The Mifflin and Dayton neighborhood could see some major changes in the future, with Madisonâ??s Planning Department considering redevelopment of the historic area.
Author: Kelly Tyrrell
Regents talk to consulting firm about financial woes
A group that was hired by the University of Wisconsin System to perform a multimillion dollar overhaul to the Human Resource payroll computer system, and which is currently under review by the Securities and Exchange Commission, presented its case at the UW System Board of Regents meeting Thursday.
Student input in union lamented
A prominent member of the Student Union Design Committee voiced concern to the new Union Council members Thursday that student control of the project has fallen below what was initially promised and is appropriate for the investment studentâ??s have made.
Firm for UW System HR project investigated
The main consulting firm for the UW Systemâ??s proposed $81.5 million human resources project has been under investigation since early August for accounting issues, UW System President Kevin Reilly told state lawmakers Wednesday.
Power plant to switch to renewable biofuels
UW-Madison Facilities Planning and Management plans to completely phase coal out of operations in the Charter Street heating plant by 2013, soliciting public feedback at a meeting Wednesday.
Violent crimes in downtown still present; no real concern
Since the semester began, the campus area has seen several batteries and one violent robbery â?? but the Madison Police Department says itâ??s nothing out of the ordinary.
Woman Tasered at Badger game settles lawsuit
After being Tasered by two University of Wisconsin Police Department officers last year at Penn State, Margaret Hiebing, 54, has settled her lawsuit against the department for the sum of $50,000.
Regents to talk budget, H1N1
Due to increasing concerns surrounding the H1N1 flu, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will vote at its meetings this week whether to suspend a rule proclaiming staff must provide a doctorâ??s note if they are sick for more than five days.
Complications With New York Teacher Report Cards
As the cityâ??s students return to school on Wednesday, thousands will enter classrooms led by a teacher that the Department of Education has deemed low performing on internal reports. But in a sign of how complicated and controversial the reports are, many teachers never received them, and there are no plans to release them to parents.
UHS implements â??surge planâ?? to combat marked increase in H1N1 cases
University Health Services implemented its â??surge planâ? Tuesday in response to a continued increase in the number of students reporting influenza symptoms across campus.
Swine flu tackles Badger football
The Wisconsin football team has had at least 10 players affected this week by flu-like symptoms, UW officials announced Tuesday.
Primate center to open at UW
The University of Wisconsin Primate Research Center is staged to expand their facilities onto land animal rights activists had hoped would be the site for a new museum protesting experimentation on monkeys.
A look at the differences and value of college rankings
When trying to pick which college to attend, many incoming freshmen look to rankings made by hundreds of institutions on hundreds of different levels of analysis. The question then becomes, what is the difference between these rankings and what is their real value?
Dorm resident commits suicide
University of Wisconsin officials are offering support and guidance to community members after a studentâ??s suicide Tuesday evening in the Lakeshore dormitories.
Swine flu continues spread through campus
Every University of Wisconsin student tested for swine flu returned positive results last week, leading University Health Services to use more selective testing.
UW basketball players suspended on multiple burglary charges
According to a UW Athletics statement, Diamond Taylor and Jeremy Glover, both freshmen on the UW-Madison menâ??s basketball team, will face suspensions from the team after taking part in an alleged burglary Sunday morning.
UW officials continue online initiative work
The Office of the Bursar has begun instituting an electronic initiative that will make tuition statements and bill payments available online, while allowing students to authorize those paying their tuition to do so immediately over the Internet.
Fewer students ejected at football game
As the University of Wisconsin football team kicked off their season Saturday night with a victory over Northern Illinois University, noticeably fewer students were booted from the game than from night games in seasons past.
Two UW freshmen basketball players arrested
Diamond Taylor and Jeremy Glover, two freshman guards for the University of Wisconsin basketball team, were arrested early Sunday morning on charges of burglary.
Irv Goodman was a big sports fan, too
The last time I talked to Irv Goodman was shortly after I wrote a column questioning why some of the city alders were so insistent that the Goodman Pool had to “break even.”
SAFEwalk escort beaten up on campus
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student working as a SAFEwalk escort allegedly was beaten up Wednesday night by two men, who were found and arrested a short time later, UW-Madison police reported.
