The UW-Madison campus is having some growing pains. It is becoming awkward for students to traverse, and in many places new pipes are emerging. These changes are being caused by two large construction projects occurring around campus, the construction of the new Southeast dorm and the Campus Utility project.
Associated Students of Madison bemoaned the lack of student input in the Halloween decision-making process in a press conference held Wednesday in the Union.
A Minneapolis law firm filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Madison bar owners, accusing them of price fixing alcohol.
The suit accuses 25 downtown bars of charging patrons excessive amounts for drinks, and names Chancellor John Wiley and two city officials for conspiring to set high prices to decrease alcohol-related problems among UW-Madison students.
The wide, gaping hole on Observatory Drive may make students stop in wonder at the area, which stretches approximately one city block.
This weekend will not be of typical fashion for one of UW-Madison’s fraternities.
Sigma Phi Epsilon will defy the typical “frat” stereotype by partaking in Tour de Touchdown. The event began Wednesday and will conclude at the Badger football game Saturday at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
The Madison Police Department has responded swiftly to a recent increase in robberies and muggings in downtown Madison by devoting additional officers to patrol the area.
We want more beer! We want more beer!
This chant is familiar to all those who dedicate their Saturdays to going out to support our amazing (and undefeated) 2005 football team. The season has started off just like any other; students decked out in their brightest red gear, with beers in hand, tailgating before the games.
The Department of Counseling Psychology in the University of Wisconsin�s School of Education was awarded the 2005 Suinn Minority Achievement award by the American Psychological Association (APA).
The Associated Students of Madison held a press conference Wednesday to formally announce their goals for the semester and prove they are ââ?¬Å?not clowning aroundââ?¬Â when it comes to the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â?¢s new Halloween policies.
The University of Wisconsin System announced the winners of the 2005 Regents Teaching Excellence Awards Wednesday. The Board of Regents, which begins its October meeting in Van Hise Hall this morning, will ceremoniously recognize the recipients as part of its agenda Friday morning.
Twenty-five local City of Madison taverns face a federal antitrust lawsuit filed by two University of Wisconsin students.
Syndicated Miami Herald columnist and 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts spoke to an overflowing crowd of University of Wisconsin students and faculty at the Pyle Center Wednesday.
Physicians have been prescribing emergency contraception for decades. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, the drugs – commonly referred to as the morning-after pill – are approved “for use in preventing pregnancy after intercourse when standard contraceptives have failed, or when no contraceptives were used at all.” Clinical trials have found emergency contraception is safe and effective. But scientists, policy makers and the public disagree on the issue of improving access to this drug.
Madison’s homeless will soon have another option when it comes to seeking employment and having their voices heard. To finalize their first issue, members of the Homeless Cooperative street paper met Tuesday night to formulate ideas that may provide the homeless of Madison with a chance for employment and a place to voice their concerns.
On the grounds of UW-Madison’s Camp Randall stands an empty pedestal, which will soon serve as the home of a significant installment of original art.
Local state representatives proposed an amendment to the Wisconsin State Constitution last week to limit the governor’s veto power. For over 30 years, each Wisconsin governor has enjoyed what is nationally known as the most extensive veto power of all governors in the United States.
Few University of Wisconsin students are familiar with the university�s administrators, and even fewer are aware Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters & Science, is not only responsible for allocating resources to the 39 departments within CLS, but is also a fan of hip-hop group Outkast.
Breathing new life into failed nerve endings, University of Wisconsin scientists developed new lithium-battery technology to power various medical devices implanted into patients suffering from muscular disorders.
Craig Munier, one of three finalists chosen to potentially fill the vacant position of director of financial services at the University of Wisconsin, spoke to members of the faculty and a student about his qualifications and goals concerning academic financial services during a press conference at the Red Gym Tuesday.
Most students would agree that one’s pants is not a good place to store something worth $5,000. Nevertheless, Matthew Brooke, 36, allegedly did so Thursday, Sept. 27, when he attempted to steal a rare book from the Wisconsin Historical Society, 701 State St., according to police.
University officials tried to cover up improprieties within the handling of the Paul Barrows case, according to state Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, who hopes to investigate public UW-Madison misconduct in an Oct. 12 public hearing.
In what advocates deem a huge victory for the state, the WiCell Research Institute announced Monday it had been chosen as the federal government’s first and only National Stem Cell Bank. The bank’s four-year, $16 million contract with the National Institutes of Health will allow UW-Madison to categorize stem cell lines and distribute these cell lines to researchers around the country.
Diversity is a loaded term ââ?¬â? plain and simple.
But the diversity sensitivity training required for all teaching and project assistants on this campus only adds to our society�s hypersensitivity towards diversity and casts a proverbial dark cloud over freedom of thought.
A leading Wisconsin biotechnology research institute will house the nation�s first stem-cell bank, Gov. Jim Doyle announced at a press conference at University of Wisconsin Research Park Monday.
President George W. Bush announced his nomination of Harriet Miers for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.
Med Flight, the emergency response helicopter service, had its 20th anniversary Saturday.
Although UW-Madison has long been a forerunner of stem cell research, the university received what could be its greatest distinction in the field yet by landing a contract for the nation’s first and only stem cell bank.
The ââ?¬Å?Creating Inclusive Communitiesââ?¬Â forum addressed the growing amount of diversity faced in todayââ?¬â?¢s workplace and the need for potential business leaders within the University of Wisconsin to place it among the top of their priorities in Grainger Hall Friday.
