Perry Karp, will perform Friday as part of the UW Faculty Concert Series at 8 p.m. Mills Hall.
Author: Kelly Tyrrell
President of Harvard Tells Women’s Panel He’s Sorry
New York Times
The Harvard University president, Lawrence H. Summers, apologized personally on Thursday to a group of distinguished women professors as he battled to convince the university’s faculty of his commitment to diversity after remarks suggesting that women may be innately less able to succeed in math and science careers.
‘Newspaper morgue’ a valuable campus resource for students
Daily Cardinal
As students return for a new semester, an impending term paper is the last thing on the minds of most. However, as students’ thoughts turn back to education, they may consider one valuable resource that has been vastly overlooked: the University Communications Library.
UW-Madison employee charged with child abuse
Daily Cardinal
Dawn Crim, a UW-Madison chancellor’s office employee, was charged Tuesday with felony child abuse, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
The charges against Crim, an assistant to LaMarr Billups, special assistant to UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley, came after she allegedly poked her 5-year-old son’s hand several times with a pen, causing it to bleed, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Legislator proposes merging tech schools and universities
Daily Cardinal
A proposal introduced by state Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, would merge the UW System’s 13 two-year colleges with the 13 four-year universities, according to a press release.
However, the lack of an actual proposal raises concerns among state government and UW System officials.
Students trek to D.C. protesting inauguration
Badger Herald
Several University of Wisconsin students are taking time off from the beginning of semester classes to travel to Washington, D.C. to protest the inauguration of President George W. Bush.
Reilly suggests UW head cuts
Badger Herald
While Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, announced his plan to merge the UW System�s 13 two-year colleges and 13 four-year universities, UW System President Kevin Reilly recommended an unrelated plan suggesting a single chancellor for UW Colleges and UW-Extension.
UW groups plan aid for tsunami victims
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin International Student Services held a meeting with representatives from all international-student organizations Wednesday evening to brainstorm ideas to provide relief for victims of the Dec. 23 Asian tsunami disaster.
Gary Lee Borman
Madison.com
Gary Lee Borman, age 72, passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He graduated from UW-Madison with a B.S. and M.S. in math, an M.S. in engineering and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. Gary was a full professor, retiring as a professor emeritus, and was involved with many research projects.
Proposal would merge campuses
Badger Herald
Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, chair of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities, has proposed a new solution to save the state money.
UW’s owl work worthwhile
This is in response to “Tracy in Nasville, Tenn.,” who suggested people should donate money for the care of people, not animals. She cited a story about a blind great-horned owl receiving implanted contacts.
Reader views: UW must take cuts like rest of state
Wisconsin State Journal
UW must take cuts like rest of state I was disappointed that the Wisconsin State Journal would publish a guest column earlier this month suggesting the university be protected from budget cuts. At the very least you owe it to the readers to point out that the university employs more than half of all those state employees which your paper and the politicians complain about.
13-year UW professor Buttel, 56, dies of cancer (WSJ 1/20/05)
Frederick H. Buttel, a UW-Madison professor rural sociology for nearly 13 years, died of cancer Friday in his Madison home.
A New Chapter In Books (WSJ 1/20/05)
Joing the swarm of students packing University Book Store on State Street, UW-Madison senior Adam Haas waited patiently in a long checkout line Wednesday to pay ro several shrink-wrapped packages that included more than just the books he set out to buy.
UW MEN’S HOCKEY: Junior winger MacMurchy pleads guilty
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin hockey player Ryan MacMurchy pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor battery in connection with a fight outside a downtown bar last fall and was placed in a first offenders program.
UW MEN’S HOCKEY NOTES: Eaves looks to be in line for a raise
Wisconsin State Journal
Preliminary conversations have taken place aimed at rewarding University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves with a more lucrative contract.
UW System’s Reilly also has merger plan
Wisconsin State Journal
One day after a state lawmaker proposed a major restructuring of the University of Wisconsin System to save money, System President Kevin Reilly on Wednesday put forward his own idea for a big change he said would save taxpayers $1.5 million a year.
Fumble recovery leads to pay dirt for UW
Wisconsin State Journal
It’s been nearly three weeks since the University of Wisconsin football team executed the last of its 1,613 plays from scrimmage, but one in particular continues to be recognized.
UW employee faces child-abuse charge (WSJ 1/19/05)
a UW-Madison chancellor’s office employee who also serves as a television announcer for Badgers women’s basketball games was charged with felony child abuse Tuesday.
Study: More work keeps employees most satisfied (WSJ 1/16/05)
There appears to be some truth to the adage that the more you work, the more satisfied you’re likely to be.
Buses For Protesters
Wisconsin State Journal
Three buses are scheduled to leave Wisconsin for Washington, D.C., Wednesday to take people to the “Turn Your Back on Bush” protest at President Bush’s inauguration.
Let Homeowners Defer Property Taxes
Wisconsin State Journal
The immediate causes of Wisconsin’s budget deficit are twofold. First, along with many other states, our tax receipts fell when the dot.com bubble burst, and we now struggle to fund our growing needs from a shrinking tax base. Second, some bad budgeting decisions postponed a confrontation with the deficit, which had swelled to more than $1 billion. These immediate issues have put us in a deep hole.
