At its first summer meeting of the 21st session Saturday, ASM representatives unanimously approved legislation asserting the group among fellow University of Wisconsin shared governance bodies.
Category: Campus life
A weekend re-Union
The public can get an inside look Saturday night at the restored Shannon Hall ? formerly known as Union Theater ? at UW-Madison?s Memorial Union.
Former UW football recruit found guilty of sex assault
A former University of Wisconsin football recruit was found guilty of third-degree sexual assault Wednesday. Dominic Cizauskas, a former Mukwonago High School football star, was on his official recruiting visit to the Madison campus on Dec. 13-15 when the assault occurred.
UW football player disciplined for giving alcohol to potential recruit
The violation of UW-Madison’s recruiting policies came out when sophomore linebacker Leon Jacobs testified in the sexual assault trial of former recruit Dominic D. Cizauskas. Jacobs told jurors his job as the student host of Cizauskas was to “show him a good time.”
Camp Randall: Home of free movies?
Many University of Wisconsin-Madison students don?t want to leave campus in the summer because there?s so much free, fun stuff to do around town.
UW-Madison techs still assessing 20-hour digital blackout
Information technology staff at UW-Madison on Thursday were still putting together what happened to cause a 20-hour digital blackout on campus that left most students, faculty and staff without email, internet access or voice mail.
A Q&A with Marygold Melli – Madison Magazine
The professor emerita reflects on a barrier-breaking career at the UW Law School.
UW-Madison students seek control over how their fees are spent
Everyone knows about the problem of rising tuition. Now, a new battle is shaping up at the University of Wisconsin-Madison over associated fees.
UW-Madison students seek control over how their fees are spent
Everyone knows about the problem of rising tuition. Now, a new battle is shaping up at the University of Wisconsin-Madison over associated fees.
Two UW-Madison food science teams to compete nationally
Once again, University of Wisconsin-Madison food science students are finalists in a national collegiate food product development competition. Two teams will compete for top honors and cash prizes at the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting and food expo Saturday through Monday in New Orleans.
Vice provosts named at UW-Madison
The university said by news release that Steven Cramer, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, is the new vice provost for teaching and learning, and Michael Bernard-Donals, professor of English and former chair of the University Committee, is the new vice provost for faculty and staff.
Former UW football recruit Dominic Cizauskas found guilty of sexual assault
A Dane County jury found a former University of Wisconsin football recruit guilty Wednesday night of raping a woman in her dorm room in December while he was on a recruiting visit to the campus.
On Campus: Email, website access lost all day Wednesday at UW-Madison
It was throwback Wednesday at UW-Madison. No emails to read. No voicemails to hear. No websites to check.
UW-Madison loses Internet access, other technology services Wednesday morning
Shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, a battery in the campus? Dayton Street data center ?blew,? causing many of the university?s tech services to be unavailable.
Badgers football: ‘Jump Around’ contingent set as student season tickets sell out in 55 minutes
Undergraduate student season tickets for University of Wisconsin football games sold out Monday. It took all of 55 minutes for the 14,000 tickets in sections K, L, M, N, O and P to be gobbled up, according to the Badgers football Twitter account.
UW-Madison receives $25 million to start new engineering research
Many experts believe the once thriving manufacturing industry is starting to make a comeback in America. The state of Wisconsin is well known as a leader in manufacturing largely due to the successful College of Engineering on the UW-Madison campus. University officials are hoping that the biggest donation ever to the college will take that notoriety to the next level.
Foundation donates $25 million to UW School of Engineering
The University of Wisconsin-Madison?s School of Engineering received its biggest donation in history Monday.
Suspicious sound causes authorities to shut down Highland Avenue Saturday morning
UW-Madison Police on Saturday morning shut down Highland Avenue for about 30 minutes while a report of a beeping device in a trash can was investigated.
Beeping object at UW deemed harmless
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials said a bomb squad was sent to a university building shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday after a beeping sound was heard coming from a trash can outside the building.
Which World Cup nation doesn’t have a student at UW-Madison?
The answer: Ivory Coast. The other 31 countries in the tournament had at least one student at UW in the spring semester that wrapped up last month. That includes undergraduates as well as graduate, professional and special students.
UW offering World Cup native language TV broadcasts
The Letters & Science Department of Learning Support Services (LSS) has organized a series of matches in Van Hise Hall. In the opening match between host country Brazil and Croatia, one room carried a broadcast with Portuguese language commentary from Brazilian commentators while next door fans watched the match with Croatian audio commentary.
