Category: Campus life

A Madison man was hit with a Taser and arrested after running from police and ending up on the Memorial Union Terrace Wednesday afternoon, police said.

A group of seniors are keeping their minds young by attending college courses.

UW-Madison interim vice provost and chief diversity officer Patrick Sims now has the title on a permanent basis.

UW-Madison police used a Taser in the process of arresting an intoxicated man who created a disturbance Wednesday at Memorial Union.

One of two Jewish fraternities at UW-Madison has been kicked out of campus life for repeated misconduct, the university announced Wednesday. Alpha Epsilon Pi is the second fraternity ousted by the university this semester after no terminations had occurred since 2006.

A fraternity chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been kicked off campus after breaking the terms of its suspension.

As conversations continue about police shootings and accountability nationwide, some Madison area law enforcement agencies are grappling with how and whether to move forward with body cameras.

For the upcoming fall term, 17 percent of applicants were men, which is an increase from 11 percent last year, said Karen Mittelstadt, director of admissions and advising for the School of Nursing.

Wisconsin Brewing Company’s Inaugural Red beer hit taps late last week, but it wasn’t made by their brew master. It was made by students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Quoted: Jim Steele, professor of food sciences.

Second item: Christopher Bradfield, a UW-Madison oncology professor, has been named interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

Nationally, there are predictions of more and higher-paying jobs for recent graduates, but in Wisconsin job growth has lagged. For this and other reasons, young professionals in the state may likely find it difficult to land the job they want.

Running unopposed, former Finance Committee Chair Madison Laning, a UW junior, will succeed Genevieve Carter as next year’s Associated Students of Madison chair. She will take on the role as ASM’s leading voice during a time of impending financial hardship for UW.

The Associated Students of Madison started its 22nd session Friday, electing Madison Laning as the new chair.

Hahn, assistant dean for admissions and academic services of the Graduate School, has served as interim vice provost since June 2013, following the retirement of Joanne Berg.

University of Wisconsin engineering student Ty Mejeski became the first person to earn 10,000 iRating points on (simulated online racing game) iRacing’s skills-driven rating system — a feat no other racer has accomplished on the site.

Demonstrators had to be escorted out of Bascom Hall Thursday night by UW Police. Officers assisted with a Student Labor Action Coalition rally that began at Library Mall.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison student was charged Thursday with third-degree sexual assault for an incident at a campus dorm, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

Nine students involved in a sit-in on the UW-Madison campus over the issue of sweatshop labor were escorted out of Bascom Hall Thursday by campus police when they refused to leave the building, according to university officials.

Nicholas H. Ralston, 20, of Neenah, was accused by an acquaintance of assaulting her as she slept, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court.

University of Wisconsin is seeking input over what the future of campus should look like as it begins to revise the Campus Master Plan, which will focus on spaces between campus buildings and areas that haven’t been developed. Quoted: “We know the most sustainable building is the one we don’t have to build,” said Gary Brown, director of campus planning and landscape architecture.

Noted: On Aug. 8 and 9, Rickaby ran through the Downtown and UW campus areas, attacking and grabbing the breasts and buttocks of women he encountered.

What started as a way to show young students how a college classroom feels has turned into priceless moments for a University of Wisconsin professor and the kids involved.

A 19-year-old was taken into custody Friday in connection with a reported sexual assault in a Madison dorm, police said. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department said Friday afternoon that Nicholas H. Ralston, of Neenah, was arrested on tentative charges of third-degree sexual assault.

UW-Madison student Nicholas H. Ralston was arrested Friday in connection with a campus sexual assault reported April 18.

Members of the Nepal Student Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are brainstorming on how to help relatives and friends in the aftermath of the earthquake that has killed 3,700 in their home country.

With hopes to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of University of Wisconsin’s Greek community and its relationships with the university, UW is seeking to hire a Greek Life consultant. The decision to hire a Greek Life consultant is not linked to the recent incidents surrounding the Chi Phi chapter and hazing allegations, TJ Sargent, Greek Life coordinator, said.

Noted: Students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Oregon State University; and other campuses around the country also make beer on campus.

When the word “Muslim” is in the news lately, it’s often connected with the word “terrorist.” A group of experts gathered recently at the University of Wisconsin to grapple with this problem and to promote a more nuanced view.

A power outage inside the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation building on the UW campus kept workers out of the building Wednesday morning and into the afternoon. University of Wisconsin-Madison police originally said the outage could last until Thursday morning, but power was restored before 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Some UW-Madison students spent part of this Earth Day teaching others about agriculture. Wednesday was “Ag Day” near Library Mall on the UW campus. The school’s Collegiate Farm Bureau hosted the event with the theme “Every day is Earth Day to a Farmer.”

As fraternities across the country facing heightened scrutiny following racist and violent incidents, UW-Madison is preparing to hire a consultant to conduct a comprehensive study of Greek organizations on campus.