Many University of Wisconsin students are well aware of the ingredients for a successful ââ?¬Å?bar crawl,ââ?¬Â most notably several friends, several bars, lots of booze and lots of walking.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary heard a lawsuit brought forward by the UW Roman Catholic Foundation Monday, stemming from allegations the foundation was wrongfully denied funding because of its religious views.
The University of Wisconsin campus may become home to the nation�s first-ever animal rights exhibition hall, as a judge ruled Monday in favor of a Madison-based animal rights group in a longstanding property dispute.
The UW Athletic Department will re-evaluate its policy on breast feeding in Camp Randall at the end of the season, after a breast-feeding mother was denied the option of pumping her milk in the stadium�s first-aid station earlier this fall.
UW-Madison has decided not to pursue $100,000 originally promised to the university as part of a donor�s estate to which his daughter claimed as her rightful inheritance, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Despite an Education Trust report released Nov. 20 lambasting flagship universities� access for low-income and minority students, UW-Madison administration maintains it is doing everything possible to open the university to all.
WiSys Technology Foundation and Marshfield Clinic announced plans last week for the two organizations to partner up in their medical research efforts.
The University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation may be dropping the charges they brought against the Student Services Finance Committee Nov. 15.
The well-wisher called to pass along his congratulations Tuesday on a “job well done” only to be interrupted by University of Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema, who had something else on his mind.
The University of Wisconsin football team officially crossed off another one of its 2006 season goals Tuesday when it accepted a bid to play in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Fla.
This is way too cool to resist sharing it with the rest of the class: The UW-Madison has launched an interactive online campus map that blows all previous campus maps out of the water.
From Eagle Heights and Frautschi Point in the map’s northwest corner, the map encompasses the Lake Mendota shoreline all the way to Lowell Hall and from there south to the Kohl Center. But what’s cool about the map are its interactive features.
Bret Bielema, just the sixth rookie head coach in NCAA history to guide his team to 11 victories, has been named the Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year in a vote of league media, the Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday.
In his recent state of the university address, Chancellor John Wiley said that he was considering making it mandatory for all students to participate ââ?¬Å?in at least one documentable ââ?¬Ë?out-of-classroom activity.ââ?¬â?¢Ã¢â?¬Â
Wisconsin Union Travel Center employees and other UW-Madison students have drawn up a student initiative in hopes of saving the campus-funded Travel Center after Union administration announced Thursday that it would close in Summer 2007.
he green light was recently given to WisconsinEye, a new public access channel, to install broadcast equipment in the State Capitol. The network will air C-SPAN-style broadcasting of legislative affairs.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration cleared the installation of broadcast infrastructure for C-SPAN-style coverage of state governmental activity in the Capitol Thursday.
Since its beginnings as a for-sale service in June, Madison�s citywide wireless network has seen a significant uptake, but not without technical problems.
Weeks after receiving funding from the University of Wisconsin�s Student Services Finance Committee, several organizations lost a large portion of their backing last night.
Presidents of some of the nation�s biggest public universities are closing the salary gap with their rivals at private institutions, with the number of top executives earning more than $500,000 nearly doubling, according to an annual survey of compensation by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The survey also found that seven presidents of private colleges, universities and medical schools currently receive more than $1 million in compensation.
Sitting on Lih-Shend Turng�s desk are a non-descript, whitish-gray plastic plate and bowl set. Almost artistically opaque, foamy swirls curl around the bowl�s curves. Upon closer examination, this plasticware has heft and rigidity that could definitely stand up to Aunt Linda�s baked beans.
Unlike traditional picnic paraphernalia, this particular plateware is made from plants.
The UW-Madison Teaching Assistantsââ?¬â?¢ Association vigorously opposes a new graduate assistant tuition remission plan set for implementation in January. TAA estimates hundreds of graduate assistant positions will be lostââ?¬â?an outcome disputed by the university administration.
