MINNEAPOLIS – The man accused in a Midwestern mailbox bombing spree is mentally ill and should be committed, a federal magistrate judge ruled on Thursday.
Commitment recommended for accused mailbox bomber (AP)
Duluth News
Author: jplucas
Lost & found (Newsday)
Newsday
For Jerone Pettus, his disappointments on the gridiron at Wisconsin pale in comparison to his successes off the field.
UW Student Challenges Rep. Pocan University Funding An Issue In District
UW-Madison student James Block is running a low-cost campaign against incumbent Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, for the 78th Assembly District seat.
British Theologian Speaks At UW
Every fundamentalist movement she has studied has been rooted in profound fear, convinced that modern secular society wants to wipe out religion, British theologian Karen Armstrong told an attentive crowd at the Memorial Union Theater Wednesday night.
Cops proactive on Halloween
Madison police are taking more steps toward promoting good behavior during the upcoming Halloween weekend in an effort to head off the violence of the past two years
Internet Providers Must Notify Song-Swapping Suspects Before Identifying Them to Accusers
Chronicle of Higher Education
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that Internet-service providers must notify network users — and inform them of their legal rights — before turning their names over to record-company officials accusing them of illegal song swapping.
NCAA Board Considers Changes in Division I-A Criteria and Penalties for Teams’ Academic Woes
Chronicle of Higher Education
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Board of Directors met on Wednesday and Thursday in Indianapolis to discuss penalties for colleges that fail to attract enough fans to their football games, as well as those with too few athletes passing their courses.
Madison partiers will see more police (Minnesota Daily)
College students descending on the University of Wisconsin-Madison for Halloween this weekend will see more police officers, more fines and stricter safety efforts.
Parents: Money training works: Twentysomethings should pay rent, their own cellphone bill
USA Today
It happens to all twentysomethings. There comes a time when their parents say: Pay for your cellphone, pay for your car insurance, pay for everything. Usually, that’s when they get their first job after college. But while they’re in college, and even high school, parents can start getting them used to paying for things themselves.
Young people are spending big ââ?¬â? and investing, too: Financial education is growing in importance, interest
USA Today
Chris Stallman is 21. His mom (a banker) taught him to balance a checkbook at 8. His dad (a pharmacist) ââ?¬Å?would sit me down in front of CNBC while he was in the shower so I could watch the ticker to see how Walgreen’s was doing.ââ?¬Â
Drownings haunt Wis. college town: Police say the ââ?¬Ë?serial killer’ is alcohol
USA Today
The last time anyone saw Jared Dion alive, he was trying to beat last call at a Third Street bar on Easter weekend.
Halloween Rioter Learned Lesson
WKOW-TV 27
The most recognizable rioter from last Halloween on State Street spoke to 27 News.
Ben Follansbee says he is still embarrassed by his actions during last year’s riot on State Street.
Balancing Michael Moore at UW
WKOW-TV 27
Republicans question why student fees can’t bring Ann Coulter to campus before Election Day.
Did Ya’ Scare?
NBC-15
50,000 Or More Expected For Kerry Rally With Springsteen
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — The largest political gathering in Madison history could take place today.
UW Offers Alternatives To State Street Halloween Bash
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — University officials are offering students alternatives to partying in the bars on State Street this Halloween weekend.
(Events listed below are free unless otherwise stated).
For ex-GIs, fitting in on campus a struggle (Chicago Tribune)
Yahoo! News
Lying on the hood of the Humvee he used as his bed for much of the war, Brandon Nordhoff would put on his earphones, turn up the volume on his Discman to drown out battlefield noises, and imagine himself at a party back on the Indiana University campus.
‘Out of here’ talk speaks to liberal frustration (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Star Tribune
Quoted: Virginia Sapiro, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison .
Campaign Ads: The Final Round (CBS News)
CBSNews.com
Quoted: Kenneth Goldstein, a political science professor who directs the University of Wisconsin’s political advertising project.
