Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus, died Thursday.
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist, UW Alum Shadid Dies
WISC-TV 3
Author: Kelly Tyrrell
Students oppose mediation with adidas
Daily Cardinal
The Student Labor Action Coalition condemned Chancellor David Ward?s announcement that the university would attempt to repair, rather than sever, relations with Adidas over for labor issues Wednesday.
$46 million cuts to UW System approved
Daily Cardinal
The Joint Finance Committee allocated $123 million in state budget cuts for the coming year along party lines Wednesday, $46 million of which will come from the UW System.
Wisconsin remembers: Protesters commemorate year of ?solidarity?
Badger Herald
Protestors marched down State Street and into the state House Tuesday as part of a Week of Action commemorating the 17-day occupation of the Capitol building that took place a year ago.
Protestors ?still ? UW? one year later
Daily Cardinal
Crowds led by UW-Madison?s Teaching Assistants? Association marched on the Capitol Tuesday to demonstrate their continued dissatisfaction one year after the first major protest against Gov. Scott Walker?s reforms.
Ward calls for mediation to negotiate with adidas, student group unhappy
Daily Cardinal
In a decision that is frustrating members of one UW-Madison student group, UW Chancellor David Ward announced Tuesday the university will enter a period of mediation with adidas in an attempt to resolve the dispute over whether or not the company owes 2,800 unemployed workers severance pay.
Cuts to UW disproportionate, unfair
Badger Herald
Today, the Joint Committee on Finance will hold a hearing regarding the disproportionate budget lapse to the University of Wisconsin System. It is proposed that the UW System take a $65.6 million cut, 38 percent of the total lapse. This, after the System received a $250 million cut in the current biennial budget, bringing UW funding down to 7 percent of the total state budget.
Chadima investigation allotted $100K
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin officials have been approved to pay up to $100,000 to investigate allegations of misconduct by John Chadima, former senior associate athletic director.
UW researchers seek ?God Particle?
Badger Herald
In the upcoming year, University of Wisconsin researchers will potentially join other scientists in declaring a groundbreaking discovery from research that looks to confirm the existence of a particle known as the ?God Particle.?
Adidas, UW set to engage in mediation conversations
Badger Herald
After a report alleged Adidas had violated workers? rights, Interim Chancellor David Ward announced Tuesday the University of Wisconsin will enter into a period of mediation with the company.
Party ordinance soars through city?s public safety review reps.
Badger Herald
A city committee moved forward a long-debated party ordinance Tuesday following several attempts to find a balance between landlords and student tenants.
UW students will voice budget concerns on Wednesday
WKOW-TV 27
College students will voice their concerns about the University of Wisconsin System budget on Wednesday.
UW-Madison Addresses Adidas-Indonesia Issues
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will enter into a period of mediation with adidas Group in an effort to resolve an ongoing dispute over the apparel firm?s obligations to former workers at a factory in Indonesia.
Budget Committee To Consider $123M In Cuts
WISC-TV 3
The Legislature?s budget-writing committee is set to approve about $123 million in cuts across state government, more than a third of which would fall to the University of Wisconsin System.
University issues 246 voter ID’s in first three weeks
Daily Cardinal
While the less than 250 voter ID cards issued in the last three weeks seems like a small amount on a campus of 40,000 students, one student leader said it is a decent turnout considering major elections are still nine months away.
Academic Staff Assembly asks state, UW System to define relationship
Daily Cardinal
Members of the UW-Madison Academic Staff Assembly passed a resolution Monday calling for a clearly-defined relationship between the state and UW System.
Students hope for lenient implementation of “nuisance” party policy
Daily Cardinal
Members of a student government committee said Monday they are hopeful the latest draft of a proposed city ordinance intended to hold landlords more accountable for parties deemed ?nuisances? would only be used in extreme circumstances.
ASM: Nuisance bill improved
Badger Herald
A Madison city official presented a new plan to broaden the definition of a public nuisance to the University of Wisconsin student government Monday night following an ongoing debate over recent nuisance party legislation.
Obama unveils higher ed initiative in budget plans
Badger Herald
President Barack Obama released his 2013 fiscal budget proposal Monday, including a $8 billion education intiative he introduced in a speech at Northern Virginia Community College.