Let’s Rein In Local Spenders
Wisconsin State Journal
The goal “is to begin building a movement that will change Wisconsin’s political landscape, giving power back to people” instead of to the special spending interests who lobby our government for favors, at the expense of the taxpayers.
Experts Say That After A Year of Steady Growth, The State Is In For The Same In 2005
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Don Nichols, economic professor and directo of the university’s La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Despite having about 80,000 fewer manufacturing jobs than when the decade began, the state in 2004 surpassed its pre-recession employment level, and the troubled sector helped spur economic growth as businesses again began buying capital equipment.
Time to consider guaranteed tuition
Daily Cardinal
Over the past few years, UW students have seen their tuition increase at unprecedented rates. In the face of drastic budget cuts that originate in the statehouse, the university has been forced to continually demand more money from students while offering fewer, more crowded classes. A fourth-year in-state student now pays $2,933.12 per semester-a 64.4 percent increase from a semester’s tuition when he or she entered the university in the fall of 2001.
Homicide suspect commits suicide in Dane Co. jail cell
Daily Cardinal
Meng-Ju “Mark” Wu, a former UW-Madison student facing three counts of first-degree intentional homicide, committed suicide in his cell early Monday morning at the Dane County Jail.
Job Of Writing State History Was A Surprise
Wisconsin State Journal
In 1986, Shiela Reaves was a young photojournalist with few credits on her resume.
So when American Historical Press came knocking on her door about working on an illustrated history of Wisconsin, Reaves didn’t figure she would get the gig.
UW’s oldest graduate dies at 109 years
Daily Cardinal
Today $10 will not even fill the gas tank on the smallest of cars. In 1917, when Irene Newman graduated from UW-Madison, that now-paltry amount paid for an entire semester of college.
UW flag to travel with armed forces
Daily Cardinal
Sunday, Bucky Badger presented the Wisconsin National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing with an “official” UW-Madison spirit flag.
“The point of the flag is to continue to foster positive relations with the National Guard units in Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison,” said Don Nelson, UW Assistant Director of State Relations. “We want to support our troops.”
Governor’s promised education budget may fall short
Daily Cardinal
State officials are patiently awaiting Gov. Jim Doyle’s upcoming state budget proposal and the effects it will have on public education throughout Wisconsin.
Banlocal minimum wage Ordinances
Wisconsin State Journal
The bidding has commenced. Now it’s time to ban local minimum wage laws before the city councils of our state succumb to the easy politics of giving people more money without having to raise taxes. It’s just too tempting when you’re giving away other people’s money.
UW considers cutting cell phone funding
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin officials and state auditors are considering eliminating state-funded cell phones issued to UW employees in order to decrease expenses.
Court charges student
Badger Herald
A University of Wisconsin pharmacy student was charged this month for three accounts of fires she allegedly started in the Elizabeth Waters residence hall two years ago, in addition to a charge of allegedly stalking a UW Pharmacy School official.
Citizens remember King�s dreams
Badger Herald
More than 40 years after the �60s civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the Wisconsin Union Theater, people gathered at the auditorium to honor his memory Monday evening.
Wu takes own life in county jail
Badger Herald
Meng-Ju ââ?¬Å?Markââ?¬Â Wu, a 20-year-old former University of Wisconsin student who was charged with a triple homicide in 2003, committed suicide Monday in the Dane County Jail.
No Break in the Storm Over Harvard President’s Words
New York Times
Members of a Harvard faculty committee that has examined the recruiting of professors who are women sent a protest letter yesterday to Lawrence H. Summers, the university’s president, saying his recent statements about innate differences between the sexes would only make it harder to attract top candidates.
VerStandig: Criminals of yesterday or leaders of tomorrow?
While delivering his annual State of the State address, Gov. Jim Doyle declared “there’s no greater investment we can make than in the University of Wisconsin.”
Don Nichols: Let homeowners defer property tax hikes
Wisconsin State Journal
The immediate causes of Wisconsin’s budget deficit are twofold. First, along with many other states, our tax receipts fell when the dot.com bubble burst, and we now struggle to fund our growing needs from a shrinking tax base. Second, some bad budgeting decisions postponed a confrontation with the deficit, which had swelled to more than $1 billion. These immediate issues have put us in a deep hole.
Nichols is director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs, and a professor of economics and public affairs at the UW-Madison.
Doyle rejects mediation in labor dispute
Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday rejected a state mediator requested by the Wisconsin State Employees Union to help settle negotiations over labor contracts that expired about 18 months ago for more than 24,000 employees.
Lawmaker proposes merging UW campuses
Wisconsin State Journal
The leader of the Assembly’s higher education committee Tuesday called for a redesign of the 26-campus University of Wisconsin System, proposing that the 13 two-year colleges be merged into the 13 four- year universities.
Same-sex partners need insurance
Daily Cardinal
As a leader progressive education UW-Madison should have been the first Big Ten school and one of the first in the nation to guarantee health insurance to partners of gay and lesbian faculty. Instead, it is currently the only school in the conference not to offer such benefits.
