With the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party uncertain, the Associated Students of Madison announced they are not interested in any formal involvement in organizing the event this spring at a meeting Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin is attempting to balance in-state and out-of-state enrollment, as this years out-of-state admissions exceeded the UW System?s alloted amount.
The Office of the Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Damon Williams sponsored an evening dinner featuring a six-person panel of University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni Thursday, to kick off the 2012 Diversity Forum. The forum, entitled ?An Evening of Alumni and Student Conversations on Leadership,? aimed to showcase young, diverse UW-Madison alumni who now work as professionals and to advise current undergraduates about making the most of their college experience.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard opening arguments in a case that could change whether a place like UW-Madison can continue to use race as one of many factors in a so-called ?holistic? admissions process. The case, Fisher v. the University of Texas-Austin, centers on a white student, Abigail Fisher, who says she was discriminated against in the admissions process after the university failed to offer her a spot at the institution in 2008.
Unbeknownst to most students, a team of staff members exists that is dedicated to ensuring the safety of the University of Wisconsin?s student population through observations and intervention.
Surveillance video photos of two more suspects in the Montee Ball assault case have been released, courtesy of the Madison Police Department and Madison Area Crime Stoppers.Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain told Madison.com the department is seeking the two suspects shown in the photos in connection with the early morning beating of the Badgers running back on University Avenue on Aug. 1.
University of Wisconsin University Health Services is looking to expand its student services with a new after-hours nurse line that would allow students 24-7 access to medical advice on a wide range of health issues.
University of Wisconsin?s student government hosted a Campus Safety Forum Wednesday night with representatives from local police departments and city officials in order to address student concerns with crime and safety on campus.
Unbeknownst to most students, a team of staff members exists that is dedicated to ensuring the safety of the University of Wisconsin?s student population through observations and intervention.
Affirmative action has been an issue for decades, but this week a controversial case comes before the U.S. Supreme Court that could change college admissions processes.
The Madison Police Department and Madison Area Crime Stoppers need your help in identifying additional suspects in the battery of Badgers football star Montee Ball.
MADISON (WKOW) — The Madison Police Department and Madison Area Crime Stoppers need your help in identifying additional suspects in the battery of Badger football star Montee Ball. Madison police say on August 1 at around 2:15 a.m., Montee Ball was attacked while walking on the 500 block of University Avenue. According to police, witnesses told them a group of five individuals where involved in the assault.
This Friday, Oct. 12, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting its biannual Diversity Forum. The Diversity Forum is a place for students, staff, faculty and administration to discuss the challenges that UW-Madison faces regarding race, religion, sexuality, gender identity and social class. All students are welcome to attend, and student input is crucial for helping determine UW policy for diversity in the coming years.
Amidst the excitement surrounding ?National Coming Out Week,? the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center hosted an event Wednesday dedicated to disabilities and circus freaks in conjunction with other LGBT and campus organizations. Eli Clare, an activist and writer specializing in disability and LGBT issues, spoke about the history of freak shows, defined as spectacles that feature humans with unusual characteristics.
It?s typical for people to come to Madison for school and end up being utterly transformed by the experience, and in ways only peripherally related to the completion of an academic degree. In this way, writer David Ebenbach, author of the short-story collection ?Into the Wilderness? (Washington Writers? Publishing House), is a typical former Madison student. But his gifts of perception and storytelling are anything but common.
Investigators have concluded the death of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student who fell in a limestone quarry this summer was accidental. The body of 21-year-old Benjamin Fuder was found July 29 in the Whitewater Limestone Quarry in the Town of Whitewater. Fuder had been reported missing the night before after being last seen in downtown Whitewater.
(CNN) – Heman Marion Sweatt and Abigail Noel Fisher both wanted to attend the University of Texas at Austin. Both claimed their race was a primary reason for their rejection. Both filed civil rights lawsuits, and the Supreme Court ultimately agreed to hear their separate appeals — filed more than half a century apart. Their cases share much in common — vexing questions of competition, fairness, and demographics — and what role government should play when promoting political and social diversity.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.- A second student has died after fire swept an off-campus apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. A spokeswoman for Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis said 21-year-old Jacob Clarkson died Tuesday.