A University of Wisconsin consciousness and sleep expert will soon receive a national award to fund further studies aimed at uncovering the mysteries of sleep. The university announced Giulio Tononi won the National Institutes of Healthââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Å?Pioneer Awardââ?¬Â last week, becoming one of 13 scientists nationwide to win.
A bill condoning the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes is pending introduction in the Wisconsin State Assembly, a state representative said Sunday.
Differences should not be forgotten
Barrows coverage misrepresents
Former Vice Chancellor Paul Barrows seeks to appeal his case before the UW-Madison Academic Staff Appeals Committee, according to his attorney, Lester Pines. Barrows claims the university punished him unfairly following the discovery of his relationship with a graduate student in November 2004.
Embracing modest successes and bemoaning perceived failures on the part of the UW-Madison administration and student community, students and faculty shared experiences, observations and tears at the sixth annual Plan 2008 campus forum on diversity.
In an effort to keep people aware of the severity of the punishments planned for out-of-control partiers on Halloween, the City of Madison Police Department highlighted the amount of fines that will accompany various citations on Halloween in a release.
During Thursdayââ?¬â?¢s Plan 2008 ââ?¬Å?Creating Communityââ?¬Â forum, an overwhelming number of University of Wisconsin administrators, faculty and staff supported efforts to improve campus diversity.
The man found guilty of two sexual assaults before the Fall 2004 semester began was sentenced Wednesday to more than 76 years in prison. Johnny Brown was charged and found guilty on six different felonies, including sexual assault, burglary and armed robbery, according to Consolidated Court Automation Programs.
Russell A. Jones, age 83, died Sept. 27, 2005. He was the Director of Small Business and Outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Extension in Madison. He retired in 1984.
Carter Denniston, age 67, died on Tuesday evening, Sept. 27, 2005. He joined the Genetics faculty as Assistant Professor, becoming Associate Professor in 1975 and full Professor in 1981. He retired and made Emeritus Professor on Jan. 1, 2005.
Stem cell research has the potential to treat ailments such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Dr. Paul W. Barrows has given 16 years of dedicated service to the University of Wisconsin. No one has ever suggested that he did anything other than superb work, nor has anyone ever filed complaint about him. Yet, because of former Dean of Students Luoluo Hong and her campaign against him, Paul Barrows is no longer the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. That is a loss for the University and its students.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee met Wednesday to further discuss and develop the Campus Master Plan, a project aimed at reorganizing and revitalizing the UW-Madison campus.
Gov. Jim Doyle renewed his call for a 10 percent ethanol requirement in gasoline Wednesday, fueling controversy surrounding the proposal. Even though the bill has gained bi-partisan support, there are still highly contested factors that have created a legislative impasse.
UW-Madison students may someday be able to conceal and carry weapons on campus if a bill, to be released Thursday, is passed. It would allow residents of Wisconsin to conceal and carry guns, but it has not been confirmed whether this would include educational institutions or not.
The Student Labor Action Coalition stormed Chancellor John Wiley’s office Wednesday after rallying on Bascom Hill to demand union-produced collegiate apparel.
The Wisconsin state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that bans all human cloning in the state, a move that UW-Madison officials said will negatively impact the university’s scientific research reputation and endanger stem cell research.
The newest incarnation of a legal battle dating as far back as 1999 could have severe implications on academic freedoms of University of Wisconsin professors.
The Wisconsin State Senate passed a bill banning all forms of human cloning Wednesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court resuscitated Wisconsin Right to Life�s legal challenge of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 Wednesday by agreeing to hear oral arguments in the anti-abortion group�s case against the Federal Elections Commission.
Anthony Allen “Tony” Clementi passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 200. He worked at the UW Physical Plant for the last seven years.
Several scientists at the UW- Madison’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies believe there is a significant story about Hurricane Katrina that has been left untold by the mainstream media. These hurricane researchers are convinced that accurate storm forecasting in the days leading up to Katrina’s landfall kept the death toll from being in the millions.
A fire that broke out in the basement of the Mechanical Engineering Building Tuesday night forced a hurried evacuation for students and faculty.
With Halloween quickly approaching, “bad blood” simmering between the Tavern League, the University, and the city may keep collaboration on Halloween events at a standstill.
Due to funding problems, Madison Festivals Inc. cancelled the seventh annual Kites on Ice Festival, a popular community event held along the Memorial Union Terrace on the winter ice of Lake Mendota.
Former UW-Madison Vice Chancellor Paul Barrows, who allegedly sexually harassed several female co-workers, returned to his backup position in the Office of the Provost Monday, angering campus activists.
University of Wisconsin scientists tracking a strain of influenza which has jumped from horses to dogs say it could potentially infect humans, though it is unlikely.
Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., has caused a stir across the country after his controversial comments about international students from ââ?¬Å?terrorist-sponsoredââ?¬Â countries studying in the United States.
The City of Madison Police Department presented evidence that they believe links downtown liquor license saturation to incidents of crime and violence at a Policy Alternatives Community Education (PACE) Project meeting Tuesday.
University of Madison Police Chief Susan Riseling will serve the campus community in a new capacity as of this week. Riseling, who has served her university position since 1991, has been elected vice president-at-large of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, an international group of more than 19,000 prominent law-enforcement officials.
A University of Wisconsin research center received a large sum of money for small-scale technology research Monday. The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center ââ?¬â? devoted to nanotechnology education and development ââ?¬â? successfully renewed its grant with the National Science Foundation after undergoing nearly a year of mandatory application protocols, receiving an additional $14.8 million in funding.
The Wisconsin State Senate approved a bill Tuesday allowing health-care providers and health-care facility employees to refuse to partake in medical procedures based on moral or religious beliefs without the risk of dismissal.
