In yet another student organization controversy, the University of Wisconsin and the Knights of Columbus, a national Catholic organization, have clashed this summer over their interpretations of the First Amendment.
Paul Barrows wasn�t kidding when he said he wasn�t going away.
Three months after a University of Wisconsin appeals committee cleared Barrows of sexual harassment allegations, the former vice chancellor of student affairs is asking the UW System�s Board of Regents to review the university�s actions.
U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Wisconsin the seventh-best public college in America and the 34th-best college overall this month in its annual national rankings.
After a year in the national spotlight, the University of Wisconsin is no longer the top party school in America, according to The Princeton Review�s annual rankings.
Already under intense scrutiny from the state Legislature, University of Wisconsin lecturer Kevin Barrett may be close to losing the confidence of the UW administration as well.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has proposed a 2007-2009 biennium budget that, if approved, would dramatically increase funding to the UW System over the next two years.
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s plan to charge a $5 fee for admittance to State Street on Halloween is scheduled to face a final vote by the City Council Tuesday night.
Education Dept. Shared Student Data With F.B.I.
The Federal Education Department shared personal information on hundreds of student loan applicants with the Federal Bureau of Investigation across a five-year period that began after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the agencies said yesterday.
A spot on Uranus
No, it’s not some astronomer’s idea of a rude joke: Rather, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare view of one of Uranus’ satellites, Ariel, floating over the planet and casting a shadow on the cloud tops.
School has not even begun, yet some students are already exhibiting nervousness about the school year. Not about their duties within the classroom, but instead, many are apprehensive of the seemingly hostile nightlife that has suddenly emerged in downtown Madison.
As reported in The Wisconsin State Journal, Madison has seen a 76 percent rise in crime from last year over the same period of time.
A 2.5 percent tuition increase for UW System students would be the lowest tuition raise in 25 years if the Wisconsin state Legislature approves the UW System Board of Regents proposed 2007-�09 budget.
ââ?¬Å?The governor made a request that we keep it as low as possible and at the same time make a commitment that if the funds are available, that theyââ?¬â?¢re reinvested in higher education,ââ?¬Â Regents President David Walsh said.
Lack of health insurance benefits for domestic partners prompted Rob Carpick, an associate professor of engineering, to end his six-and-a-half year tenure in nanotechnology research at UW-Madison for a position that provides such benefits at the University of Pennsylvania.
According to UWââ?¬â?¢s domestic partner qualifications, Carpickââ?¬â?¢s partner Carlos Chan, whom he married in Canada in 2003, is recognized because of the ââ?¬Å?legal registration of a domestic partner relationship with a … foreign governmentââ?¬Â and the coupleââ?¬â?¢s commitment to ââ?¬Å?share the same residence … indefinitely,ââ?¬Â amongst other criteria.
Besides the lowest tuition increase in 25 years, the UW System Board of Regents also proposed programs to assist veterans and low-income students as part of its 2007-�09 budget proposal announced Aug. 17
Following UW-Madison�s defense of Kevin Barrett, state Republicans have added the embattled lecturer to their laundry list of problems with the UW system.
Sixty Republicans and one Democrat signed the resolution calling for Barrett�s termination. Additionally, both incumbent Gov. Jim Doyle and his opponent Republican opponent, Mark Green of Green Bay, have both expressed their opposition to hiring Barrett.
ââ?¬Å?Professors who are going to try and teach our students that two plus two equals five have no place at the UW,ââ?¬Â said Luke Punzenberger, a spokesperson for Green.
BMW�s Custom-Made University
CLEMSON, S.C. ââ?¬â? When Clemson University received $10 million from the German automaker BMW in 2002, the money helped jump-start a $1.5 billion automotive research and educational center. It also led to a partnership that both the automaker and the university acknowledge has grown extraordinarily close.
Evolutionary biology has vanished from the list of acceptable fields of study for recipients of a federal education grant for low-income college students.
Biologists have developed a technique for establishing colonies of human embryonic stem cells from an early human embryo without destroying it. This method, if confirmed in other laboratories, would seem to remove the principal objection to the research.
Massachusetts scientists announced yesterday that they have created the first human embryonic stem cells using a technique that does not require the destruction of an embryo — an advance they said could end the bitter political standoff over stem-cell research.