UW Student Robbed, Beaten On Campus
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin police are looking for three or four young men wanted in connection with a robbery and beating early Monday morning on campus.
Board of Regents discuss future of UW System
Daily Cardinal
With the UW System facing over $300 million in budget cuts from the state, the Board of Regents convened Thursday to discuss how institutions throughout the state should be structured and more efficiently use their resources.
Regents recognize diversity across system
Daily Cardinal
The Board of Regents recognized three programs across system campuses for their contributions to furthering the UW System?s efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusivity Friday. UW-Madison was not an award recipient.
Budget shortfall will not mean cuts
Daily Cardinal
Gov. Scott Walker said last week he would not push for another budget repair bill to help balance the state?s budget after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau released its most recent report Thursday, revealing a shortfall of approximately $214 million.
What is an Image?
Badger Herald
In a 300-person lecture at the University of Wisconsin, it?s come to be expected that each student will remain faceless and nameless in the professor?s mind all semester. But, even so, there is hardly a more insulting gesture, in a class of 24, than for an educator to outright refuse to learn the small handful of students? names ? and instead hand out a deck of cards, assigning each person to be known for the next eight weeks as ?the three of hearts? or ?the king of spades.?
Two UW engineers named to National Academy of Engineering
Badger Herald
Two University of Wisconsin engineers have received national honors from the National Academy of Engineering for their work in the areas of environmental engineering and nuclear reactor design.
New School of Nursing named for philanthropist and longtime educator
Badger Herald
While the new School of Nursing building is poised to be an ground-breaking, state-of-the-art facility, its namesake has a history deeply rooted in the Madison area and the nursing profession.
Board of Regents discuss future of UW System
Daily Cardinal
With the UW System facing over $300 million in budget cuts from the state, the Board of Regents convened Thursday to discuss how institutions throughout the state should be structured and more efficiently use their resources.
Male Victims Hesitant To Report Sexual Assault
WISC-TV 3
Sexual assaults of men are coming to light after a third person comes forward alleging misconduct by former University of Wisconsin-Madison Senior Associate Athletic Director, John Chadima.
UW: Third Allegation Leveled Against Chadima
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating a third allegation of misconduct against former Athletic Department official John Chadima, according to UW officials.
Legislative Task Force on UW Restructuring talks tuition, campus advisory boards
Daily Cardinal
Amid discussions of who should set tuition in Wisconsin and how the UW System should be structured, UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward told members of a state task force Wednesday there is no ?one size fits all? model for flexibilities needed across campuses system-wide.
The China Connection
Daily Cardinal
As UW-Madison students mobilize to protest the Chinese government?s alleged human right?s violations in Tibet, university officials plan to open an office in the communist nation that is widely considered one of the world?s most emerging countries.
UW students arrested for alleged second degree sexual assault
Badger Herald
Officers from the University of Wisconsin Police Department arrested three UW students Wednesday in connection with a second degree sexual assault that took place on campus last semester.
Beloved engineering dean reveals plans for retirement
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin College of Engineering Dean Paul Peercy will leave a 13-year tenure at UW behind when he retires in the coming months, he announced Wednesday.
UW community engages in poverty seminar
Badger Herald
Members of the University of Wisconsin community gathered Wednesday evening to gain insight on a UW professor?s research into the impact social classes have on children during their youngest years.
Three UW students arrested on sexual assault charges
WKOW-TV 27
University of Wisconsin Police arrested three students for second degree sexual assault early Wednesday.
3 UW Students Arrested In Alleged Sex Assault
WISC-TV 3
Police said they have arrested three University of Wisconsin-Madison students in an alleged sexual assault at a residence hall last year.
UW-Madison ranked as nation’s fifth-highest top-value university
Daily Cardinal
In the midst of a year when student groups have protested the high tuition costs of higher education, UW-Madison is the fifth-highest-valued public university in the country, according to a list released Monday by The Princeton Review.
Campus parking permit prices could increase by as much as $45 next year
Daily Cardinal
Prices for campus parking permits could go up next year, members of UW-Madison?s Student Transportation Board learned Tuesday.
Researchers find link with daily diet and maturity
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin researchers have discovered a link between large amounts of caloric intake and early onset of puberty in girls.
