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Author: Kelly Tyrrell

Frats teach sexual assault prevention

Daily Cardinal

At a university the size of UW-Madison, one does not often hear of students taking on the role of professors.

But since Fall 2005, the facilitators of Fraternity Action Coalition, a one-credit seminar through the School of Social Work, have been doing just that.

Outbreak of mumps may hit UW

Daily Cardinal

Health officials are expressing growing concern over the recent outbreak of mumps in the Midwest and the possibility of its spread to the UW-Madison campus, as 17 Wisconsin cases have been confirmed in people ages 5 to 83 years old.

Diversity initiatives misguided

Badger Herald

Diversity, diversity, diversity. In an editorial last week, the Wisconsin State Journal called for an independent audit of campus diversity initiatives. While the publicationââ?¬â?¢s editorial board was right about one thing ââ?¬â? efforts to increase diversity cost the UW System ââ?¬Å?tens of millions a yearââ?¬Â ââ?¬â? it still missed the mark by placing too much value on the leftââ?¬â?¢s social engineering ideal.

Barrows saga requires time

Badger Herald

Listening to Paul Barrows discuss the unfortunate saga that has enveloped his life for some two years now, one thing is clear: for the former vice chancellor, things are not yet over.

Frats fight sexual assault

Badger Herald

Stereotypes of the ââ?¬Å?typical frat guyââ?¬Â abound on the University of Wisconsin campus. Though details vary from one account to another, the general idea usually involves some combination of ââ?¬Å?elitist meatheadââ?¬Â and ââ?¬Å?drunken partier.ââ?¬Â

Woman runs over cyclist at Spring, Mills

Badger Herald

Mills Street residents were alarmed late Sunday evening by the sound of screeching tires when a car hit a man riding his bike near the intersection of Mills and Spring streets. After being hit by the first vehicle, the victim was thrown into the opposing lane and run over by another car.

City seeks input on Mifflin party

Badger Herald

As students count down the days until Saturday�s Mifflin Street Block Party, city officials will work to inform residents of their expectations for the weekend.

Green chastises Wiley, questions org. funding

Daily Cardinal

U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wisconsin, sent a letter to UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley Thursday, challenging the University�s alleged efforts to persuade UW-Madison�s Associated Students of Madison to withhold funding from the University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation. Green claimed withholding money from the UWRCF could violate Supreme Court rulings.

Ed Board right on Barrows

Badger Herald

As an alumnus (64, 66,70), joining other alumni in the struggle to make sense of this the very public battle on the Madison Campus, I was enriched by your editorial entitled ââ?¬Å?Vindicatedââ?¬Â in the April 18 issue of The Badger Herald.

Faculty, students prep for Earth Day

Badger Herald

Take Back Our Future, an environmentally conscious student organization created just two weeks ago, will host a forum, or ââ?¬Å?teach-in,ââ?¬Â addressing numerous global warming concerns this weekend.

Green weighs in on UWRCF

Badger Herald

The University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation received a new advocate in its fight for segregated-fee funding Thursday � U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis., a 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate.

Building commission gives the go-ahead to stem cell facility

Daily Cardinal

Gov. Jim Doyle moderates at the State Building Commission meeting Wednesday. The Commission approved the building of a biotechnology research facility on campus. (Justin Koenig/The Daily Cardinal)
The State Building Commission agreed to pay $50 million in state funding for the preliminary phase of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Wednesday, finalizing approval by a seven-to-one vote. The Institute would provide an interdisciplinary biotechnology research facility on the UW-Madison campus.

Frat chef on Stewart show

Badger Herald

While Martha Stewart and fraternity life are not often associated with one another, University of Wisconsin junior Brian Nagle believes the two are a perfect mix.

Doyle appoints four new Regent members

Daily Cardinal

Gov. Jim Doyle added the first non-traditional student member along with three new public appointees to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Tuesday.

