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Indiana University team wins first “Kohls Invitational”

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: The student teams arrived in Milwaukee on Tuesday and presented their proposals to Kohls executives at the corporate headquarters in Menomonee Falls on Wednesday. Besides Indiana, students came from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Penn State University, Texas State University, the University of Arizona, Florida State University, Iowa State University, Michigan State University, Northern Illinois University, San Diego State University, Virginia Tech and Washington State University.

Great World Texts hosting 10th annual conference for Wisconsin students

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Great World Texts in Wisconsin, an initiative sponsored by the UW-Madison Center for Humanities, will host 500 high school students who have spent the year studying Rousseaus autobiography Confessions at its 10th annual conference. The students will have a chance to hear from political theorist and MacArthur Award-winner Danielle S. Allen, author of Our Declaration.

Josh Gasser relishing Badgers’ second chance

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Josh Gasser recalls sitting at home, in the midst of a lengthy recovery from a gruesome knee injury, watching several friends in their final college basketball game as Wisconsin went one-and-done in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

UW worked early, long and hard to craft a public authority proposal

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Capital Times

University of Wisconsin System officials aren’t saying much now as Republican legislative leaders signal that they don’t want the public authority for UW that Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposes. But in the months leading up to the budget’s release, UW administrators worked early, long and diligently to craft a legal restructuring that would bring them more autonomy and less bureaucracy.

Madison app developer Fetch Rewards receives state loan

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Fetch was founded in 2013 by Wes Schroll, who was a University of Wisconsin-Madison student at the time. The company says its app provides benefits to three parties: Shoppers gets coupons, award points and expedited check-out; grocers get greater shopper loyalty and engagement; and consumer brands get the ability to deliver coupons to shoppers in the aisle at the point of decision.

Former Wisconsin Badger Borland goes out his way

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Six weeks ago, Chris Borland reached out to another linebacker. He didn’t want to dissect the position, didnt want to talk Xs and Os. No, Borland contacted former Green Bay Packers Super Bowl champion George Koonce because he was considering retirement.

University of Wisconsin System needs accountability for everyone

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

At a meeting between the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and state legislators in the fall of 2013, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos questioned the role of UW faculty in decision-making. Vos declared that changes to the universitys system of shared governance — the set of practices under which faculty, staff and students participate in significant decisions concerning the operation of their institutions — were a matter of “when, not if.”

Bo Ryan stars in Wisconsin tourism commercial

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

After literally pulling his hair out during a game, Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan zip-lines, go-karts, water-skis and sings around a campfire in a new Wisconsin Department of Tourism TV commercial made by a well-known comedy film-making trio.

I am The Wisconsin Idea

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

There has been considerable debate over the past month on the role of a public university and the meaning of The Wisconsin Idea. Recent commentary has ranged from historian John Gurdas eloquent definition of The Wisconsin Idea, to blogger Rick Esenbergs question: “What is it”?