Quoted: Michael L. Corradini, a UW Madison professor of engineering physics and the center�s codirector.
Author: jplucas
Alito joining bench may slash swing vote (AP)
Quoted: Ann Althouse, a law professor at University of Wisconsin.
Sex assaults go unreported (St. Paul Pioneer-Press)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
River Falls Student Voice Editor Eric Ebert noticed the explanation in the police report.
The victim of an on-campus sexual assault in late September did not want to come forward, her resident adviser said, because she was afraid her name would end up in the newspaper.
He’s good, he’s bad, he’s oh so controversial
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: Patrick Sims, an assistant professor of theater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tracking Disease (Newsweek)
Newsweek
Quoted: Jonathan Patz at the University of Wisconsin
Month, books focus on lives, heritage of Native Americans (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Quoted: Herbert Lewis, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Top UW Officials Protested State Travel Contract
WKOW-TV 27
27 News has uncovered UW-System President Kevin Reilly and his cabinet of advisers discussed the process which rewarded Adelman Travel a lucrative state contract and expressed concerns about the contract to a deputy secretary in the Doyle Administration.
UW shines again with vaccine work
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison keeps turning out life-sustaining and life-changing technologies.
Yet another example is a recent discovery by a UW-Madison virologist that improves on a bird flu vaccine-production technique he helped develop six years ago.
State assembly roils debate over abortion (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Quoted: Alta Charo, professor of law and bio-ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
McCarthy persona non grata in hometown of Appleton, Wis. (Chicago Tribune)
Quoted: Thomas Reeves, a retired University of Wisconsin history professor.
A Recipe for Disaster (Fortune)
Quoted: Amy Wong at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, who is working on a portable gas-stream technology that zaps bacteria from surfaces like stainless steel
Grad Students From Abroad on the Increase
New York Times
The number of international students entering American graduate schools rose 1 percent this year, despite a 5 percent drop in applications from foreign students, according to the annual report by the Council of Graduate Schools.
A revolution in college dining (The Boston Globe)
Boston Globe
Joseph Lepordo eats lunch in his college’s cafeteria a few times a week. But the 19-year-old sophomore also dines on campus at less convenient times — sometimes late at night after work.
Binge Drinking Rates At UW Schools Higher Than National Average
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — A new study shows students in the University of Wisconsin System binge drink more often than their peers across the country.
A survey of more than 12,000 UW students last spring found six out of 10 of them had gone on a drinking binge at least once in the last two weeks.
Obituary: Eckhardt, Paul O.
Madison.com
Over his lifetime, Paul had been a generous contributor to the music department and crew at UW, the latter including the Porter Boathouse, Jablonic Boat Fund, support for publication of Wisconsin Where They Row – A History of Crew at UW, Women’s Boat Fund, and George “Mike” Murphy Endowment Fund, the latter in honor of his former coach.
The naked truth
Wisconsin State Journal
“OK, John, whenever you’re ready.”
UW-Madison art professor Pat Fennell calls to me behind a closed door. I stand nearly naked and alone in a small storage room on the sixth floor of the Humanities Building.
She’s banking on an angel
Wisconsin State Journal
It’s a vexing problem for Wisconsin’s economy: Researchers at UW-Madison turn out top technology, in fields ranging from stem cells to electronics, but entrepreneurs often have trouble finding the money to take those innovations to market.
But a new effort to organize angels, wealthy investors in early-stage technology companies, is providing some answers to that conundrum, said Lorrie Keating Heinemann, the state’s top banking and securities regulator.
Address drunks, hooligans, cost
Wisconsin State Journal
There’s a reason that no serious injuries and virtually no property damage occurred during last weekend’s Halloween bash in Downtown Madison:
The city, UW-Madison, area law enforcement agencies and Downtown businesses spent a year developing a plan to manage the risks of the often-unruly celebration, and the plan was as successful as anyone could have expected.
