WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 – Howard University will receive a gift of software and other technology valued at more than $70 million, the largest contribution in its 137-year history, the university announced Tuesday.
In every cartoon I’ve ever watched, when a volcano erupts, it spews out waves of thick orange lava. So when I watch footage of Mount St. Helens nearing eruption again, I’m a little disappointed that all I see is white clouds of steam. Where’s all the lava? Where’s the wall of flaming-red liquid, destroying everything in its path? It happens in Hawaii-why isn’t it happening in Washington?
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley delivered his annual State of the University address at the Faculty Senate meeting Monday afternoon. Wiley focused his speech on budget issues in the university.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz revealed yesterday the creation of an alcohol policy coordinator, a new position created to connect the city administration, local police force and UW-Madison with area businesses that serve alcoholic beverages.
As the University of Wisconsin battles with college binge-drinking, police deem the fight to eliminate fake identification a major facet in the war against high-risk alcohol consumption.
Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Oct. 16 as part of his nationwide tour of college campuses before the Nov. 2 presidential election.
It�s October, and for most University of Wisconsin students, that means the time for Halloween madness is quickly approaching.
During a press conference Monday, Madison and university officials announced the creation of a new position in city government to act as a liaison between alcohol-selling establishments and local government.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4 – Senator John Kerry accused President Bush on Monday of “turning his back on science in favor of ideology,” and he presented himself as the more forward-looking leader who would lift the president’s restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research.
For experts who handle hazardous materials and who specialize in bioterrorism preparedness, there are fears – fears that a chemical or biological terrorism attack will take place under their watch and they won’t know anything has happened until it’s too late.
Now a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists thinks it may help alleviate some of these worries – at least when the neurotoxin botulinum is involved.
Daily Cardinal staff opinion
The University of Wisconsin is one of the world’s greatest research institutions. Researchers at the UW have been pioneers in furthering the understanding of diseases including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, such work has given Wisconsin a very strong base in academic-based research, creating thousands of private sector jobs and assuring the state a place in the high-tech, knowledge-based economy that has emerged in the 21st century.
If the leaders of tomorrow are bred in the universities of today, the future looks very bright, indeed. UW-Madison is at the forefront of this bright future, enrolling talented and qualified students to fill university ranks.
High atop Van Hise Hall, with a picturesque view of Lake Mendota in the background, recently-appointed UW System president Kevin Reilly met with members of student media from around the state Friday in an effort to maintain open lines of communication.
Students gathered in the Witte Hall backyard yesterday to raise medical funds for the family of UW-Madison freshman Jason Gratzl who fell Aug. 28 from a second-floor Mifflin Street balcony and is currently in a coma.
Kevin P. Reilly, the University of Wisconsin System president, jokingly said his new position is ââ?¬Å?a little like drinking out of a fire hoseââ?¬Â during a Friday teleconference with student journalists from around the UW System.
Another University of Wisconsin student was the victim of criminal activity this weekend, adding to the list of recent robberies and assaults downtown.
Students united in the Witte Residence Hall backyard Sunday to help raise more than $1,400 for the medical expenses of University of Wisconsin freshman Jason Gratzl, who was seriously injured when he fell from a Mifflin Street balcony in August.
Madison, Wis. ââ?¬â? Into the night, candidates from everywhere caper nonstop across the television screens. Bragging, unflagging and just plain posing, their television images rain into the archives of a voracious academic project dedicated to measuring the now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t advertising stratagems of the political campaign. Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin trek through these reams of glossy wholesomeness and focus-grouped promises in each day’s catch of TV commercials from across the nation. They weed attack ads from bouquets of self-praise, ever grateful for an aberrational candidate.
The secretary of education called on senior members of Congress yesterday to close a loophole that has allowed student loan companies to collect more than a billion dollars in excess federal subsidies, saying he lacked the authority to stop the escalating payments anytime soon.