The Badger Herald: Review ranks UW fifth for nation?s best values
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin was again ranked as one of the best values for a public university by the Princeton Review, ranking fifth on its list for 2012.
Sheriff helping in Chadima probe
WKOW-TV 27
The Dane County Sheriffs Office is helping in the probe of a man’s allegation against former UW-Madison Athletics senior staff member John Chadima.
City Involves Students In Planning For Mifflin Block Party
WISC-TV 3
Students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison were given two weeks to reinvent the Mifflin Street Block Party.
UW Study Offers Insight Into Earlier Puberty For Girls
WISC-TV 3
A University of Wisconsin-Madison study using primates could offer answers as to why girls are reaching puberty earlier, in some cases as young as age 7.
UW Surgeon Restores Man’s Ability To Speak
WISC-TV 3
A cutting-edge surgical procedure at the University of Wisconsin Hospital has brought back the voice of a Monona man who lost his ability to speak.
UW-Madison named a “Best Value” college
WKOW-TV 27
The Princeton Review has released its annual college rankings, and UW-Madison is in the top 10 “Best Value Colleges” for 2012.
Legislative Affairs talks Mifflin, Responsible Action Policy
Daily Cardinal
Associated Students of Madison Chair Allie Gardner told the student government?s Legislative Affairs Committee Monday that members of the state?s committee dedicated to studying the restructuring of the UW System have been unresponsive to students? requests to speak at its upcoming meeting, where the task force will discuss tuition.
Second allegation against John Chadima reports “inappropriate misconduct”
Daily Cardinal
After a second man reported inappropriate misconduct by former Senior Associate Athletic Director John Chadima, UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward announced Monday the university will launch another investigation into his behavior.
County to revamp communications system with grant funding
Badger Herald
Dane County?s emergency communications network will see yet another upgrade following the county?s acceptance of an award worth a quarter of a million dollars, which will be used to create a seamless radio communication network.
The Badger Herald: Chadima target of new allegation, investigation
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Police Department is investigating a second allegation against former Associate Athletic Director John Chadima involving an adult male.
City raises concerns on Mifflin Block Party
Badger Herald
Members of the University of Wisconsin student government put forward initial expectations for both students and the city in regard to this year?s Mifflin Street Block Party at a series of meetings Monday.
St. Paul student center advances
Badger Herald
A city commission moved forward with a plan for the reconstruction of a cathedral on the University of Wisconsin campus.
Mayor, students meet about Mifflin St. Block Party
WKOW-TV 27
Madison mayor Paul Soglin met with student leaders and city officials Monday night to talk about the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party.
Roundabout Realities: UW Researchers Review Crash Reports, Safety
WISC-TV 3
We?re always on the move.
These days, however, we?re moving in some new and different directions. Specifically, we?re moving more in circles.
UW Officials Investigate Second Chadima Allegation
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials said on Monday that UW police are investigating a second allegation made against former Athletic Department official John Chadima.
Ask the Weather Guys: What is the concept of heating degree-days?
Wisconsin State Journal
Each degree that the mean temperature is below 65 degrees is one heating degree-day. So, if today?s average temperature is 55 degrees, that is 10 heating degree-days.
Curiosities: Does recent spate of earthquakes signify any underlying geological change?
Wisconsin State Journal
Does the recent spate of small earthquakes in the Midwest and eastern U.S. signify any underlying geological change?
UW counseling visits up, report says
Daily Cardinal
Mirroring national and statewide trends, demand for mental health services at UW-Madison increased last year, according to a report published by The Center for Investigative Journalism and written by UW-Madison journalism students.
Amid cries of labor violations, Ward to discuss cutting Adidas
Daily Cardinal
In response to allegations that Adidas closed a factory in Indonesia without paying the 2,800 workers due severance, UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward said he will meet with UW System officials this week to discuss breaking ties with the company. But, some community members say this is not enough.
Recent UW grad loses battle with cancer
Daily Cardinal
Just six weeks after she gathered the strength to walk across the stage to receive her UW-Madison diploma in December, Tessia Brown passed away from cancer. She was 22.
Morehouse, Violet L.
Madison.com
Violet L. Morehouse, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.