Thomas Shields of UW-Oshkosh will fill the non-traditional student slot, a position signed into law by Doyle. Jeffrey Bartell of Madison, Wis., Brent Smith of La Crosse, Wis., and Mary Cuene of Green Bay, Wis., will join Shields on the Board.

Letters to the Editor: 4/19/06

Badger Herald

Over the past year, the University of Wisconsin has received a considerable amount of bad press. From the UW�s reputation as the number one party school to its lack of diversity, criticism of the university is the highest it has been in recent memory. State legislators, alumni and Wisconsin residents only see and hear about the UW�s shortcomings.

Funding freeze unreasonable

Daily Cardinal

Chancellor Wiley questioned the entire $147,000 budget proposal of the UW Roman Catholic Foundation last week. It is only the second time in 13 years the chancellor has returned budgets to ASM for reconsideration.

UW team wins business competition

Badger Herald

The University of Wisconsin announced Monday a team of four MBA graduate students won the second annual International Business Case Competition, which ran April 6 through April 9.

Green, Doyle butt heads on taxes

Badger Herald

The Wisconsin gubernatorial election campaigns gained momentum Monday as U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis., and Gov. Jim Doyle faced off on the state�s tax reform progress.

Celebrate UW-Madison diversity and greatness

Daily Cardinal

Over the past year, UW-Madison has received a considerable amount of bad press. From the UW�s reputation as the No. 1 party school to its lack of diversity, criticism of the university is the highest it has been in recent memory. However, lost among all of the negative media coverage are the students themselves and the extraordinary efforts they are making to correct these stereotypes.

Barrows� discipline determined unjust

Daily Cardinal

Barrowsââ?¬â?¢ lawyer tells state lawmakers: ââ?¬Å?Keep your mouth shutââ?¬Â
Following months of controversy, a faculty committee decided Friday that proper cause was not met for punishment given to former Vice Chancellor Paul Barrows after allegations of sexual harassment.

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ASM to revisit religious funding

Badger Herald

Though a total of six student organizations had their proposed segregated fee budgets returned to the Associated Students of Madison for reconsideration by University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley last week, only one saw its entire proposal called into question.

Barrows wins appeal against UW

Badger Herald

Paul Barrows won a major victory against the University of Wisconsin Friday, when a university appeals committee ruled disciplinary action against the administrator was not justified.

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As number of qualified female applicants rises, college admissions offices pen more rejections

Daily Cardinal

As more women apply to be undergraduates at UW-Madison, mathematically, more must receive the ââ?¬Å?thin envelopes.ââ?¬Â
Recent increases in female applicants may have forced college admissions officers nation-wide to scrutinize female applicants a little more closely in fall 2005, according to a March 23 New York Times op-ed article by Jennifer Delahunty Britz.

Playboy ranking recognizes wrong aspects of UW

Badger Herald

It is no secret that UW-Madison is a great place to go to college. We have everything: the respect of universities nationwide for being an academic leader and a distinguished research institution, national championship titles, and a locale that boasts great restaurants and nightlife.

Affirmative action right for UW

Badger Herald

In 1999, the University of Wisconsin-Madison implemented Plan 2008 to ââ?¬Å?enhance campus diversityââ?¬Â by recruiting and retaining ââ?¬Å?domestic ââ?¬Ë?targetedââ?¬â?¢ minority students, faculty, and staff.ââ?¬Â

Affirmative action has no place at collegiate level

Badger Herald

College is a learning experience on many levels. It is more than school and partying, it is about the people that you meet. Some come to UW on scholarships because of athletics, others for academics, and some because of their ethnic background. Ethnic background? It would seem that everyone who has some sort of ethnicity in their blood can get a scholarship, but that is not the case.

For once, Barrows comes out on top

Badger Herald

It seemed peculiar that Paul Barrows, an embattled former University of Wisconsin Vice Chancellor now relegated to a permanent backup position on campus, would request that his hearing before the Academic Staff Appeals Committee be open to the public. These things are kept private for a reason � pleasantries do not exactly rule the room. But Mr. Barrows fought for open doors nonetheless.