UW orientation splits students, parents to make a point

At first, the prospect of signing up for his fall classes at UW-Madison this week was a little daunting for 18-year-old Tyler Guetschow.
Barely out of high school, the incoming freshman from Sheboygan would have to tackle that advising room at Union South alone, his parents barred from entering as a matter of policy during UW-Madison’s two-day orientation session known as SOAR.