The Joint West Campus Area Committee voted Wednesday night, 10-0 with three abstentions, to recommend the building of the Interdisciplinary Research Center, a $144 million laboratory and research facility.
To discuss the recent state budget cuts that have affected UW-Madison, the Student Labor Action Coalition held a forum on Wednesday night titled “The Fight for Funding.”
One block down, five to go.
After the near completion of renovations to the 100 block of State Street, the State Street Design Project proposed the preliminary plans for the renovations to the 200 block Wednesday night.
Go to college, study hard, get a degree, find a job. Such have been the words of wisdom handed down generation to generation about how to make the most of your time as an undergraduate.
Though most parents send their kids to college to prepare for the real world, for many students, the University of Wisconsin represents the chance to take a long vacation before entering reality.
As the cost of tuition continues to rise at most state universities, many Big Ten schools have seen an increase in enrollment.
A new plan for ranking America�s best colleges is in the works, using written examinations completed by students following graduation.
Officials involved in reconfiguring and redesigning portions of the University of Wisconsin campus are set to field questions and suggestions from students and Madisonians on what they believe belongs in UW�s physical future.
Camp Randall provided some memorable moments for University of Wisconsin students last Saturday as the UW football team beat Penn State 16-3, but one badger missed out on part of the fun.
Madison has dealt with recent sexual assaults, physical attacks and robberies, but for the second time this month, hate crime has struck the city.
An angry crowd protested outside the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic Wednesday to criticize the university�s decision to stop supporting research for two life-threatening diseases.
Students with hopes of securing the seats at UW-Madison hockey and football games were given a rude awakening Tuesday morning. UW-Madison police officers gave out citations to 24 students who had violated university regulations regarding camping.
Despite changes and the influx of new faces each year at colleges nationwide, some traditions never fade.
Many Madisonians are familiar with two traditions native to the University of Wisconsin: the upcoming State Street Halloween celebration and the Mifflin Street block party.
The World Dairy Expo, which opens this week, typically draws over 75,000 visitors from all over the world to the grounds of the Alliant Energy Center. Student members of the National Agricultural Marketing Association and the Badger Dairy Club in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences play a major role in coordinating the event.
Many University of Wisconsin students have already paid their dues for university sporting events, but now some will be shelling out even more money.
The 2004-05 season for Men�s Basketball marks the first time University of Wisconsin students must enter into a lottery to receive tickets.
n apple a day may keep the doctor away, and now a purple carrot a day may keep the cardiologist away. Recent campus research suggests the pigments in naturally occurring purple carrots may decrease the risk of heart disease, without affecting the carrots’ taste.
Five years from now, a UW-Madison freshman who has never known the splendor of Ogg Hall could stand at the site of the demolished dorm and see Lake Mendota. His gaze will fall down a pedestrian corridor, a tree-lined and brick-paved promenade, perhaps filled with students milling around public art or rushing from two new residence halls on the southern end of campus.
Incoming freshmen in the year 2009 will walk onto an entirely different University of Wisconsin campus. The future remodeling of the East Campus Mall was the topic of Monday night�s Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee, trying to link up Lake Mendota to Regent Street with a pedestrian thoroughfare.
The 2004 Halloween Planning Group adopted a proposal Monday to have costume contests and chicken dances as part of this year�s Halloween festivities on State Street.
As both a cancer survivor and University of Wisconsin professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Sheila McGuirk is preparing for the ride of her life.
More than 400 students, faculty and community members attended the fifth annual Plan 2008 forum Monday at the Memorial Union. The meeting put focus on diversity throughout the University of Wisconsin system.
The nights are getting colder and longer, but many students are finding more time to spend outside. Ticket turmoil is in full swing for men�s basketball, football and hockey tickets as the lines grow outside of the Kohl Center box office
While Bruce Sprinsteen, Dave Matthews and other rock stars sing on a “Vote for Change” concert tour, another disgruntled group – this one scientists -will crisscross the well-worn landscape of battleground states over the next month, giving lectures that will argue that the Bush administration has ignored and misused science.