Partners of UW’s LGBT staff still without health insurance
Daily Cardinal
On Jan. 1, UW-Madison became the only Big Ten school to deny health insurance to partners of gay and lesbian faculty. UW-Madison officials said this is one more roadblock in the process of bringing quality employees to Wisconsin universities and keeping them.
Among Halloween solutions, police weigh closing highways
Daily Cardinal
Halloween is in 290 days.
This means the university, Madison city officials and the Madison Police Department have 289 days to come up with a plan to curb the disturbances on State Street that have plagued the celebration the past three years.
Dept. of Education proposes Pell Grant cut
Daily Cardinal
As many as 2,000 UW-Madison students could see a reduction in financial aid from Pell Grants due to a proposed government revision of the formula that determines the amount of money students can receive, according to Steve Van Ess, director of UW-Madison student financial services.
25 UW students studying abroad safe after tsunami
Daily Cardinal
The unexpected natural disaster in Southeast Asia devastated nations yet brought together the world, including administration and student groups at UW-Madison.
The UW-Madison Departments of International Student Services and International Academic Programs have already focused much of their attention on locating international and study abroad students and ensuring their safety. All 25 UW-Madison students studying in India and Thailand have been found.
Education priority in State of State address
Daily Cardinal
The state of Wisconsin is, apparently, on the move.
In the annual State of the State address Wednesday evening, Gov. Jim Doyle highlighted Wisconsin’s progress and optimistic future regarding agriculture, child care, health care, minimum wage and education. Regarding education, however, Doyle dropped a part of his speech that promised to give the UW System and its financial aid a larger increase in state money than the corrections system in his budget to be revealed next month.
University Square to get facelift
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin, in cooperation with Executive Management Inc., continues to push a multi-million-dollar redevelopment project at the heart of the UW campus. The public sector and private developer EMI are completing the preliminary stages of what will be a 12-story development plan on the University Square property.
Faculty at UW earn less than peers
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin faculty members earn, on average, lower salaries compared to other peer universities, which could be a disadvantage in recruiting qualified staff, according to Vice Chancellor of Administration Darrell Bazzell.
Regents influence campuses
Badger Herald
When students look down State Street to the Capitol building, many may say they see a monopoly of power for University of Wisconsin policies, tuition setting and budgeteering. Many students do not know that much of the power held in planning the UW System�s future rests in the top floors of Van Hise, where they will find the Board of Regents� offices and where meetings are often held.
Technology Research Lab in Europe Prepares to Close
New York Times
DUBLIN, Jan. 17 – Nearly five years after it opened in an old Guinness brewery building, Media Lab Europe, a research institution set up during the height of the dot-com boom by the Irish government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will close because of a chronic shortfall in financing.
Doyle addresses education funding in State of State speech
Badger Herald
Gov. Jim Doyle addressed the state of Wisconsin Wednesday night, discussing an agenda which included job-growth measures and funding for the University of Wisconsin System.
Lack of aid burden on students� pocketbooks
Badger Herald
The amount of financial aid available to University of Wisconsin students has remained at a standstill while the cost of attending UW has continually risen, according to Steve Van Ess, director of the Office of Student Financial Services.
Mideast Tensions Are Getting Personal on Campus at Columbia
New York Times
As students resume classes at Columbia University today after their winter break, they will face the telltale summonses of college life: Go to class, surf the Internet, sleep, pursue romance, sleep.
And a new one: Testify about the alleged misconduct of their professors.
Harvard Chief Defends His Talk on Women
New York Times
The president of Harvard University, Lawrence H. Summers, who offended some women at an academic conference last week by suggesting that innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers, stood by his comments yesterday but said he regretted if they were misunderstood.
NCAA approves plan for stricter academics
Badger Herald
A plan to reduce scholarships for all Division I student athletes who are performing poorly in the classroom was recently approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Board of Directors.
Dean to leave Medical School after 2005
Badger Herald
Dr. Philip Farrell, dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School, announced his decision not to seek reappointment when his term ends in December 2005.
Overture exhibit showcases talents of graduate
Badger Herald
Climbing the long, winding staircase to the third floor, it�s easy to be struck by the austerity of the Overture Center. White and cream, glass and steel, it has more the feel of a memorial than it does a vibrant arts center. Yet as you round the corner to Gallery III, everything changes. Humanity floods in, in colors and shapes, in honesty and reality.
Bush cuts Pell Grants
Badger Herald
Students across the nation face a reduction in financial aid next school year due to cuts in the national Pell Grant program.
UW limits benefits
Badger Herald
Earning a distinction that school officials are unlikely to include in any upcoming promotional materials, the University of Wisconsin is now the only school in the Big Ten to not offer domestic-partner health insurance to employees.
Irene Mary Newman
Madison.com
Irene Mary Newman, age 109, passed away on Friday, Jan. 14, 2005. She attended the University of Wisconsin, graduating in 1917 with a B.A. degree, and from the U.W. Library School (now the School of Library and Information Studies) in 1918. She was the oldest living U.W. alumna for several years prior to her death.