Blind pianist creates 3D musical score
As part of her doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin, a pianist named Yeaji Kim has come up with a complete 3D musical score that can be used by blind students.
Former UW student pleads guilty to possessing explosives
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student pleaded guilty to possessing improvised explosive devices Thursday.
Blind Pianist Creates New Kind of Musical Score
As part of her doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin, Yeaji Kim has come up with a complete 3-D musical score that can also be used by blind students. Kim was born blind and discovered Braille scores are incomplete.
Cellists move and groove to make sweeter sounds
17 cellists are at UW-Madison from points across the country for the two-week National Summer Cello Institute. Their route to better cello playing involves a lot of time away from the instrument, working their bodies in a modified basic training for musicians. The institute is run by cello professor Uri Vardi.
Moon Johnson named director of Wisconsin Multicultural Student Center
Northern Illinois University alumnus Joshua Moon Johnson? director of LGBT Services and the Non-Traditional Resource Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara?has been named assistant dean of students and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Multicultural Student Center (MSC).
Toxic algae found in Lake Mendota, UW-Madison says
Toxic algae blooms have shown up in Lake Mendota near UW-Madison’s Memorial Union and the Hoofers Sailing Club pier, according to the university. The university issued a warning to use caution along the shore and not swim at night when the blooms can’t be seen.
25 ways to milk National Dairy Month for all it’s worth
Noted: 23. Visit the Babcock Hall Dairy Store on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Arrange a tour or just stop in for the signature orange custard chocolate chip ice cream or another flavor…or purchase cheeses made on site. If you?re there at lunchtime, try the Bucky Melt sandwich: Salami, Wisconsin-style havarti, pickles and onions on lightly buttered white bread.
?Consultant? will act as police chief
A ?special consultant? has been hired to run the Oregon Police Department.
What should Madison do with its student-housing eyesores?
Brett Eby is not fond of the Highlander, the 10-story apartment building at 121 W. Gilman St., which he has called home for the past year.
@UWMadison second most influential university on Twitter, study finds
UW-Madison rocks Twitter, a new study found.
Five Free Things in Madison, From Campus to Capitol
Nestled on an isthmus that?s home to both buttoned-up politicians in the state Capitol and more liberal-leaning college students just a short walk away, Madison lives up to its endearing unofficial motto as ??77 square miles surrounded by reality.??
@UWMadison second most influential university on Twitter, study finds
The university was recently ranked as the second-most influential U.S. university on Twitter, according to a report by Times Higher Education on a study conducted by internet marketing firm Coldlime, reports UW-Madison News.
Confronting Campus Rape
April 4th, 2004, is a date Laura Dunn has never forgotten. That was the day the Midwestern preacher?s daughter who didn?t believe in sex before marriage says she lost her virginity to not one but two University of Wisconsin-Madison athletes.
Doug Moe: Maybe it was all a mistake
The other day, a friend sent Bad Doug a recent newspaper story from the National Post in Canada that caused Bad Doug to slap his hand to his forehead and exclaim: ?Maybe it was all a mistake!?Bad Doug is given to brooding, and in recent years few things have caused him to brood more than the sculpture outside Camp Randall Stadium known as ?Nails? Tales.?
La Grange gets a ‘little free library’
The new public library at the corner of Hillgrove Avenue and Poplar Place in La Grange is built of red-stained wood and has a brown shingled roof, but it sits on a post and will never hold more than two dozen books.
For Millennials, ‘life stops when the iPhone dies’
Referring to the very rich of the Gilded Age, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, ?They are different from you and me.? Likewise, the Millennials and Gen X are different from their baby boomer predecessors.
Doug Moe: Escaping the Nazis, with a hero’s help
In late April, the CBS program ?60 Minutes? aired an extraordinary report titled ?Saving the Children,? about Sir Nicholas Winton, a 104-year-old (now 105 ? his birthday was May 19) Englishman who in 1939 helped 669 children, mostly Jews, escape Nazi persecution in Czechoslovakia through a program called Kindertransports. Renata Laxova was one of those kids. Laxova, 82, is an emeritus professor of genetics at UW-Madison.
New housing director named at UW-Madison
Jeffrey Novak will become university housing director on July 21, taking over for Paul Evans, who is retiring after working in the division at UW-Madison for 36 years.
