UW-Madison fans, so hopeful this was the year, took Monday’s 68-63 loss to Duke in the NCAA championship game with varying amounts of sadness, grief and frustration.
On State Street, fireworks and dance beats, despite a bummer of a game
Madison.com
Category: Campus life
Wisconsin fans take to State Street despite loss to Duke
AP
MADISON, Wis. AP — Thousands of Wisconsin fans packed downtown Madison on Monday night, dancing and jumping around, despite a loss to Duke University in the NCAA championship.
Most searched words on college campuses released, including UW Madison
WKOW TV
Dictionary.com released the most popular words searched at college campuses across the country. The most searched word for UW-Madison is the word evidence.
Badger fans optimistic about rematch against Duke in NCAA Championship game
WKOW TV
Walking along State Street Sunday morning, you’d never know that less than 12 hours earlier the historic strip was jam-packed with thousands of screaming Badger fans. Students were singing songs in the streets, swinging from trees and chanting 38-1, a playful jab at Kentucky’s perfect season coming to an end at the hands of the Badgers.
Paul Fanlund: My futile search for an upside to online anonymity
Capital Times
Columnist’s take on Yik Yak. Sources include UW professors Dominique Brossard and Kathleen Culver.
UW-Madison, police officials prepare for Monday madness
Madison.com
UW-Madison officials and local police are preparing for potentially one of the most historic parties the city has seen if the Badger men’s basketball team wins the national championship Monday.
In the Spirit: Major Madison-based evangelical organization moving to new digs
Noted: UW-Madison is among the campuses with a strong InterVarsity presence. There are more than a dozen InterVarsity chapters there, serving a variety of demographic groups.
As young evangelical, he finds God’s call in focus on climate ‘crisis’
Profile of Riley Balikian, a UW-Madison graduate student studying sustainable community development and water resource management and one of 12 members of the steering committee for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action.
Badger fans erupt as UW heads to NCAA final
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On Saturday night, the roars echoed from Union South to State St.
Madison fans root en masse to cheer Badgers to victory
Wisconsin State Journal
Thousands of rabid fans sporting the Cardinal and White chose to publicly commune as their team made history Saturday night.
The early Badger gets the…best seats in the bar
Capital Times
Though the tip-off for the Wisconsin Badgers’ Final Four face off against the Kentucky Wildcats was several hours away, dutiful fans began claiming seats as early as 8 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Critic at Large: UW Band: From Final Four to Weidner Center
WFRV-TV, Green Bay
t’s never a ho-hum affair – the annual visit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Varsity Band to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts in Green Bay. This year, that hoopla will likely be heightened. The concert comes on the heels of band members being in the thick of the energy surrounding tonight’s Monday, April 6 men’s basketball national championship run for the Wisconsin Badgers. CBS is televising the game, and coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. on WFRV, Channel 5.
UW band members share in Final Four journey
Janesville Gazette
TOWN OF BELOIT — Sophia Stevenson has been to every Badgers mens basketball game for the last two seasons.
Doug Moe: A scary diagnosis, and a special graduation
Wisconsin State Journal
Story of Maggie Stewart, a UW–Madison undergraduate who overcame a brain tumor diagnosis in 2013 to earn her degree in wildlife ecology in December.
Badgers men’s basketball: Thousands of fans send UW off to Final Four with Kohl Center rally
Wisconsin State Journal
At a pep rally Wednesday, several thousand anxious fans filled about three-quarters of the Kohl Center’s lower seating bowl to catch a last glimpse of the Badgers before they left for the Final Four.
Madison low-wage workers prepare for national day of protests on April 15
Capital Times
Four local workers — in fast food, retail, home care and food service at UW-Madison — told their stories Tuesday outside the McDonald’s restaurant on Regent Street during an announcement of plans for local one-day strikes and marches.
Ruby slippers for Mike Leckrone: ‘Wizard of Oz’ on tap at Varsity Band concert
Madison.com
Gee, Toto, it sure won’t look like Kansas when UW-Madison’s Varsity Band gets a hold of “The Wizard of Oz.” The iconic fantasy musical will be the featured songfest at the band’s 41st annual concert, April 16, 17 and 18 at the Kohl Center.
Spring break is a good thing for selling Final Four apparel at the mall
Madison.com
With last year’s University of Wisconsin basketball team Final Four apparel suddenly out of date, many fans — particularly those away from campus — are buying up Badgers T-shirts, caps and sweatshirts for this year’s title run.
UW Athletics hosting Final Four send off celebration for Badgers
WKOW TV
Fans are invited to help the Badgers celebrate their trip to the Final Four this week. The UW Athletic Department is planning a fan celebration at the Kohl Center on Wednesday to send off the team to Indianapolis.
City prepares for another potential “fandemonium” for Badgers vs Arizona
NBC15
Badgers fans sitting on bus stops and climbing trees in celebration were common sights last year on State street. This year–as the Badgers prepare to take on Arizona again, local law enforcement is preparing for yet another big crowd.
