Author: Kelly Tyrrell

Following the release of a police DVD of last month�s Halloween festivities, representatives gathered together yesterday to scrutinize the aftermath of this year�s event.

Chancellor John Wiley has yet to sign a resolution improving the working conditions for sweatshop laborers manufacturing University of Wisconsin apparel.

Madison�s unofficial Halloween planning group maintained mostly positive opinions about the 2005 celebration at a Tuesday meeting.

Former Senator George McGovern spoke to a crowd of UW-Madison students in the Wisconsin Union Theater as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series Monday.

Attention! This university is on high alert! According to some University of Wisconsin officials, we have a huge problem here on campus that is ruining this university�s reputation.

University of Wisconsin Regent Danae Davis has made a priority of creating a healthy campus climate for UW students.

Expressing various qualms with the country�s current political sphere, former United States Senator and former presidential candidate George McGovern spoke to a packed crowd at the Memorial Union Monday.

Some revelers attending last month�s Halloween festivities were captured not only by police officers, but also by police cameras.

All University of Wisconsin students traveling to Spain next spring will soon be receiving their visas.

In a win for student representation on the UW System Board of Regents, the state Senate unanimously passed a measure to add another student regent to the board Thursday.

A married duo of Washington insiders, UW-Madison alumni Rita Braver and Robert Barnett, discussed insights on their careers and on the current state of Washington with UW-Madison students Thursday.

The Board of Regents raised several issues relevant to students during Thursday�s meeting, including the results of a UW System-wide drug and alcohol use survey and the proposed audit of student segregated fees.

University of Wisconsin students will have additional representation on the UW System Board of Regents if a bill passed in the State Assembly Thursday becomes law.

University of Wisconsin business students seeking to go to Spain next semester learned Thursday they will be able to receive their visas in time for the trip.

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Education Committee discussed several issues pertaining to the UW System Thursday, including a recent survey related to alcohol abuse throughout the system.

Students gave input on plans for creating a new Union South and renovating aspects of the Memorial Union during the Wisconsin Union Facilities Improvement Plan 2005 Student Open Forum Wednesday.

For more than 30 years, officials in higher education have made a mission of leveling the playing field for potential college applicants in a variety of ways.

Union officials held an open forum for students and faculty Wednesday, listening to feedback and providing reasons to address future reconstructive projects of Memorial Union and Union South as a part of the Campus Master Plan.

U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis., sent a letter to University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly Wednesday requesting the system rescind a controversial policy he views as ââ?¬Å?unconstitutional.ââ?¬Â

Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz addressed Halloween, students� impact on the city and his potential recall while drinking milk and eating cookies at a discussion with University of Wisconsin students Wednesday at Grainger Hall.

Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz addressed Halloween, students� impact on the city and his potential recall while drinking milk and eating cookies at a discussion with University of Wisconsin students Wednesday at Grainger Hall.

Chancellor John Wiley refused to sign a proposal to curtail sweatshop labor in the production of UW-Madison merchandise. Now Associated Students of Madison is voicing its concerns with Wiley�s decision.

Molly Jahn, a professor of plant breeding and genetics and plant biology at Cornell University, will soon take over as dean of UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. As a college, CALS has a budget of over $150 million and is annually awarded over $100 million in research grants. It also contains 2,200 undergraduates, 1,000 graduate students and 270 faculty members.

Facing problems obtaining the necessary visas from the Spanish consulate in Chicago, UW-Madison students may have to cancel or postpone plans to study abroad in Spain during the upcoming spring semester.

The Associated Students of Madison received a letter from Chancellor John Wiley Tuesday in response to a proposal aimed at the university�s apparel-licensing policy.

University of Wisconsin students set to travel abroad to Spain this spring now face uncertain plans.

Fifty UW-Madison students with a desire to travel and help the less fortunate can do so this winter through the Wisconsin Union�s Alternative Breaks program.

The external structure is nearly complete on Newell J. Smith Hall, and construction is on track for new students to move in for fall 2006. Smith Hall is part of a plan to expand UW-Madison�s campus housing, as the university�s goal is to eventually have enough housing available for an entire freshman class.