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Author: Kelly Tyrrell

Regents talk to consulting firm about financial woes

Badger Herald

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

Badger Herald

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

Daily Cardinal

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.

Woman Tasered at Badger game settles lawsuit

Badger Herald

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.

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Regents to talk budget, H1N1

Badger Herald

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

New York Times

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.

Primate center to open at UW

Badger Herald

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

Badger Herald

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

Badger Herald

University of Wisconsin officials are offering support and guidance to community members after a studentâ??s suicide Tuesday evening in the Lakeshore dormitories.

UW officials continue online initiative work

Badger Herald

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.

Irv Goodman was a big sports fan, too

Capital Times

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

Madison.com

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

Madison.com

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.

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University alcohol policy consistent

Daily Cardinal

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.

UHS says H1N1 likely to spread

Daily Cardinal

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

Badger Herald

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.

CNN, students talk health care reform

Badger Herald

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.

Schmidt wrong on mental health services

Badger Herald

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.

Administrators move Madison Initiative forward

Badger Herald

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.

Woman sues Sigma Chi

Badger Herald

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.

1980 rape and murder case against Ralph Armstrong dismissed

WKOW-TV 27

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.

UW Hospital Warning Patients

NBC-15

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.