Taking the next step in the UW-Madison Campus Master Plan, the Chazen Museum of Art held its campaign kick-off Friday evening for its forthcoming expansion.
The Chazen, 800 University Ave., will take over the space currently occupied by the Alfred Walter Peterson Building, 750 University Ave.
This is in response to Jacob Stockinger’s Oct. 12 column in Rhythm. In it, he described the Madison Symphony Orchestra concert that featured bassist Edgar Meyer. He shared his thoughts and predictions about the pieces that were to be performed and his expectations for the audience.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the 2006 Wisconsin CowParade!
The corporate sponsors gave so many talented artists the opportunity to create wonderful creatures that the entire community has enjoyed over the past few months. The attendees and bidders at Friday’s auction provided tremendous support for the American Family Children’s Hospital and other area nonprofits groups.
I don’t know about you, but it rankles me that the juggernaut known as the University of Wisconsin athletic department is picking on little high schools whose names just happen to begin with a W.
I’m a Pat Richter fan. I’m also a fan of Barry Alvarez. Both have been honored this year for their contributions to University of Wisconsin athletics.
There is another great Badger deserving of honor.
The first TV bulletin said only that a plane had crashed near Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va.
“I remember feeling sad, but I think we all assumed it was a tiny plane of some sort. So we really didn’t give it much thought,” recalls Veronica Heide, who was a senior at Huntington High School at the time and had been watching TV the night of Nov. 14, 1970, with her parents and three siblings.
Specific violent acts and threats directed at Wisconsin farmers and the UW-Madison research centers have ignited national concerns, prompting Washington to pass a bill to increase protection for scientists and farmers against animal activists.
Wisconsin may have voted ââ?¬Ë?yesââ?¬â?¢ on the amendment banning gay marriage, but many Madison residents refused to concede the fight against the ban as they gathered to protest Friday on Library Mall.
On Wednesday evening, more than 60 people took their own time to find the DNR offices, show up for a public hearing, stand up, and be heard. Every last one of those people voiced their concerns about the UW�s antiquated, dirty coal-fired power plant and asked the UW to take a lead on combating global warming, and to start by cleaning up the Charter Street plant
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was added last week to InfoWorld�s 2006 list of organizations that best contributed to expanding businesses through the use of technology.
Two major construction projects are underway at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to better meet the needs of students on campus.
In the aftermath of the recent passage of the gay marriage and civil unions ban, the fight for gay rights continues as scores of amendment-dissenters gathered Friday in protest.
The UW System Board of Regents discussed proposed amendments for the disciplinary process for faculty members who are convicted of felonies at Van Hise Thursday.
Madison will have $100,000 to work with for fighting downtown crime following a city council vote Thursday night.
The Wisconsin Union Travel Centerââ?¬â?established in 1976 as a student market for discounted bus tickets to Chicago, non-UW study abroad advising and discounted passport and visa photosââ?¬â?will close in Summer 2007, Wisconsin Union administrators announced Thursday.
A special Board of Regents committee met Thursday with representatives from various University of Wisconsin System campuses to further discussions on revising the current faculty disciplinary policy.
On the eve of Wisconsin�s official deer season for gun hunters, the Legislative Audit Bureau released a report citing an ineffective attempt to curb Chronic Wasting Disease in the state�s deer population.
In its first meeting since Halloween, the Downtown Coordinating Committee analyzed both the successes and shortcomings of the event Thursday.
It�s the most anticipated college football game of the year in one of the longest-running rivalries in history, as the Michigan Wolverines travel to face the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday afternoon.
ON Nov. 1, just two months shy of its 50th birthday, the plastic pink flamingo went extinct. Or more accurately, it stopped reproducing, when its manufacturer, Union Products, shut down the factory in Leominster, Mass.
Instead of skipping class to play video games, University of Wisconsin students may be able to actually go to class instead find similar entertainment in upcoming semesters.
The Student Services Finance Committee was forced to reconsider weeks of previous decisions, after an e-mail from University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley Thursday.
