For many University of Wisconsin students, the holiday spirit has translated into efforts to team up with local food pantries and combat the growing problem of hunger in the Madison area.
Students give back, combat hunger
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City refers legislation on harsher party penalties
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The Alcohol License Review Committee referred legislation concerning penalties associated with student-hosted house parties to next month?s meeting in order to give the Madison Police Department time to prepare a plan for it during a meeting Wednesday.
First-Ever Big Ten Championship Game
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“It?s a really special experience for our fans and for our athletes and coaches,” said Justin Doherty, the associate athletic director at U-W Madison.
Some of the differences are small: “We typically stay at the same hotel and we have the same agenda if we?re playing at another Big Ten school,” said Terry Murawski, the executive director of the national W club. “But this one is a little different because we?ve not been there before and the accommodations and everything about it is new.”
UWs Ball Wins Big Ten Award
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University of Wisconsin running back Montee Ball is the Big Tens offensive player of the year and Penn State tackle Devon Still has picked up the honor on defense.
University to remove card catalogs in Memorial Library
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Even after the old-fashioned method of checking out books, journals and resources with cards catalogs ended at UW-Madison?s Memorial Library in 1986, the library continued to house millions of cards on the second floor.
State, UW researchers present biomass energy guidelines
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Several state agencies have unveiled guidelines created in congruence with University of Wisconsin researchers to promote the continued use of biomass energy in Wisconsin, despite the state?s current categorization as a leader in the field of biomass crop planting.
Memorial set to remove historic card catalog
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The era of the card catalog is coming to a close at the University of Wisconsin.
The 6,700 drawers used for decades to house Memorial Library?s public card catalog will be removed in the coming months in order to allow space for additional projects, a UW statement announced Tuesday.
Legislative Affairs Committee discusses student issues to lobby
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The student government Legislative Affairs Committee discussed student issues Monday they would like to present at a UW System student “lobby day” at the Capitol.
The Onion holds writing contest at UW
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison students have the opportunity to win a dinner with the editor in chief of The Onion by submitting stories to a writing contest hosted by the popular satire newspaper, which was founded by two UW-Madison alumni.
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Burglarizing UW Building
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A 29-year-old Madison man was arrested on suspicion of trying to steal a video projector from a classroom on the University of Wisconsin building.
Student-run health program nets national accolade
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A University of Wisconsin student-run health program for community outreach and student education recently received an accolade for its volunteer effects with a prestigious award from the White House.
Eight schools to get new ID
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The Government Accountability Board?s recent approval of another University of Wisconsin System campus? design for student identification cards that comply with the Voter ID law marks the eighth campus to adopt a plan addressing students affected by the new voting laws.
Madison Fund
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Two University of Wisconsin students teamed up to create the nonprofit Madison Fund in an effort to combat the effects that recent years of economic uncertainty have had on small businesses in the community.
UW football success should mean big bucks for area business
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Wisconsin?s big win over Penn State sent them to the Big Ten Championship Game and sent screen printers to their shops to start getting new T-shirts ready.
UW Students Handing Out Microloans In Madison
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A new group has been formed to try to give a helping hand to people in Madison who may not be able to be helped through traditional lending practices.
City, UW officials approve revised Memorial Union plan
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City officials approved the first phase of a revised plan for the Wisconsin Union Redevelopment Project Monday, which included a smaller theater lounge than what was proposed in the former plan.
Committee approves initial phase of Union renovation
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A city committee on Monday night unanimously approved phase one of a plan to renovate the Memorial Union, a proposal that comes a month after a previous plan to renovate the Union was voted down by just 23 votes in the Associated Students of Madison fall elections.
UW aims to increase study abroad presence in China
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Representatives from the Wisconsin China Initiative and other University of Wisconsin departments are traveling to China to meet with education, government and business leaders in an effort to explore options for establishing a UW facility in Shanghai for students and faculty.
UW will provide students with valid voting ID cards
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A planned mass deputation organized by members of Student Council on Monday night coincided with the announcement that the University of Wisconsin will be issuing voter IDs to students requiring them.