While the University of Wisconsin System experienced a minor decline in overall enrollment this fall, the University of Wisconsin saw an increase in its enrollment from the 2011-12 school year.
In effort to appeal to more students, Freakfest event planners have presented a campus-wide Battle of the Bands competition for this year?s Halloween event.
Official enrollment data released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison revealed an increase in overall enrollment, making the 2012-2013 freshman class the largest in the school?s history. The data showed there were large increases in out-of-state as well as in-state residents. UW-Madison Provost Paul DeLuca said the overall increase could be attributed to the university?s worldwide reputation for high quality education and student experience on campus.
A proposed increase in Metro Transit bus fare will not affect student bus passes in 2013 but could potentially affect the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s negotiations with Metro Transit when their contracts are up for renewal.
According to preliminary UW-Madison fall enrollment figures, 25.8 percent of all students on campus are non-residents, a total that tops the 25 percent out-of-state limit set by the UW System?s Board of Regents. “Keep in mind that enrolling a class of 6,000 to 7,000 people with the appropriate in-state and out-of-state residency requirements is a fine art,” says UW-Madison Provost Paul DeLuca.”There is a great deal of uncertainty associated with that process and we try to hit our numbers as precisely as we can.”
EAU CLAIRE ? Authorities have identified the young man killed and three others injured when fire swept their off-campus apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Eau Claire fire officials say the four roommates were friends from Stillwater, Minn. They lived in an apartment above a real estate business in Eau Claire. Two of the four men escaped the building when fire broke out early Monday, while firefighters found two others unconscious inside.
A student government grassroots committee discussed plans Monday to move forward with a new campaign that would require student government input in the appointment of student representatives to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
The number of new freshmen in the University of Wisconsin System from outside of the state increased 20 percent this fall and has doubled over the past decade, according to preliminary data released Friday. Overall enrollment dipped 0.6 percent from last year?s final count, including a 4.3 percent decline in graduate student enrollment. Part of the decline could be attributed to a record number of degrees last spring and an anticipated generational decline in high school graduates, said Mark Nook, vice president for academic and student affairs. The UW System conferred 35,708 degrees, up 3.1 percent from the previous year.
A 19-year-old female UW-Madison student was mugged early Saturday morning near a busy off-campus intersection. The mugging was reported Saturday afternoon, but the student said it happened at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday at Regent Street near Park Street, the Madison Police Department stated in a news release. “The student was walking alone when a man punched her in the face and demanded her handbag,” said police spokesman Joel DeSpain.
Regarding Saturday?s article about President Barack Obama?s visit to the UW-Madison campus, what kind of political science professor could possibly think a lecture from him on American government could be more life impacting than taking part in a live political event and a chance to see a sitting president? UW-Madison professor Ken Mayer loses credibility by questioning the event.
As students pursue this fall semester on our college campuses, it is important to be aware of the risk of sexual assault. The American Association of University Women reports that up to one in four women experience unwanted sexual intercourse while attending college in the United States, and that one in 12 college men admit to acts that meet the legal definition of rape. Institutions of higher learning can and should help to prevent sexual assault on campus. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has launched a new initiative to do just that, with an interactive online program called ?Tonight? that is now required viewing for all first-year students.
….Wisconsin is home to many reputable colleges and universities whose goal is to create a safe and secure learning environment for all. Effectively addressing sexual violence with students, faculty, and staff is critical to achieving that goal. We should commend UW-Madison for implementing the ?Tonight? program, and we should encourage all of our colleges and universities to communicate similar messages to incoming students.
The University of Wisconsin System is taking aim at working in conjunction with local businesses in an effort to provide opportunities to students and faculty to promote economic development.
When the Obama administration announced last week President Barack Obama would be speaking on campus, many students waited to hear from their professors about the status of their Thursday classes. In the meantime, they flocked to Obama?s campaign website to acquire a ticket for the event. To acquire a ticket, prospective speech-goers had to enter their email and phone number, giving the Obama campaign thousands more emails to spam on a daily basis. The university should not have let this happen, not while at the same time allowing the speech to take place in the heart of campus.
The University of Wisconsin System experienced a minor decrease in enrollment for the fall 2012 semester, the Board of Regents learned Friday.
The University of Wisconsin has launched a new imitative to prevent sexual assaults on campus. It?s an interactive online program called “Tonight”.