Ecstatic Badgers fans celebrate return to Final Four
Wisconsin State Journal
Hundreds of University of Wisconsin men’s basketball fans packed into State Street taverns and turned March Madness up several notches Saturday night, ecstatic by their team returning to the NCAA men’s tournament’s Final Four next week.
Badgers men’s basketball: The ordinary fan is going to have a tough time getting Final Four tickets
Madison.com
If you’re not a University of Wisconsin men’s basketball donor or season-ticket holder, UW doesn’t have a ticket for you for Saturday night’s NCAA Final Four semifinal rematch with Kentucky in Indianapolis.
Q&A: Nate Moll owns the ‘thumbs of @UWMadison’
Madison.com
UW–Madison Social Media Specialist Nate Moll talked to the Cap Times about how he got his job as the “thumbs of UW-Madison” and how he tries to bring “inspired goofiness” to his work.
Union construction to cause early Terrace closure
Daily Cardinal
Moving from its first to second phase, the Memorial Union Reinvestment project will focus on exterior changes, like reviving Alumni Park and “overhauling” the Terrace, causing it to close from the beginning of September until summer 2016, Marketing & Communications Coordinator for the Memorial Union Reinvestment Anna Johnson said.
Badger fans jubilant after team advances to NCAA Elite Eight
WKOW-TV 27
Badger fans who gathered at Union South to watch Thursday night’s game against North Carolina rose to their feet and cheered as the final seconds ticked off the clock and Wisconsin punched its ticket to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.
Part of Union Terrace to close for renovation
WISC-TV 3
Anna Johnson, marketing and communications coordinator for the Memorial Union reinvestment project, told News 3 that the west end of the terrace adjacent to the remodeled theater will remain open during the project, and the new terrace area will open early in the summer of 2016.
UW-Madison students impart fears of proposed budget to state Legislature
Daily Cardinal
In their matching gray #SaveOurUW T-shirts, members of the Associated Students of Madison traveled to the Joint Finance Committee hearing Thursday to vocalize their concerns over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget.
A college application-turned-film festival winner
Wisconsin State Journal
2015 Wisconsin Film Festival preview. Screenings will be held at various campus locations April 9-15.
Terese Berceau to UW professors: Time to start getting involved in lobbying Legislature
Madison.com
Like it or not, professors have been thrown into the “deep end of the pool” of politics, state Rep. Terese Berceau told a group of academics at UW-Madison Wednesday.
Indiana University team wins first “Kohls Invitational”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The student teams arrived in Milwaukee on Tuesday and presented their proposals to Kohls executives at the corporate headquarters in Menomonee Falls on Wednesday. Besides Indiana, students came from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Penn State University, Texas State University, the University of Arizona, Florida State University, Iowa State University, Michigan State University, Northern Illinois University, San Diego State University, Virginia Tech and Washington State University.
Meet the “Thumbs” of UW
NBC15
Nate Moll has the capability to reach thousands, perhaps millions, all over the world. All it takes is less than 140 characters and the click of a button. He’s the social media specialist at University Wisconsin-Madison.
Sigma Chi fraternity suspended for violations stemming from recent party
Channel3000.com
The Committee on Student Organizations received a report on Feb. 4 alleging possible acts of misconduct by members of Sigma Chi, according to the release.
Sigma Chi on UW-Madison campus suspended
NBC15
Sigma Chi on the UW-Madison campus is suspended for the remainder of the school year for violating the University’s Registered Student Organization Code of Conduct, according to Eric Knueve, director of the Center for Leadership and Involvement.
UW Writers’ Institute gives pro and newbie writers the chance to connect
Capital Times
The 2015 UW-Madison Writers’ Institute intends to show aspiring writers that there are many more out there, all grappling with the same things.
VIDEO: Sigma Chi fraternity suspended
WKOW TV
A UW Madison fraternity has been suspended for the rest of the semester after violating their probation by throwing a party.
UW-Madison faculty lobbying group to host public forum on Walker budget
Capital Times
PROFS, a lobbying organization for UW-Madison faculty, will zero in on Scott Walker’s game-changing budget plans for the UW System at a free public forum Wednesday.
Sex assault, drinking push colleges to moment of reckoning
Madison.com
On college campuses nationwide, the intertwined problems of sexual assault and alcohol are under intense scrutiny as students increasingly speak up and the federal government cracks down. Pushed to a collective moment of reckoning, colleges and universities are trying a slew of solutions focused on education, environment and enforcement.
Former UW student gets jail, probation, for sex extortion scheme
Wisconsin State Journal
A former UW-Madison student received a suspended prison sentence Friday for trying to coerce women into having sex with him by threatening to post their nude pictures and contact information on the Internet.