UW-Madison to issue voter IDs to students
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University of Wisconsin?Madison students without a Wisconsin driver?s license will be able to get a free ID card in order to vote.
UW-Madison Students To Get IDs For Voting
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University of Wisconsin-Madison students who do not have valid Wisconsin identification will be issued free IDs to be used for voting.
Alan Fish, leader behind recent campus building expansion, to leave UW-Madison
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Alan Fish, the man behind the recent wave of campus building expansion, announced he is leaving UW-Madison and accepting a new job at Johns Hopkins University.
UW-Madison student receives Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford
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For the first time in 11 years, a UW-Madison student earned a Rhodes scholarship.
UW-Madison senior Alexis Brown was announced Saturday as one of 32 recipients of the prestigious award, which will grant her two to three years of study at Oxford University.
UW Poet Laureate discusses past, goals
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Poetry on the bus lines, sidewalks, radio; poetry ingrained in everyday life ? such is the world Fabu Carter Brisco envisions. Carter Brisco, known simply as Fabu, is Madison?s current Poet Laureate. She is the third person to hold the position of Poet Laureate for the city of Madison, following in the footsteps of John Tuschen and Andrea Musher.
MCAT changes may affect underclassmen
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Medical School hopefuls at the University of Wisconsin may face additional curriculum challenges following the recent announcement that changes to the Medical College Admissions Test will be fully implemented in 2015.
UW senior named Rhodes Scholar
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A University of Wisconsin senior will be packing her bags along with 31 students from around the U.S. to continue her studies at Oxford this October after being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship announced Saturday.
Key campus manager to depart for John Hopkins position
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A key figure in University of Wisconsin facilities management and major building projects on campus with more than 20 years of experience announced he will be departing UW in January after accepting a prestigious post at John Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Students with Wisconsin ties named as Rhodes Scholars
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Two students with ties to Wisconsin have been named 2012 Rhodes Scholars
College Graduation Rates: Income Really Matters
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It?s getting more difficult for low-income students to climb the economic ladder as the college graduation gap between the rich and poor grows.
UW Madison Student Named Rhodes Scholar
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A senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Wisconsin native who is studying at Princeton University are among 32 American students who have been named Rhodes Scholars for 2012.
UW releases guidelines describing limitations of political activity
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In the midst of increased political activity around the state, UW-Madison posted guidelines Wednesday reminding faculty, students and staff of appropriate political activity on campus.
State officials vote for two year employee pay freeze and restricted overtime pay
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The first employee pay plan created since the restriction of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin passed Thursday, freezing state worker pay for two years and restricting overtime pay.
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The first pay plan created since Governor Scott Walkers collective bargaining law took effect was passed Thursday by a Republican controlled legislative committee.
Sellery graffiti incident: Campus aims to offer resources for supporting victims
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Though University of Wisconsin Housing has a system in place for reporting discriminatory and hateful incidents, one campus leader in the LGBT community says many incidents in the campus community still go unreported.
UW to restructure administrative office with new flexibility
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The University of Wisconsin will attempt to streamline the Human Resources department on campus ? a move that not only uses recently granted flexibilities, but also may cut unnecessary spending.
UW System report highlights state funds? benefits to research
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Following testimony at the Capitol earlier this week against further budget cuts, the University of Wisconsin System issued a report Wednesday to a legislative committee requesting the continuation of a program it said will provide more grant money for research projects.
Housing, Dean?s office look into hateful messages left on Sellery dorm door
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Hateful homophobic graffiti left on Sellery Hall residents? door this week has spurred an investigation from the University of Wisconsin Police Department, University Housing and the Division of Student Life.
Detox Center To Make Treatment A Priority
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Starting the first of the year, Dane County?s detox center will cease to be the “drunk tank” it?s often lampooned as and use its funding to become a pathway to treatment and recovery, Dane County Human Services officials said. In a statement, UW Hospitals and Clinics said the “proposed changes ? will undoubtedly result in increased numbers of intoxicated patients in the region’s only Level One Trauma Center.”