Now you can pick that fish you caught out of a lineup
Wisconsin State Journal
Paul Hanson, with the UW-Madison limnology department, helped Lyons with the computer work on the project. He praised the effort and agreed that Lyons has plugged directly into one very deep lobe of the Wisconsin psyche.
Newspaper aims to tell story of the homeless
Wisconsin State Journal
Members of a local service organization have created a newspaper that they hope will provide income for the homeless and promote awareness of the problem of homelessness.
The Homeless Cooperative, formed by volunteers at the Madison Warming Center Campaign and some of Madison’s homeless people, released the first issue of its monthly newspaper at the end of October. About half of the content, which includes reporting, opinion pieces and poetry, is written by the paper’s distributors, who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless.
“It’s a proactive means to empower homeless folks in the Madison community,” said Mel Motel, a UW- Madison student and co-editor of the paper.
Other tidbits from the National Survey of Student Engagement
USA Today
�A majority of college and university students (54% of first-year students and 63% of seniors) say they often discuss ideas from readings or classes with others outside of class; more than nine out of 10 do this at least sometimes.
�Three of 10 first-year students report studying just enough to get by.
�African-American and Asian-American students are the least satisfied with their college experience.
�High-profile student athletes generally take part in effective educational practices at the same level as other students.
�Students who worship frequently or engage in other spirituality-enhancing practices such as meditation also participate more in a broad cross-section of collegiate activities.
College ââ?¬Ë?swirling’ muddies quality.
USA Today
Nearly half of college seniors are ââ?¬Å?swirlingââ?¬Â through school ââ?¬â? that is, they have taken or are taking classes at multiple institutions on their way to earning a bachelor’s degree, a report released today says. And, it says, those seniors tend to be less engaged in their education compared with peers who have spent their college years at one school.
Top UW Officials Protested State Travel Contract
WKOW-TV 27
27 News has uncovered UW-System President Kevin Reilly and his cabinet of advisers discussed the process which rewarded Adelman Travel a lucrative state contract and expressed concerns about the contract to a deputy secretary in the Doyle Administration.
ââ?¬Å?There were concerns about whether the contract process was fair and objective,ââ?¬Â Reilly told 27 News. ââ?¬Å?I remember the discussion.ââ?¬Â
UW-System officials told 27 News their high level meeting on the travel contract took place March 8. The awarding of the contract to Milwaukee-based Adelman was announced to competing travel companies March 15.
Extreme tactics miss the mark
Wisconsin State Journal
The problem with people who zealously push a cause is that they can push too far. When that happens, they become their own worst enemies. Such was the case on both sides of the political spectrum in the past week.
Kirby dealership sued again for sales tactics
Wisconsin State Journal
A vacuum cleaner sales dealership that recently reached a consumer lawsuit settlement has been sued again for the same reason, according to lawyers for the UW-Madison Law School’s Consumer Law Litigation Unit.
First of Halloween charges enter court
Wisconsin State Journal
Felony and misdemeanor charges against five Halloween revelers are the first charges from the weekend to filter through the Dane County Circuit Court.
Two out-of-town men were charged Tuesday with battering officers, a felony. And two men affiliated with UW-Madison were charged Thursday for hitting a police horse, a misdemeanor.
Surprise! Penn State, Wisconsin to duel for lead
USA Today
When the college football season started, neither Wisconsin nor Penn State was considered to be among the Big Ten Conference’s elite. But when the two meet Saturday in State College, Pa., they’ll know that the winner will be one step closer to a spot in a Bowl Championship Series game.
Good work climate needs more jobs
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin also should better market its human capital, which is highly educated and skilled, especially around UW-Madison.
Colorado Cap on Spending Is Suspended
New York Times
DENVER, Nov. 2 – The national movement to impose caps on state taxes and spending took a sharp blow in Tuesday’s election, conservatives and liberals say, when Colorado voters decided that the tightest spending cap in the nation was just a tad too tight.