Daily Cardinal Opinion –
In the late 19th century the American system of higher education took a radical change in direction. UW-Madison and other public “land-grant” institutions across the country were created based on the principle that higher education should be accessible to the widest possible segment of the population. Research conducted within the university should be accessible and applicable to the citizenry. These ideas represented a drastic departure from earlier private, colonial institutions designed primarily to educate only the elite for leadership roles within society.
Rising levels of obesity among young people in Wisconsin may have their roots in common college behavior. If left unchecked, a “typical” college diet of daily gorging on frozen pizzas and binge drinking lays the groundwork for obesity later in life, according to Scott Spear, University Health Services director of clinical services.
Amidst a charged political atmosphere that permeates all of campus during an election year, professors and faculty at UW-Madison are being urged to leave the buttons, banners and bumper stickers at home.
In a memo to be e-mailed today to all university employees, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Legal and Executive Affairs Melanie Newby reiterated the importance of adhering to state law while on campus.
One quarter of the women in Wisconsin colleges this fall will be raped or the victim of attempted rape, according to a release from the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc.
The University of Wisconsin freshman that fell from a Mifflin Street balcony the weekend before classes began was upgraded to ââ?¬Å?fairââ?¬Â condition, according to UW Hospital source Trudy Brule.
Two men were charged with disorderly conduct as a hate crime and bail jumping on the night of Friday, Sept. 24 in the campus area.
Although the University of Wisconsin Police Department did not staff more officers at Saturday night�s victory against Pennsylvania State University, many students said they experienced a heightened police presence during the first and only night game of the season.
MORAGA, Calif., Sept. 24 – Looking back, it all seems too good to have been true. But until a few weeks ago, almost everyone here believed it.
Seven years ago, a first-time donor pledged the largest gift in the history of Saint Mary’s College, a small liberal arts school run by Christian Brothers in Moraga, a secluded town in the San Francisco Bay area. The college’s origins date back to the state’s early history.
State Street business owners are taking action in order to deter violence and riots this Halloween. In addition to the larger police force, business owners will be doing everything from staying the night in their stores to hiring private security.
Fans must now rely a little more on their love for Bucky to keep warm while sitting out for sports tickets after the induction of a new campus police initiative.
Aiming to halt students from “camping out” at the Kohl Center, the UW-Madison Campus Police will now be reprimanding individuals possessing tents, sleeping bags, pillows and other paraphernalia related to camping out. Folding chairs and television sets are still allowed.
The city of Madison, University of Wisconsin and Dane County provided an outreach program Thursday morning on Library Mall to provide information on preventing student assaults.
The University of Wisconsin fifth annual Plan 2008 forum will be held Monday at Memorial Union, offering lectures and discussions about creating a more diverse campus environment.
All students, faculty, staff and community members are invited and encouraged to attend the free sessions to gather information, discuss what UW is doing and find out how they might improve their efforts to diversify all aspects of campus life.
Badger football fans will have no reason to hide their double-funnel, two-story beer bongs before the Penn State game this Saturday.
University of Wisconsin police say they will not be increasing security forces, even though Saturday is the only night game of the season.
According to local public health officials, a large outbreak of whooping cough has emerged in southeastern Wisconsin.
In a continued effort to prepare for Madison�s Halloween celebration, the Associated Students of Madison and the Madison Police Department discussed crowd-control activities and proposed safety measures at a Downtown Coordinating Committee meeting Thursday night
Students interested in occupational therapy can look forward to a new program in 2005. For the first time, The University of Wisconsin will offer an occupational therapy master�s-level program under the Department of Kinesiology in the School of Education.
Students have known for a long time that some professors grade differently than others, said Bruce Beck, a Senior Policy and Planning Analyst.
In 1999, the University Academic Planning Council initiated a study through the University of Wisconsin�s Provost�s Office to find out how grade distribution varied from lecture to lecture within a specific class.