UW-Madison looks to cover cuts
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In light of recent budget cuts to the university, campus officials announced Tuesday they plan to use flexibility granted to UW-Madison in the state?s 2011-?13 budget to restructure human resources at the university.
Officials speak against lapses
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UW System leaders spoke against additional system-wide funding cuts at a Senate committee meeting Tuesday.
Voter ID law dredges up concern over GAB process
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A legislative committee asked state election officials to turn their motions on electoral issues into formalized rules to be approved by the governor Tuesday, a move critics say takes away the group?s independence from the Legislature.
Walker recall ?uphill battle? for Democrats
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As Democrats begin gathering signatures Tuesday in hopes of holding a recall election for Gov. Scott Walker, both parties can anticipate a taxing battle to rally constituents in their favor.
Roommates Tackle Intruders
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Two downtown roommates were busy doing their homework and watching football Monday night when they heard their garbage can getting kicked over.
Stem cells key issue in Senate race
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While it is still a year until the race for Wisconsin?s soon-to-be open Senate seat takes place, stem cell research is already being brought to the forefront as a potential hot-button issue in the election.
Famed UW Nobel Prize researcher in DNA dies
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The University of Wisconsin lost one of its most storied researchers when professor Har Gobind Khorana, former director at the UW Department of Biochemistry and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, died last Wednesday at the age of 89.
Suit against UW Internet project dropped in court
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A lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Wiscnet and others over a broadband Internet project in four locations around the state was dismissed in Dane County court Friday.
UW Madison Explores Office in China
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A delegation from the University of Wisconsin at Madison has left for China in the latest step in the university?s push to increase research connections there and recruit Chinese students to study here.
UW-Madison Explores Office in China
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A delegation from the University of Wisconsin at Madison has left for China in the latest step in the university?s push to increase research connections there and recruit Chinese students to study here.
UW-Madison Explores Office In China
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A delegation from the University of Wisconsin at Madison has left for China in the latest step in the universitys push to increase research connections there and recruit Chinese students to study here.
UW emeritus professor releases new Nixon documents
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Years of work for a professor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin are now being released.
Nixon Tapes Result Of Work By Madison Professor
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It?s Richard Nixon unplugged. Newly-released documents and recordings of the former president are the result of years of work by University of Wisconsin-Madison emeritus professor Stanley Kutler.
Academics talk about globalization of LGBTQ issues
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Using excerpts from their academic work and personal experience, a panel of professors, a graduate student and a Madison photographer examined various issues presented to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by globalization.
UW to use alternative IDs over stickers
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison opted against using stickers on identification cards, which means students will likely receive updated forms of identification to accommodate stipulations in the law that require voters to show valid forms of IDs at polling places.
Ranked high in research, not undergraduate education
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Look at any university ranking table, and the overwhelming majority of top universities are American. The Shanghai Rankings list 35 American universities among the top 50 universities with the world. The UK is next, with three among the top 50.
GAB reverses tech ID policy
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State election officials reversed a previous decision Wednesday by voting to allow Wisconsin Technical College students to use their student ID cards at the polls as photo ID, provided they meet state requirements.
Ryan receives pay raise, making more than $2M
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University of Wisconsin basketball icon Bo Ryan found victory off the court this week, as officials announced his salary will be raised to more than $2 million.
UW Police Using New Program To Track Stolen Computers
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n 2010, the number of laptops stolen jumped 20%. In the first 6 months of this year there were 30 reported thefts. Now police have a new high tech tool to battle the problem.
Board Reverses Decision On Voter ID Rule For Tech College Students
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The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board took a second look Wednesday at some of the rules for voter ID, voting to reverse one decision and not to reverse another.
UW professor helps make Watergate documents public
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After 35 years of being kept secret, a UW-Madison professor is helping bring to light documents and recordings related to former President Richard Nixon.
Former UW student pleads guilty in child porn case
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A former University of Wisconsin student pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography Monday, an activity that he performed on the UW server.