Rallies Support, Denounce War Effort
NBC-15
Supporters gathered today to thank the troops serving overseas, while opponents of the war gathered to say it’s time to bring American soldiers home.
About 30 UW Madison student members of the College Republicans rallied in support of the troops near University Square downtown.
Rules can�t stop this mad, mad, mad, Madtown (Minnesota Daily)
Nothing was going to keep first-year art history student Mary Johnson from participating in the largest college Halloween party in the country, she said.
Despite requests from Madison, Wis., and University of Wisconsin officials to stay home, Johnson and thousands of other out-of-towners donned their costumes last weekend on State Street, Madtown�s main drag.
Melting points (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Quoted: Dr. Norman Olson of the University of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Reacts to Colorado Vote on TABOR
NBC-15
Madison: Republican Frank Lasee (R-Bellevue) is the chief sponsor of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Bill of Rights. He holds up a triangle showing government at the top of the pyramid to show how his bill would work. “What we want to do is flip it around so the people are on the top, because it is our government that works for us. So we should decide how much our government is going to cost.”
I-Team: UW Payroll Software Not Working
WISC-TV 3
An internal bombshell of sorts involving the UW system’s largest IT project ever is part of a News 3’s I-Team investigation. News 3’s Linda Eggert first reported that after tens of millions of dollars, the so-called “Lawson” based appointment, benefits and payroll system was still not working after six years. Now, the IT chiefs of nearly every UW campus say they want out of the Lawson software altogether.
Legislators Want New Barrows Case Probe
Wisconsin State Journal
Three lawmakers are asking the UW Board of Regents to reinvestigate the Paul Barrows matter and sanction University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly for not mentioning his role in it until last week.
Opposing Rallies on UW Campus
WKOW-TV 27
It started with one group against the war in Iraq, calling for students to walk-out of class in protest. But, another group countered the Anti-War message head on, in the middle of Library Mall.
FDA dragging its heels on contraception, speaker to say
Wisconsin State Journal
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently delayed, once again, its decision on whether to make the “morning-after pill” available over the counter, a top official had enough.
Susan Wood, director of the FDA’s Office of Women’s Health, quit in protest.
Lampert Smith: Story of boardwalk a Madison tale
Wisconsin State Journal
First a bit of boardwalk history. It was built on the advice of famed UW- Madison ecologist Jim Zimmerman.
Protests target homes of animal researchers
Wisconsin State Journal
Activists ratcheted up their opposition to animal experiments at UW-Madison this week by parking a truck with giant video screens outside the homes of animal researchers and broadcasting footage to neighbors of what they said was the torture of monkeys at a campus lab.
City’s Alcohol Policy Coordinator says Alcohol is the Problem on Halloween
WKOW-TV 27
As an alcohol fueled event, Joel Plant has a stake in what happens every Halloween. Hired in August, Plant was thrown into the deep end; right in the middle of the smoking ban debate — and during final preps for this past weekend’s Halloween mayhem.
As the crowds gathered on State Street, the city’s new Alcohol Policy Coordinator observed — both in the command post, and amongst the crowd.
Medical advances not science fiction
CNN.com
Quoted: Alta Charo, a bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin
COMMENTARY: Great job, but futures a question
Wisconsin State Journal
It was only a matter of time before Barry Alvarez was asked if his University of Wisconsin football team has overachieved this season.
Of course, it has.
Come Together
Wisconsin State Journal
All she is saying is give art a chance.
Sandwiched just weeks between John Lennon’s 65th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his murder, Yoko Ono wants Madison to enjoy her husband’s artwork, which showcases his playful and political drawings. More than 100 pieces will be displayed at UW-Madison’s Red Gym, next to Memorial Union, and feature many colorized reproductions, some prints signed by Lennon and a few original works.
Victim of fall is a party casualty
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison police have named the former UW-Madison student who died early Sunday.