Science Haven in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Aug. 16 ââ?¬â? You canââ?¬â?¢t buy Wrigleyââ?¬â?¢s Spearmint gum in Singapore. But human embryonic stem cells? Thatââ?¬â?¢s a different matter.
If you’re looking for a fun and educational field trip to amuse the children, and maybe yourself, on a sunny late summer day, here’s an idea that also involves some sleuthing and discovery.
IT IS easy, and often wrong, to regard star athletes as heroes. But in the case of one former standout UW men’s rower, there is every reason to applaud his heroism.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students could lose control over Union South if they don’t approve a referendum this fall to rebuild it, Wisconsin Union officials said.
These days, nothing says drum corps like pajama bottoms.
Or koozie cups. Or golf balls. Or earrings of someone playing a trumpet. Or that old souvenir standby, the bobblehead.
Wander down Breese Terrace this weekend and it’s clear that the Drum Corps International championships spark a merchandising frenzy that rivals any major sporting event.
University Tries to Make Texas a Science Force
In an effort to make Texas a magnet for scientific and medical research, the University of Texas is planning a $2.5 billion program to expand research and teaching in the sciences, including medicine and technology.
Madison may have a different feel for returning students this fall as construction continues along University Avenue and at the former University Square.
Sporting air conditioning, large rooms, walk-in closets and high ceilings, The University of Wisconsin�s newest dormitory, Newell J. Smith Hall, is anything but ordinary when it comes to residence halls.
Creating yet another point of contention between the University of Wisconsin and the state Legislature, some lawmakers have called for the dismissal of controversial lecturer Kevin Barrett.
Drawing both outrage and applause, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz introduced a plan last month for this fall�s annual Halloween celebration. If approved, the new plan will require a $5 entrance fee and will limit attendance on State Street to 50,000.
Controversial UW-Madison Instructor Kevin Barrett has been warned to keep the university out of any of the publicity he receives over his views on 9/11.
In a July 20 letter from UW-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell to Barrett, Farrell says Barrett should not identify himself as a UW instructor, when he publicizes his debates over 9/11.
Madison police are stepping up an effort to protect the downtown from what Chief Noble Wray calls “mini Halloweens” every weekend.
The Madison City Council officially heard the plans to transform the Halloween party on State Street into a ticketed event.
No action was taken, but the move opens the door to plans many students want to block — namely a $5 admission with a limit of 50,000 tickets to the party.
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Innocence Project is celebrating another success Tuesday night.
On Tuesday, a judge approved the state’s request to dismiss charges against Beth Labatte.
Meteorologists called it “A 100 year event”. About 5 inches of rain fell near the campus area in Madison in just a matter of hours. At Park Terrace West, a three year old luxury apartment building, the underground parking garage filled floor to ceiling with water and the garden apartments were under up to five feet of water.
A special note for those of you who were planning to attend the Northeast Senior Coalition’s summer concert at Warner Park Monday night – the concert has been cancelled due to the heat.
The extreme weather is forcing the cancellation of Tuesday’s family night at Camp Randall.
Athletic officials said the heat index on the field could be as high as 117 degrees.
A Pox on Stem Cell Research
By DEBORAH BLUM
Published: August 1, 2006
Madison, Wis.
IN vetoing legislation that would have supported medical research using embryonic stem cells, President Bush described his decision as moral rather than scientific, an act of conscience opposed to the taking of the ââ?¬Å?innocent human lifeââ?¬Â represented by embryonic stem cells. The potential of using these cells to develop life-saving medical cures, Mr. Bush said, was a temptation to be resisted.
A Skeptic on 9/11 Prompts Questions on Academic Freedom
By GRETCHEN RUETHLING
Published: August 1, 2006
MADISON, Wis., July 26 ââ?¬â? Sipping on a bottle of water and holding a book about the history and future of Islam, Kevin Barrett ticked off a few examples of what he saw as evidence that the Sept. 11 attacks had been an ââ?¬Å?inside job.ââ?¬Â
UW-Madison officials say 63 campus buildings were swamped by flood waters when the deluge hit downtown Madison July 27.