Fire causes $20,000 damage to UW office
A fire Thursday night in an office in the engineering research building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus caused about $20,000 in damage, authorities reported.
Not time to hit H1N1 virus panic button … yet
The school year is less than a week old but UW-Madison health officials already are seeing students with flu-like symptoms.
University alcohol policy consistent
War begins Saturday for the University of Wisconsin, albeit a relatively tame war. While the Badgers look to go 1-0 on the football field, the university looks to keep the alcoholic culture associated with football games down to a minimum. In many ways, the war on binge drinking and underage drinking is a futile endeavor, especially when dealing with something as inveterately linked as football and beer. But it is a noble endeavor nonetheless; one that the University has shown it is willing to fight. The concept of â??show and blowâ? was introduced last year to keep underage drinking down, and now UW has dropped radio ads during football games associated with alcohol presumably to obscure the connection between football and beer drinking.
City plans for Freakfest already in the works
Itâ??s never too early to talk Halloween in Madison.
â??Show and Blowâ?? program to continue for upcoming season
UW-Madisonâ??s recently implemented â??Show and Blowâ? program at Badger football games will continue to be in effect for Saturdayâ??s game against Northern Illinois.
UHS says H1N1 likely to spread
UW-Madison health officials reported Thursday that higher than normal numbers of flu-like cases have occurred recently on campus, and say they expect these numbers to continue increasing as the school year progresses.
Regents plan to renew software
An $80 million update to the University of Wisconsin System payroll computer software, which dates back to the 1970â??s, will be proposed by the UW System President Kevin Reilly next week.
SAFEwalk worker assaulted while escorting student home
Two Madison men were arrested early Thursday morning for the battery of a University of Wisconsin SAFEwalk employee near the corner of Park and Johnson streets.
University preps for flu pandemic
With flu season bearing down, the University of Wisconsin is shoring up its preparations to confront a potential H1N1 influenza virus, or â??swine flu,â? pandemic on campus.
CNN, students talk health care reform
CNNâ??s chief business analyst Ali Velshi hosted a town hall meeting at the Grainger School of Business Thursday, offering University of Wisconsin students the opportunity to share their perspective on the recession and health care.
UW-Madison’s health clinic seeing more flu patients
UW-Madisonâ??s student health clinic is seeing more patients (http://flu.wisc.edu/2009/09/03/student-influenza-cases-appear-at-uw-madison/) than usual for this time of year with flu-like symptoms, according to university officials.
UW System trying to revitalize four-year graduation contracts
Some UW System schools are attempting to revitalize voluntary contacts for freshmen that guarantee graduation in four years and offer academic programs to help students graduate on time.
Health officials urge students to prepare for swine flu virus
Officials from University Health Services discussed ways for students to protect themselves from the H1N1 virus at an information session Aug. 27.
Revised student conduct codes now in place
UW-Madison officials can now hold students accountable for misconduct occurring outside of university grounds.
Schmidt wrong on mental health services
We read Eric Schmidtâ??s recent opinion article regarding the mental health services at University Health Services with great interest. The staff at UHS is interested in providing effective, evidenced-based treatment in a timely fashion and welcome feedback that will assist in providing the highest quality of care possible. Genuine and constructive feedback is the foundation for improvement in any endeavor, but we are concerned that Mr. Schmidtâ??s article contains information that is inaccurate and does not accurately reflect the services provided at UHS. We would like to correct any misinformation which may prevent students from seeking treatment.
Art history major strikes gold … with mustard
There are certain majors students pursue in college that tend to make parents shudder with fear.
Administrators move Madison Initiative forward
Since the May 8 vote to adopt the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, administrators have been working diligently toward its implementation, hiring new staff and taking a close look at need-based student aid.
ASM provides shelter during move-out, deems event success
For the first time, the University of Wisconsinâ??s Associated Students of Madison provided shelter and storage for all interested students during move-out night on Aug. 14, the traditional day all leases end for Madison area apartment renters.
Woman sues Sigma Chi
As the Milwaukee County Circuit Court awaits a response to the lawsuit filed earlier this summer relating to the alleged rape at the University of Wisconsin Sigma Chi house last fall, ongoing and past cases may provide clues for future proceedings of the suit.