Though the University of Wisconsin campus is adorned with ââ?¬Å?We Conserveââ?¬Â signs promoting environmental consciousness, a number of UW students and Dane County residents gathered Wednesday to say the university is not actually adhering to that agenda.
With the permit for the coal plant on Charter Street up for renewal this year, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing to hear residents� opinions.
The University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation has been in and out of lawsuits with the university for the past four years, and, at approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday, they filed another one.
The complaint not only calls for a reversal of Monday�s Student Services Finance Committee decision, but also seeks to remove four members from SSFC.
The recently passed gay-marriage and civil unions ban continues to draw scrutiny on the University of Wisconsin campus, as students and staff gathered Wednesday to discuss the controversial resolution�s possible implications.
UW students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Madison community, met in Memorial Union Wednesday evening to talk about the amendmentââ?¬â?¢s effect on the future of domestic partner benefits at UW. Dane County was the only county in the state to vote ââ?¬Å?Noââ?¬Â in last Tuesdayââ?¬â?¢s general election.
Wisconsin holds the honor as the first state to pass a law prohibiting discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation.
Unfortunately, Wisconsin voters shamed this reputation. With the approval of the amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions, our state joined the ranks of other electorates with disturbingly similar propensities for constitutionalized discrimination.
Enter state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, who plans to propose legislation that could partially nullify the amendment and bring Wisconsin back to its progressive roots.
Erpenbachââ?¬â?¢s amendment would essentially void the second half of the approved amendment, which reads, ââ?¬Å?A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state.ââ?¬Â
UW-Madison faculty members expressed anger and discussed plans to leave the university at a listening session on the recently approved gay marriage ban Wednesday.
The hearing was held to give campus community members an opportunity to voice feelings related to ban and discuss the implications for domestic partner benefits.
In attendance were Chancellor John Wiley, Provost Patrick Farrell and Interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 ââ?¬â? A least half of eighth graders tested in science failed to demonstrate even a basic understanding of the subject in 9 of 10 major cities, and fourth graders, the only other group tested, fared little better, according to results released here Wednesday.
They join with different majors, have different career goals and come from different military branches. But UW-Madisonââ?¬â?¢s Reserve Officer Training Corps students have one aspect in commonââ?¬â?passion.
From the beginning, the details surrounding the UW Roman Catholic Foundation�s attempts to gain Registered Student Organization status have been murky.
Culminating with a lawsuit filed last Thursday, the UWRCF now alleges religious discrimination. But why did it have to come to this?
Madison�s downtown area is once again under scrutiny due to a recent increase in burglaries of student laptops, iPods and other electronic devices.
A 19-year-old UW-Madison student jumped to his death from the top of a downtown parking ramp Tuesday afternoon.
While the rest of the University of Wisconsin campus was going about yesterday like any other day ââ?¬â? attending class, studying at the library and going to work ââ?¬â? a fellow Badgerââ?¬â?¢s life came to an abrupt end.
Parents are often the first people college students go to when they�re strapped for cash, particularly when it comes to tuition costs. But according to a new study, students might have to start thinking twice.
University of Wisconsin students organized Tuesday night in the Humanities building to decide a theme and format for Fridayââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Å?Protest the Banââ?¬Â rally, a public display of opposition to the newly passed state marriage amendment.
According to four political experts who took part in a panel discussion at the University of Wisconsin Tuesday night, ethics reform may have a bright future in Wisconsin after last week�s election. Campaign-finance reform, on the other hand, may continue to be a work in progress.
It isn�t everyday a University of Wisconsin student organization celebrates its 10th anniversary at a popular downtown venue in front of more than 1,000 devoted fans.
An institutionalized schizophrenic escaped the custody of Sauk County authorities Monday night, and he may now be roaming the University of Wisconsin campus, according to UW Police.
The Madison Police Department warned University of Wisconsin students about the risk of theft Tuesday, reporting unusually high numbers of residential burglaries recently.
