Author: Kelly Tyrrell

Resident assistants across the UW System could hold activities such as Bible studies and political rallies in their rooms, if the Board of Regents approves a recommendation for RAs rights next week, according to a UW System statement.

The Peace Corps celebrates its 45th anniversary this week and UW-Madison has more alumni serving in the Corps than any university for the 20th consecutive year, due to a heightened spirit of service on campus that promotes the program, according to its veterans and facilitators.

UW-Madison labor activists delivered an ultimatum to Chancellor John Wiley�s office Wednesday, demanding fuller endorsement of the Designated Suppliers Program, which aims to eliminate sweatshop-manufactured UW-Madison apparel.

This year, $830,000 of unused student segregated fees may go back to students, pending a decision by members of the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday.

Chanting, yelling and dealing out ultimatums, representatives of the Student Labor Action Coalition stormed Chancellor John Wiley�s office Wednesday, demanding the chancellor adopt a new policy for University of Wisconsin-licensed apparel.

Memorial Union and Union South are one step closer to receiving a facelift.

In order to help fund an approximately $153 million plan to renovate Memorial Union and build a new Union South, the Wisconsin Union Directorate, Feb. 1, proposed raising student-segregated fees by up to $96 per student, per year, for up to 30 years.

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced a proposal Wednesday that would allow resident assistants to lead and participate in all activities, religious and otherwise, anywhere on campus.

Peruvian dancers, donning colorfully knit hats and ponchos, spun their partners across the floor. Latino music pumped through the room�s speakers continuously. And melted chocolate poured from a fountain in the middle of the room.

However, the party atmosphere did not distract University of Wisconsin officials from the more serious issues at hand Tuesday.

An effort to renovate Memorial Union and construct a new south campus union building will likely earn a spot on the Associated Students of Madison�s March 28 ballot if a petition introducing the initiative earns the required amount of student signatures.

The Wisconsin Union and UW-Madison Police defended the security of Bernie�s Place daycare center, 206 Bernard Ct., detailing some of their precautionary measures Monday.

A national watchdog group urged Chancellor John Wiley Monday to veto a funding decision made Feb. 15 for the University of Wisconsin Roman Catholic Foundation.

Just because Local 171 Steward Mark Thomas claims something does not mean it is true. In his letter to the editor, Thomas once again is disingenuously claiming limited-term employee abuse at the Wisconsin Union and is using this as leverage to oppose the student-led effort to pass Wisconsin Union Facilities Improvement Plan this Spring. The plan aims to renovate and preserve the historic ambience of Memorial Union, and build a new more functional, appealing and energy-efficient green south campus union.

Within the next year, all Wiscmail users must change their passwords to comply with new minimum-security standards to prevent hacking of e-mail accounts and loss of personal information, the UW-Madison Division of Information Technology said at its Feb. 17 meeting.

Three Latin American garment workers touring universities in the United States exposed their continuous struggles to unionize the Third World in an event put on by the UW-Madison Student Labor Action Coalition Saturday.

Imagine living 12 years of your life behind bars for a crime you did not commit.

Such was the unfortunate reality for Chris Ochoa, a third-year law student at the University of Wisconsin, who served 12 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder.

Students at Ball State University who choose to download music and movies will no longer have to worry about the legal consequences.

Though hundreds of University of Wisconsin students may mourn the destruction of landmark Ogg Hall next year, two new residence halls are in the works to serve as adequate replacements.

While some students may still be going through the difficult process of selecting a new roommate for next year, some have chosen to avoid this ordeal by choosing to live with a non-human roommate instead. There are many UW-Madison students who share their homes with pets, but doing so can come at a hefty price that might catch some students off guard.

With media perceptions of Islam ranging from incendiary to offensive, many UW-Madison Muslim students said they are concerned with the assumptions made about them.

The starter yelled, ââ?¬Å?Go!ââ?¬Â and nine 96 oz. glass boots filled to the brim with beer were lifted from the bar and pressed against the lips of nine patrons.