t make batteries or waffle irons without going bankrupt and losing the stockholders? money.

Campus Connection: Adidas releases statement addressing alleged violations

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Capital Times

On Sunday, the Cap Times posted my blog which noted UW-Madison is considering cutting ties with Adidas because the sports apparel company is being accused of sweatshop abuses. Although the piece didn?t run until Sunday, it was written on Friday. Two phone calls and two emails to Adidas representatives on Friday did not produce a contact, so I noted attempts to reach officials with the company were not successful. However, over the weekend an Adidas public relations representative emailed me a statement.

School Board vote on Madison Prep has consequences

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No matter how the vote turns out, the School Board is on notice to address the achievement gap, said Harry Brighouse, a UW-Madison philosophy and education policy studies professor who has followed the Madison Prep debate closely. “There is a kind of momentum behind this,” Brighouse said. If the School Board votes no, “they have to present real, clear alternative experiments that they?re going to be pursuing.”

Ask the Weather Guys: Why does the moon look red during a lunar eclipse?

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Wisconsin State Journal

A: A total lunar eclipse could be seen in cloud-free regions across most of the United States and Canada on Saturday morning, Dec. 10. In a total lunar eclipse the sun, Earth and moon line up and the Earth casts its shadow on the moon. The moon is always a full moon and it never goes completely dark during a total lunar eclipse. It appears reddish for the same reason that sunsets and sunrises often have a red tint.

Campus Connection: UW could put top apparel provider Adidas on notice

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has played a leading role in recent years when it comes to attempting to curb sweatshop abuses at companies that produce college-logoed apparel. But will Bucky still flex his muscle when the company coming under fire is Adidas — which supplies the university?s sports teams with everything from shoes and jerseys to athletic gear? “This time around, it?s a bit more complicated because of our involvement and close ties with Adidas,” says Vince Sweeney, UW-Madison?s vice chancellor for university relations. “We?re still in fact-finding mode.”

“I don’t believe money is going to ultimately drive this decision, and I hope I’m right,” says Lydia Zepeda, a UW-Madison professor of consumer science who chairs the university’s Labor Licensing Policy Committee (LLPC).

Critics: Stop treating 17-year-olds as adults

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Pam Oliver, a sociology professor at UW-Madison who studies incarceration, said she believes cost is the driving force behind keeping 17-year-olds in the adult system. ?Honestly, it saves the state a lot of money,? Oliver said. ?The money is what?s really going on.? Nonetheless, the policy of automatically trying minors in adult court is declining across the United States as new evidence emerges challenging these ?tough on crime? approaches.

UPDATE: Virginia Tech gunman believed to be dead

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A law enforcement official says the gunman who fled after killing a police officer on campus is believed to be dead. The law enforcement official had knowledge of the case and spoke on condition of anonymity. After the officer was shot Thursday, authorities found a second body in a campus parking lot. It was not immediately clear if that second body was that of the gunman.

2 Dead At Virginia Tech, Authorities Search For Suspect

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WISC-TV 3

CNN) — Two people were found dead Thursday at Virginia Tech — one of them a police officer who was shot during a traffic stop — and the whereabouts of the suspect were unknown, the school said. Shortly after noon, a Virginia Tech police officer made a routine traffic stop in the Coliseum parking lot near McComas Hall, and the officer was shot and killed, school spokesman Mark Owczarski said. There were witnesses to the shooting, he said.

Police officer shot on Virginia Tech campus

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WKOW-TV 27

RICHMOND, VA (WKOW) — Virginia Tech says a police officer has been shot, and a possible second victim has been reported at a parking lot near the campus. The campus-wide alert at 12:36 p.m. said: “Gun shots reported- Coliseum Parking lot. Stay Inside. Secure doors. Emergency personnel responding. Call 911 for help.”

Redevelopment Projects Proposed Near UW Campus

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WISC-TV 3

With apartment vacancy rates at the lowest level in 16 years, Madison developers said now is the time to act. From studios to five-bedroom apartments, redevelopment projects are targeting University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Nick Garcia, a UW-Madison junior, lives at 1323 W. Dayton St., and he said the location was a big reason he wanted to live there.