Robert Wolfe: Millennials and boomers need better public transit
Capital Times
Column by Robert Wolfe, a UW-Madison sophomore and WISPIRG campaign coordinator.
UW-Madison, Coastal Carolina engage in the most polite Twitter trash session ever
Capital Times
A Storify compilation of the tweets from Friday morning.
Targeting frats an academic witch hunt — Gary L. Kriewald
Madison.com
They’d gladly boot every fraternity off campus tomorrow if they thought they could get away with it. But for now they are content to pick them off one by one.
Wisconsin makes Elite 8 in NCAA academic bracket
Madison.com
A bracket-style look at the relative academic progress and graduation rates of the 68 teams in the 2015 NCAA men’s basketball tournament provides a glimpse at how well schools are supporting their athletes in their pursuit of a college education off the basketball court.
Hot Pot or Pizza: Chinese Students in the U.S. Aim to Bridge the Cultural Divide
Wall Street Journal
Chinese college students who come to the U.S. hope to learn about American culture, make foreign friends, and perfect their English.
Cecilia Miao, a Guangzhou-born student who graduated last May from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, wanted to do something to get the students to meet somewhere between the hotpot and the pizza.
New grievance process gives authority to UW
Badger Herald
One of the most significant changes is the new four-person panel put in place to further review any unresolved disputes between employees and HR, said Patrick Sheehan, director of Workforce Relations for the Office of Human Resources. This panel will consist of two representatives from UW staff and two administration representatives, he said.
Classified Staff set to receive new HR policy, change of title
Daily Cardinal
Employees recognized as Classified Staff will be known as University Staff starting July 1 partly because human resource policies will soon be handled solely by UW-Madison, according to a UW-Madison release.
Report: more sex assault victims opting not to report to police
NBC15
University of Wisconsin Police had six reports of sex assault in 2014, up from three reports in 2013. But spokesman Marc Lovicott says despite the increase in reports, he knows sex assaults are under-reported according to national statistics.
UW-Madison student, faculty parking rates to remain constant next year
Daily Cardinal
Rates for student and faculty parking permits will not change for the 2015-’16 school year, according to a press release from UW Transportation Services.
Police reopen Memorial Union area after bomb threat
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison police found no danger inside Memorial Union early Friday morning after shutting down the surrounding area for several hours due to a bomb threat.
UPDATE: UWPD give all clear after bomb threat
WKOW TV
There was nothing found after a bomb threat on the UW campus early Friday morning. E-mail and text alerts went out to students and faculty around midnight telling them to avoid the area around Memorial Union because of the threat. That block of Langdon Street was closed while police investigated.
UPDATE: UW-Madison terminates Chi Phi fraternity for “fostering a dangerous hazing environment”
WKOW TV
Chi Phi, one of the oldest fraternities on campus, is accused of “fostering a dangerous hazing environment” after a new member came forward in January with allegations.
UW fraternity’s alumni leader says termination too harsh for alleged hazing
WKOW TV
Chi Phi Alumni President Russ Lein tells 27 News he’s been working with students ever since finding out about an investigation into misconduct this school year.
All-clear after UW-Madison Memorial Union bomb threat
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police have reportedly given the all-clear after an early Friday morning bomb threat at UW-Madisons Memorial Union, according to Channel 3000.
UW percussion program celebrates 50 years
Wisconsin State Journal
Before UW-Madison’s percussion students head off en masse to China, they want to celebrate where they’ve come from.
Bomb threat made at UW Memorial Union; nothing found
Madison.com
UW-Madison police are continuing to investigate a bomb threat made early Friday at the Memorial Union, a threat that closed the facility and area streets for several hours before reopening a few hours later.
Mysterious Photocopied Cats Popping Up Around University Of Wisconsin’s Steenbock Library
Huffington Post
Images of photocopied cats have been popping up around a University of Wisconsin library, but the felines in the pictures were almost certainly not photocopied there.
Students react to shutdown of UW-Madison fraternity
Channel3000.com
UW-Madison terminated the Chi Phi fraternity chapter Wednesday after allegations of hazing.
Thousands heading to UW campus for … science?
Madison.com
Thousands of young people are heading to the UW-Madison campus this weekend, but not for the state high school basketball tournament.
UW Madison terminates Chi Phi frat over ‘dangerous hazing environment’
Wisconsin Radio Network
A fraternity at UW-Madison has been terminated as a student organization, after an investigation found that chapter leaders “permitted and fostered a dangerous hazing environment” and allowed actions which “seriously threatened the health and safety” of new members.
UW-Madison Shuts Down Fraternity Chapter For Hazing
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced on Wednesday that it’s terminating a fraternity chapter after an investigation found evidence of hazing by the group.
Talking hurricanes with Kerry Emanuel at UW
Madison.com
Kerry Emanuel, professor of atmospheric science at MIT, will deliver the sixth Len Robock Annual Lecture on March 24 at 7 p.m., in the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building. The lecture is free and open to the public.