UW-Madison researchers try to prevent invasive species in Crystal Lake
UW-Madison scientists and engineers will try to warm Crystal Lake in Vilas County to prevent the spread of an invasive species.
1980 rape and murder case against Ralph Armstrong dismissed
Citing the prosecution’s violation of a court order on evidence and its obligation to disclose a confession, a judge Friday dismissed a rape and murder case against Ralph Armstrong in the 1980 killing of UW-Madison student Charise Kamps, and set the stage for Armstrong’s possible release from prison after nearly three decades behind bars.
Murder Charge Against Ralph Armstrong Dropped
A judge has thrown out the murder charges against a man who’s been serving a life sentence since 1981 but has always maintained his innocence.
Forum At UW-Madison Explores Nuclear Energy
A forum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday is focusing on the risks and benefits of nuclear energy.
Some UW Band Parents Upset Over Move Of Football Seats
Some University of Wisconsin-Madison band parents are fuming over the UW Athletic Department’s decision to move their seats and increase tickets prices for the 2009-2010 Badger football season.
Judge Drops Charges Against Man Convicted In UW Student Slaying
A man accused of killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student in 1980 had his conviction vacated by a Dane County judge on Friday.
DO CHICAGO’S SUBURBS HOLD THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING WEST NILE VIRUS?
When Tony Goldberg is not whacking through the brush of central Africa, one of the world’s great cauldrons of emerging human and animal disease, he is scouring another disease hot spot: the southwestern suburbs of Chicago.
UW-Madison: New vice chancellor to oversee visitor, parent program areas
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will realign its Office of Admissions and Visitor and Information Programs (VIP) in anticipation of the campus’s newly appointed vice chancellor for university relations.
SOFTWARE TOOL HELPS WEB DEVELOPERS IDENTIFY SEIZURE-CAUSING CONTENT
n 1997, an episode of the popular Pok�mon cartoon gained worldwide attention when more than 800 Japanese children with photosensitive seizure conditions were admitted to the hospital after viewing the cartoon or the subsequent news coverage of it.
NEW VICE CHANCELLOR TO OVERSEE VISITOR, PARENT PROGRAM AREAS
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will realign its Office of Admissions and Visitor and Information Programs ( VIP ) in anticipation of the campus’s newly appointed vice chancellor for university relations.
UW Hospital Says Wasn’t Negligent After Treating CJD Patient
University of Wisconsin Hospital officials denied on Friday the hospital was negligent in any way regarding the possible transmission of a rare neurological disease to 53 people — mainly in the Midwest.
UW Hospital says dozens of patients may have been exposed to brain disorder
Some UW Hospital patients may have been exposed to a rare but deadly brain disorder.
UW Hospital officials have told 53 patients they have an extremely low risk of contracting a rare deadly brain disorder after being operated on with contaminated surgical instruments.
UW Hospital Warning Patients
NBC15 confirms 53 patients have been told that they face an extremely low risk of contracting a rare brain disorder.
That’s because they may have been exposed to tissue from a patient who was treated at the hospital and later died.
Domestic partnership foes put bigotry on display
The psychology of bigotry is never hard to sort out.
The bigot is scared and weak.
University students not shy about asking profs to reconsider grades
Compiling final grades for students in Sharon Thoma’s Zoology 101 course is fairly simple.
Experts: Be on lookout for ticks
Experts are warning central Wisconsin residents to stock up on bug spray as the number of dangerous deer ticks appears to be increasing.
Report: More Biofuels Needed For UW Power Plant
A report said Wisconsin’s biofuels market must be expanded so Gov. Jim Doyle’s plan to convert a power plant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be successful.
Three Campus-Area Bars Could Lose Liquor Licenses
Three campus-area bars might not have their liquor licenses renewed because of alleged violations, according to papers filed by city officials.
Parkinson patients have hope, wait for treatments to develop
Nowadays you’ll likely find John Knuti with his walker. Three years ago, he never imagined he would need one. He described a moment in 2006 when life changed in a humbling instant.
Dane County to conduct aerial spraying for Gypsy Moths
The Dane County Parks Department announced on Monday that it plans to conduct aerial spraying to fight off gypsy moths this week.