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AEPi awaits J-board rule

Badger Herald

University of Wisconsin fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi is awaiting a decision from the Greek Judicial Board regarding complaints filed in January alleging misconduct at an event at the Overture Center for the Arts and an illegal party.

New law would prevent release of 911 recordings

Badger Herald

A new state bill proposed in the wake of University of Wisconsin junior Brittany Zimmermannâ??s murder would stop individuals and media outlets from accessing audio recordings of 911 calls to protect the victims and their families.

UW given $1.8M grant

Badger Herald

A new $1.8 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable humanities departments at the University of Wisconsin to hire postdoctoral students and expand course offerings beginning next semester.

Grad school not in doomsday scenario

Daily Cardinal

The academic staff ad hoc committee recently released a report analyzing the current state of UW-Madisonâ??s graduate school and the Administrationâ??s restructuring proposal. Written by seven members of a world-class research institution, the reportâ??s conclusion was fitting: Show us more evidence.

University locking doors on a transparent process

Badger Herald

When Chancellor Biddy Martin brought her Madison Initiative for Undergraduates before the student body last year, she insisted that every doubloon raised by the tuition hike be accountable to students. The proposals being considered for funding were to be posted online and two committees, one composed exclusively of students, were to scrutinize the projects and advise Martin on their worth.

MIU board rejects open meeting claim

Badger Herald

The decision to make the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates Oversight Committee a closed meeting may have violated state open meeting laws Monday at a meeting to review MIU proposals.

Students donate on Haiti Day of Action

Badger Herald

Associated Students of Madison along with the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group helped inspire generosity on the University of Wisconsin campus in Thursdayâ??s Haiti Relief Day of Action.

Students seeking counsel increase

Badger Herald

While the number of University of Wisconsin students seeking counseling at University Health Services is on the rise, the percentage of students making use of services is in line with a recently announced national average.

Average GPA rises at UW-Madison

Badger Herald

Though a monumental rise in the average grade point average of University of Wisconsin students may seem like a cause for celebration, UW officials are responding to criticism for the increase with potential explanations.

Professor Timothy Allen: 40 years of controversy, esteem

Badger Herald

Hours before he delivered the last lecture of his fourth decade on campus, University of Wisconsin botany professor Tim Allen stood a little anxiously in the lab named after him on the third floor of Birge Hall. Wearing his trademark button down shirt and frantically curly, not-quite-gray hair, Allen announced, to everyone and no one, his expectations.

Doyle delivers State of State

Badger Herald

Amid a $2.7 billion budget deficit and concerns over health care reform and job loss, Gov. Jim Doyle delivered his eighth and final State of the State Address Tuesday, focusing on green job creation, health care reform and education.

Bargnesâ?? bitter bashing barely bearable

Badger Herald

My name is Greg Downey, and Iâ??m the current director of the UW-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication. In the spirit of full disclosure, Iâ??m also one of the regular instructors of the 4-credit Comm-B course â??J201: Introduction to Mass Communicationâ? referenced in Kevin Bargnesâ?? opinion piece from Monday, January 25, 2010 entitled â??UW journalism school classes should be updated, revamped.â?

Biddyâ??s monkey business

Badger Herald

Provost Paul DeLuca, Jr., we know you were all ready to reform the grad school, but it looks like you might have to rethink that Che shirt, because itâ??s not revolution time just yet. DeLuca recently proposed the creation of a new vice chancellor for research, separate from the graduate school, to manage the University of Wisconsinâ??s research operations.

Attack on bike path

Badger Herald

Officials are highlighting the necessity of maintaining vigilance when traveling alone after one woman was robbed at gunpoint and another woman was battered on local bike paths this weekend.

Ad hoc report denies reform

Badger Herald

The Academic Staff Ad Hoc Committee on the Research Enterprise delivered a resounding message to University of Wisconsin administrators late last week, finding that the UW Graduate Education program is â??strong, effective and needs no restructuring.â?

Union Council finalizes Design Committee

Badger Herald

What began as a simple presentation became a heated debate as the University of Wisconsin Union Council finalized plans to keep students involved in the design and renovation of the Memorial Union Thursday night.

Professor survives quake in Haiti

Badger Herald

By now, almost everyone has seen images of the destruction and despair in Haiti following the massive earthquake that hit oPort-au-Prince on Jan. 12, but one University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor witnessed the disaster firsthand.

UW volunteers in Haiti return safely

Badger Herald

Two groups of University of Wisconsin students and alumni volunteering in Haiti are finally safe, after several went missing following the Jan. 12 earthquake that tore through the capital city of Port-au-Prince.