UW-Madison overhauls recruitment and staff management systems
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is bringing its personnel management system into the 21st century to remain competitive and efficient ? a tactic that HR consultants say is being replicated by other higher learning institutions across the nation.
UW-Madison student accused of trying to extort sexual favors from men, women
MADISON, Wis. ?A sex scandal involving a University of Wisconsin-Madison student from Ozaukee County is growing.
UW May Delay Fraternity And Sorority Recruitment
Sorority and fraternity recruiting drives are under scrutiny at the UW-Madison, with officials considering pushing back their traditional pledge recruiting start time to later in the fall or even eliminating it.
University of Wisconsin police captain fired for taking thousands of photos of unknowing women
A police captain took thousands of pictures and videos of unsuspecting women using University of Wisconsin, Madison, Police Department equipment over a span of more than six years, an internal investigation found before the 17-year veteran was fired in March.
UW-Madison student charged in Craigslist sex extortion case
A UW-Madison student from Saukville has been charged with attempted sexual assault on accusations he pretended to be a woman in a Craigslist personal ad in order to force another woman into a sex act with him, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
Marshall School Board discusses PEOPLE program
A presentation regarding the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) was made at a Marshall School Board meeting May 21.
UW-Madison police captain accused of turning secret camera on women
University of Wisconsin-Madisons police chief says a captain she fired took thousands of photos and video of unsuspecting women over the course of six years.
UW considering changes to fall ‘pledge’ recruiting for Greek fraternities and sororities
UW-Madison officials are considering changing the traditional recruitment drive by fraternities and sororities early in the fall semester, either moving it deeper into the fall or eliminating it altogether. Some in the Greek community say the proposed changes would significantly threaten their existence.
Madland: Why does improvement require clearcutting UW Library Mall?
Warning: Do not bring lovers of The Lorax to UW Library Mall right now.
Fired UW police captain took photos of unsuspecting women, coworkers, investigation found
A UW-Madison Police Department captain took thousands of photos and videos of unsuspecting women over more than six years before he was fired in March, according to an internal investigation, and could face criminal charges.
Police Use High-Tech Lures to Reel in Bike Thieves
Noted: At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a pioneer in the bait bike movement, the police department saw a 40 percent drop in reported bike thefts on campus in 2008, its first year using the tactic. The police there also use social media, but mainly to put out the word about the bait bikes, not to shame the perpetrators by posting their photographs, said Marc Lovicott, a spokesman for the department. But he sounded impressed by the tactic. ?Interesting ? we haven?t gone that far,? he said, adding that they might.
UW-Madison Opens Student Vets Center
UW-Madison Assistant Dean John Bechtol works in the center for vets and military members.
UW students get $90,000 to expand Styrofoam recycling program
A group of UW-Madison students are working to expand a Styrofoam recycling program in Madison.
UW System to use $1M to offer high school students college courses
MADISON ? University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is proposing a one-year plan to cover tuition costs of high school students who take UW classes offered in their schools for college credit.
Military coup in Thailand has ripple effect in Madison
Kanit Kuevibulvanich, with the Thai Student Association (TSA) at UW-Madison, says the divide in the country between pro and anti-government supporters is a “very delicate” topic. He says because of that, it is rarely discussed between TSA members. But Kuevibulvanich is also confident the situation will be resolved peacefully.
UW president offers tuition plan for high schoolers taking courses
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross on Thursday proposed a one-year plan to cover tuition for students in Wisconsin public high schools who take UW courses through a dual enrollment program aimed at jump-starting their college careers.
Judge to allow evidence in UW recruit sexual assault case
A Dane County judge denied a motion to suppress evidence from sexual assault exam in a sexual assault case against a University of Wisconsin football recruit.
Warrant: UW student posed as woman on Craigslist to extort sex
A UW-Madison student was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly posed as a woman seeking another woman for a relationship, then threatened to expose intimate details about a female student on the Internet unless she performed a sex act on him, according to search warrants.
UW-Madison chancellor earns just above median for all public college leaders
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank?s annual pay is a far cry from what former Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee took home in the 2012-?13 academic year because of deferred compensation in his contract when he retired.
On Campus: UW-Madison veterans get own space
Students who are military veterans using the federal GI Bill have more than quadrupled in enrollment at UW-Madison since 2005.
Huntsman encourages problem-solving at Badgers’ 2014 commencement – The Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Class of 2014?s commencement ceremony marked the end of the graduates? journey as Badger students and the start of their journey as Badger alumni.