The Spookiest Places (Forbes)
Forbes
Quoted: Joanne Cantor, from University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Researchers face opposition in use of embryonic cells (Purdue Exponent)
Quoted: Ted Golos, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell Research Program,
Silver, sunshine states share election priorities (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor.
Bio Data-Cruncher Hits Jackpot (Wired News)
Wired.com
Quoted: Alan Attie, a University of Wisconsin biochemistry professor.
Knight Commission hears suggestion of lifetime scholarships for athletes
USA Today
Kansas chancellor Robert Hemenway, chairman of the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, suggested Wednesday the idea of lifetime scholarships for athletes to address ââ?¬Å?inequitiesââ?¬Â in college sports.
Madison Preparing for Kerry Rally
NBC-15
(MADISON)Ã? Today it was Caroline Kennedy stumping for Senator John Kerry, and come Thursday expect two more big name acts. Both Bruce Springsteen and the Foo Fighters will accompany Kerry on stage near Capitol Square. Campaign organizers expect Thursday’s rally to draw as many as 60,000 people.
Memorial Union Cancels Thanksgiving Dinner
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — The Memorial Union has canceled the time-honored tradition of serving a Thanksgiving dinner buffet.
50,000 Or More Expected For Kerry Rally With Springsteen
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Residents along West Washington are preparing for a rock concert and political rally in their front yards tomorrow.
The Dorms May Be Great, but How’s the Counseling?
New York Times
A few weeks ago, the parents of a Harvard student told Dr. Richard Kadison, the chief of the university’s mental health service, that they suspected their daughter had a serious drug problem.
Multicolored Asian lady beetles return (Waukesha Freeman)
Greater Milwaukee Today
Quoted: Phil Pelliterri, extension entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
European panel raises bar for quality probiotics (Nutra Ingredients Europe)
hodia Food, now owned by Danisco, has licensed a new bacterial stabilisation system from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, based on technology originally developed to stabilise enzymes.
Deanna Favre has a built-in support group here (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Quoted: Dr. James Stewart, professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical College, medical oncologist at the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vote for Student Ticket Distribution Plan Through Thursday
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Division of Intercollegiate Athletics will hold an on-line vote among the 3,750 UW-Madison students that submitted applications for menââ?¬â?¢s basketball tickets to help finalize the process for distributing 2004-05 tickets. The voting begins Tuesday (Oct. 26) afternoon.
The stressful college years
USA Today
Undergraduates’ sense of psychological well-being declines significantly during college years.
A spiritually inclined student is a happier student
USA Today
Study finds link between faith and mental health.
Why does National Institutes of Health spending matter so much to biomedical researchers?
USA Today
NIH is the 800-pound gorilla of biological research. Of the $25.4 billion in federal research money that went to academic and private ââ?¬Å?life sciencesââ?¬Â research in 2002, for example, $19.7 billion came from NIH.
Stem cell research
USA Today
Comparing the candidates’ positions.
Embryonic imbroglio
USA Today
Stem cell research has emerged as yet another divide between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
UW Business School gets $1 million gift
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison alumni John J. Oros and Anne Wackman Oros have given $1 million to the university’s School of Business, officials for the school said Wednesday. The gift from John Oros, president and chief operating officer of Enstar Group, and his wife will help establish a fund to bring executives from major companies to address students.
Police Plan Aggressive Action Against Halloween Law Breakers
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Police said Monday they have done all they can for a peaceful Halloween this weekend on State Street. Now they are depending on revelers to take “personal responsibility” for their actions.
Less Than A Halloweek Away
NBC-15
(MADISON)Ã? Madison Police Chief Noble Wray’s call to action. “We would like for people that are attending this event to take it upon themselves to set the proper tone to discourage and resist disorderly, disruptive and illegal behaviorsââ?¬â?that is the key.”Ã?Â
Victim’s Case Reflects A Growing Problem
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison graduate says she should have acted when her gut told her there was “something off” about her roommate.
In a jam with no housing and little money her junior year, she agreed to live in a two-bedroom apartment with Andrew McKee, 26, who was recommended by a mutual friend.
