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QB Rodgers comes to UW for good cause

WISC-TV 3

Star power came together on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to raise awareness about the Congo.Emmanuelle Chriqui, an actress from the TV show Entourage, and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers were at the Memorial Union Terrace on Monday night thanks to The Enough Project and UW?s student chapter of the Conflict Free Campus Initiative.

The knowing needle: Leslee Nelson’s memory cloths stitch together the past

Wisconsin State Journal

In January, Nelson, 65, retired from her dual role in art at UW-Madison, where she both taught in the art department and did outreach, partly as director of the Wisconsin Regional Art Program for nonprofessional artists. The mother of two adult daughters, Nelson also became chairwoman of the Madison Arts Commission this year. Her husband, UW-Madison Afro-American Studies department director Craig Werner, urged her to do a retrospective exhibit.

Dealing with the college drinking culture

Wisconsin Public Radio

The University of Wisconsin-Madison was recently named the #2 party school in the nation.  Some are cheering that distinction, but others point to the serious problems associated with the college drinking culture.  A public health expert from the UW discusses addressing that culture in a meaningful way.

Landlocked and self-funded, UW sailors make waves nationally

Wisconsin State Journal

One sailor grew up in Rochester, Minn., part of the only county in the Land of 10,000 Lakes without a natural one.  Another grew up in Los Angeles, home to dreamy Pacific Ocean waves.Despite the divergent backgrounds, Tom Sorenson and Nathan Jamieson are two of the 40-strong UW-Madison sailing team that takes to the water for hours every afternoon

Wray has regrets over unsolved Zimmerman murder

Wisconsin Radio Networks

There?s some regret from Madison Police Chief Noble Wray as he retires with a high-profile homicide that?s as yet unsolved. Brittany Zimmerman, a University of Wisconsin student, was murdered in her downtown apartment in April of 2008.

As students we must do our part to stay safe

Daily Cardinal

As we?re sure you are probably and hopefully aware, in the past few weeks, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and its surrounding community has seen an increase in strong-armed robberies taking place in off-campus housing where university students live. Suspects are robbing people at random, often threatening the victims with a weapon.

Selig Officially Says He Will Retire After 2014 Season

New York Times

Noted: Selig has spoken of his plans to teach in retirement, and write a memoir. He has an office in the history department at the University of Wisconsin and has been a regular lecturer at the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School.

UW officials sending more safety warnings to students

WISC-TV 3

Claudia Gupta lives on North Lake Street, close to where a suspect was chased after a shot was fired blocks away.

Since then, Gupta has received two timely warnings from the university. Another one has been sent out in the last month. Those messages describe assaults and armed robberies that have happened close to campus, the suspects, and safety tips that students should keep in mind in light of any threat.

Wisconsin College Road Trip: University of Wisconsin?Madison

U.S. News and World Report

The state system?s flagship school packs roughly 30,000 undergrads onto its nearly 1.5-square mile main campus in the heart of the capital city, and with each of the 13 schools and colleges operating independently, the transition can be a confusing one for incoming freshmen.