And the young man who fell at a campus-area apartment early Saturday is still in critical condition and hasn’t regained consciousness, said his mother.
Skitch Henderson dies at 87 (AP)
Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first “Tonight Show” bandleader, died Tuesday.
In 1975, Henderson was sentenced to six months in prison and a $10,000 fine for filing false income tax statements. He was convicted of wrongly reporting that he donated musical scores and arrangements worth $350,000 to the University of Wisconsin in 1969.
Group files FCC petition protesting local TV coverage of election (AP)
Quoted: Dhavan Shah, a professor of journalism and mass communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The message through the medium: Halloween in Madison is sooo crazeeeeyy… (The Daily Page, Isthmus)
Isthmus
It’s time again for another round of hand-wringing, blame-assigning, and all-around navel-gazing about Madison’s biggest holiday of the year and the problems that come with it.
Halloween Numbers Show More Wisconsin Arrests
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police spent Tuesday breaking down the arrest numbers from the weekend Halloween bash, only to discover a trend.
The numbers show most of the trouble is coming from three midwestern states, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.
Halloween Police Preparedness, 2004 Vs. 2005
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — News 3 found the police tactics over the weekend were somewhat different from those used last year.
Police said the tactics prevented violence but they still were forced to use pepper spray.
Fearing the Flu
WKOW-TV 27
The head of infectious diseases at UW Medical School says he’s confident the avian flu will show up in North American birds within the next few months. But he says people should not be panicked. That’s because each year, tens of thousands of Americans die from the standard flu…the bird flu has killed less than 100.
Another Way to Defeat Rape (WPR)
Wisconsin Public Radio
(MADISON) The most effective way to reduce violence against women is to change men�s attitudes about what it means to be a man. That�s the message a national speaker will bring to the UW-Madison campus Wednesday. (Third item.)
Efficiency or Mediocrity? (Inside Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Education
Long gone are the days when whiteout was a key tool for applying to college. Most of today�s college applicants probably don�t even know what it is. So when admissions officers and high school guidance counselors gathered at the College Board�s annual meeting in New York City this week, it was a given to most that their operations are increasingly online.
Pols rip UW president for not disclosing info
Capital Times
Three lawmakers lashed out Monday at University of Wisconsin President Kevin Reilly for failing to disclose his own knowledge of the Paul Barrows matter as part of the investigation concluded in September.
High court won’t hear appeal from man who jammed frequencies (AP)
MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider an appeal from a man who was sentenced to eight years in prison for jamming Madison police radio frequencies.
Man still critical after fall on stairs
A 19-year-old Illinois man remained in critical condition today after falling down some stairs at an apartment building during the State Street Halloween celebration.
Plan B pill can be out of reach in Wisconsin
Customers seeking the morning-after pill from a Wisconsin pharmacy stand a good chance of leaving empty-handed.
They might also very well encounter an uninformed pharmacist – at least when it comes to birth control.
Mayor’s scares don’t spook ’em
Another unruly end to the State Street Halloween celebration has Mayor Dave Cieslewicz threatening to close the street, and maybe all the businesses, next year.
But he’s not likely to find much support among business owners, many of whom said as they reopened on Monday that Halloween weekend is the biggest cash cow of the year.
UW reports new way to produce vaccines
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a new way to speed up production of flu vaccines.
The discovery could be helpful to quickly develop large amounts of vaccine in the event of an outbreak of H5N1, commonly known as bird flu.
‘Faster’ way to make bird flu jab (BBC News)
BBC News Online
Scientists say they have found a faster way to make a bird flu vaccine should an outbreak among humans ever occur.
Experts fear the H5N1 virus, which is lethal to humans, will mutate to allow it to spread more easily among people – and could kill up to 50 million
Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 24 Universities
Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of Wisconsin at Madison, $1.591-billion as of October 17 (increase of $21.4-million in the last month); the goal was $1.5-billion by 2007.