More students abusing drugs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Pittsburgh Sunday Tribune-Review
Quoted: Dr. Eric Heiligenstein, a psychiatrist at the University of Wisconsin who studies substance abuse.
Why Upper Midwest is up for grabs (Christian Science Monitor)
Christian Science Monitor
Quoted: Donald Ferree, director of Public Opinion Research at the University of Wisconsin in Madison
Rehnquist’s cancer underlines question of who’ll name appointees
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: Ann Althouse, a University of Wisconsin-Madison law school professor
UW Works to Correct Basketball Ticket Fiasco
NBC-15
(MADISON)Ã? — UW athletic officials have a plan for dealing with a glitch in the system to distribute basketball tickets to students.
E2E Webcast Probes Hot Motion Control Trends (Design News)
Quoted: Professor Tom Jahns of the University of Wisconsin also provided a glimpse of his futuristic projects: giant magnetoresistive field detectors that integrate sensors into power modules, as well as planar interconnect power modules that do away with wire bonds.
Vehicle, deer crashes on the rise (AP)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Quoted: Keith Knapp, director of the Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Clearinghouse at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
NCAA Credits Stronger Academic Standards for Athletes’ Higher Graduation Rates
Chronicle of Higher Education
Scholarship athletes are graduating at record rates in most sports, according to a report issued on Monday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In particular, black male basketball players are fast catching up to their white peers and to athletes in other sports.
Long Waits, Empty Desks
Chronicle of Higher Education
When Kenneth W. Dam, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, received word in January 2001 that he would be nominated to serve as deputy secretary of the treasury, he was delighted. A former top official in the Reagan administration, he viewed government work as “a great privilege” and was eager to begin. (Subscription required.)
The Malls of Academe
Chronicle of Higher Education
In the fall of 2000, Cayuga County Community College, in Auburn, N.Y., was running out of space. Its extension center, which was housed in a former Catholic elementary school 45 miles away, in Fulton, could no longer accommodate its 504 students. (Subscription required.)
Exporting education: Wisconsin can teach the world, and profit by it (Wisconsin Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Quoted: UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley, one of the panelists, said other states are seizing the chance to market their education systems, rather than looking for ways to cut education budgets. ââ?¬Å?Education as an export industryââ?¬â?what a concept,ââ?¬Â he noted wryly.
Wisconsin chooses likely vendors for new statewide network (Wisconsin Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. ââ?¬â? Wisconsin took a step toward its new statewide video and data network Monday with Governor Jim Doyleââ?¬â?¢s announcement that the state favors the bid of an alliance of SBC and other telcos.
College football is cleaning up its act in the classroom
USA Today
Players in the NCAA’s top-tier Division I-A are more likely than ever to leave school with degrees, according to the latest survey of graduation rates compiled by the federal government and released Monday by the NCAA.
Virginia leads way in grad rates
USA Today
Reshuffling college football’s latest BCS rankings, according to each school’s long-term football graduation rate.
Ron Bellamy: This picture’s worth goes beyond words ( The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon)
It began with a photograph, the official picture of the 1942 University of Wisconsin Badgers, displayed prominently in the den of former Oregon football coach Jerry Frei, an 18-year-old lineman on that team
Politics memo riles some faculty (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)
A memo to University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty and staff outlining restrictions to political activity on campus riled some faculty members concerned over the tone of the letter.
Family awaits liver transplant for son (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)
Quoted: Munci Kalayoglu, professor of surgery and director of the liver transplant program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospita
Broder: A less than ideal choice (Washington Post)
Quoted: Charles O. Jones, the presidential scholar who has ties to both the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the Brookings Institution
Nanwan eco-grid monitors undersea activity (Taipei Times)
Quoted: Tim Kratz, director of Trout Lake Station at the Center for Limnology for the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Arts and Sciences merger complete with new dean (University of South Carolina Gamecock)
USC officials named Mary Anne Fitzpatrick from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on Thursday, the first step in creating the mega-college that will comprise 40 percent of the student body.