Those who lived in the garden level apartments at Park Terrace West spent much of the day picking through a soaking wet mess that just 24 hours ago, was their home.
In and around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, crews and students are still working on Friday to clean up the damage caused by Thursday’s flash flooding.
Six lebanese students at UW Madison are spearheading relief efforts here to help refugees in their home country.
The students are from the American University of Beirut and are at UW doing engineering internships for the summer.
Controversial UW-Madison Instructor Kevin Barrett has attempted to have a Lithuanian immigrant deported from her Madison home.
But federal officials told 27 News Jekaterina Bittar, 45, resides here legally.
t was a race against time in Madison Thurday, and the water won.
At Park Terrace West, Ryan Woodhouse of Stillwater, MN had 6 six inches of water in his basement bedroom when he got home from work. 30 minutes later it was up to three feet.
UW Police issue a warning to residents in an 800 unit apartment building after a student woke up with an intruder inside her bedroom.
This is one of the “lucky” students, who was still able to get to his car in a flooded parking lot just north of Regent on the UW campus.
Anyone who had a garage spot in this complex, doesn’t have that opportunity.
Not even the most strict of professors could possibly blame students for leaving a classroom that’s quickly filling with water.
And that was exactly the case as a powerful thunderstorm dumped three andââ?¬â??aââ?¬â??half inches of rain on the UW campus today.
We sincerely hope this is the last editorial we have to do on UW lecturer Kevin Barrett, his beliefs on the incidents of September 11th and his qualifications to teach at the University of Wisconsin. This should be a done deal already.
University of Wisconsin police are investigating a home invasion early Thursday morning.
A UW-Madison resident of Eagle Heights told police she was awakened at about 4 a.m. by a man in her bedroom.
Thunderstorms that hit southern Wisconsin Thursday produced downpours or rain and flash flooding in Madison and Waukesha that caused police in both cities to ask motorists to stay off streets.
WASHINGTON, July 18 ââ?¬â? Following two days of often personal debate, the Senate defied a veto threat by President Bush on Tuesday and approved legislation that would expand federal support of medical research using embryonic stem cells.
A bill approved by the Senate yesterday to spur stem cell research would go a long way toward removing restrictions that have slowed progress, burdened laboratories with red tape, reduced American competitiveness and discouraged young researchers from entering the field, several leading stem cell scientists said.
How a University’s Patents
May Limit Stem-Cell Research
By ANTONIO REGALADO and DAVID P. HAMILTONJuly 18, 2006;� Page� B1
Tonight, the U.S. Senate is expected to approve a measure to broaden federally funded research on embryonic stem cells. But some government officials and scientists say the strict limits imposed by the Bush administration are only part of what’s hindering stem-cell research. Another problem: several broad patents held by a University of Wisconsin foundation.
This coming week marks the seventh annual Madison Early Music Festival, this year devoted to Spanish music from the 16th and 17th centuries.
For as long as anyone can remember, candidates for public office have circulated their nominating petitions on the Memorial Union Terrace.
Packed with Wisconsinites, most of them in a mellow mood, the terrace is an ideal spot for would-be contenders to gather the signatures they need to earn a place on local and statewide ballots.
Will a warming Earth mean more extreme Wisconsin weather?
A recent study by the National Academy of Sciences verified that the Earth is the warmest it has been for at least 400 years, and several analyses say it will continue heating up.
Wisconsin college students will need to pay between $1,999 and $2,406 more for federal student loans starting today, according to a report released Friday by the research arm of the Campaign for America’s Future.
Users of a popular lakeside parking lot at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will see a significant price increase come this fall.
Melany Newby, UW-Madison’s top attorney until her retirement last month, received $90,000 to settle a gender discrimination claim with the university over her salary, according to documents released by UW-Madison on Wednesday.
Forget about making your kids wait to play video games until after their homework is done – researchers at the UW say video games could soon be your student’s homework.
Olin House may be the most prestigious UW building that nobody knows about. Tucked away just west of campus, it has housed the UW Chancellor since it was donated to the school in 1924.
It was the best money could buy when John Olin built it in 1911, but it needs major renovations. “One of our goals is to not only restore this house but bring it back to the time that it came from,” says UW Associate Chancellor Al Fish.