The president wowed his mostly student crowd Thursday on Bascom Hill in Madison. But his record on the biggest issues affecting America?s younger generation is mixed.
Three days a week, UW-Madison senior Billy Burnside attends anatomy class in an auditorium at Agriculture Hall. Thursday nights, he?s often back in the same room praying and singing alongside dozens of classmates as a student leader with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. The national evangelical organization, based in Madison, has a significant presence at UW-Madison and at 575 other campuses across the country.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents discussed Friday preliminary reports on system-wide enrollment numbers for 2012, which showed a trend of decreasing enrollment in Wisconsin universities. UW System Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Mark Nook presented the data to the board, which included a 0.6 percent decline in total UW System enrollment. However, UW-Madison?s enrollment increased by 440 this year compared to the past three years? average. Nook said the numbers could be a result of the current unfavorable higher education climate, such as increasing tuition costs and difficulties in finding financial aid resources.
President Barack Obama brought a renewed vigor among voters on the University of Wisconsin?s campus Thursday as he distanced himself from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and highlighted the importance of voting to an audience 30,000 strong.
President Barack Obama stood between an inflatable Bucky Badger and Bascom Mall?s Abraham Lincoln statue yesterday as he took to Bascom Hill to address the campus just one day after the first presidential debate.
An estimated 30,000 people converged on Bascom Hill at UW-Madison Thursday to see the President of the United States.
On October 4th, 2012, President Barack Obama visited the UW Madison campus. People wanting to enter the event began lining Observatory Drive around 7 AM. The crowd continued to grow and in an effort to accommodate the large crowd, the venue opened early at 11:30 AM.
In the midst of the excitement surrounding President Barack Obama?s visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday, the Badger men?s basketball team was working hard to convince the president to meet them on the court. Redshirt junior forward Zach Bohannon led the effort to reach out to Obama and persuade him to play a pick-up game with the team.
At 4 a.m. Thursday, six college chums huddled for warmth on a UW-Madison sidewalk just west of Bascom Hill, sharing three Badger blankets and arriving long before anyone else with the hope that later they?d see President Barack Obama close enough that, as Allison Berg of Chicago put it, “we could take a picture without having to zoom in.” Almost half a day later, at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, Obama took the stage not far from where they kept their predawn vigil.
Despite the excitement it has caused on campus, President Obama?s sudden visit to campus on Thursday has raised some concerns from faculty and staff.
The search for University of Wisconsin?s next chancellor has officially begun. UW?s Search and Screen Committee met in a public forum yesterday to begin procedures to select the new chancellor in a nearly year-long collaborative process.
he University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will meet Friday to see how it can boost enrollment at UW system schools.
The National Institute of Justice reports as many as 95 percent of sexual assaults on college campuses go unreported.
President Obama hopes to increase his lead in Wisconsin with a visit to Madison Thursday. He?s up 11 points in the latest Marquette Law School poll out Wednesday.
President Barack Obama will make a visit to Madison today. He hopes to increase his lead in Wisconsin.
A Madison developer is proposing two large apartment buildings near the Kohl Center and UW-Madison, continuing a surge of residential construction in the Downtown area. Scott Faust is proposing to demolish two smaller residential buildings to build a 12-story tower at 313-315 N. Francis St. and to demolish four more residential buildings for a five-story apartment building at 202-222 N. Bassett and 510-520 W. Dayton streets. Both projects are targeted mainly to students but also would welcome young professionals.
Three University of Wisconsin-Madison professors say students shouldn?t have to register with the Obama presidential campaign to attend Thursday?s rally.
When thousands of University of Wisconsin-Madison students pack the slopes of Bascom Hill to hear President Barack Obama speak Thursday, students from the College Democrats and College Republicans plan to capitalize on the large crowds, but for different reasons. College Republicans Chair Jeff Snow said his group plans to canvass campus all day Thursday, wearing Romney T-shirts and promoting Romney?s ?positive agenda for the country? to young voters.
Preparations are under way on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus ahead of President Barack Obamas campaign rally Thursday.
A trio of high-profile UW-Madison professors went public Wednesday with concerns about President Barack Obama?s planned Thursday campaign rally, saying students who want to attend are unfairly being required to supply a phone number and email address to the campaign, even having to click “I?m In” to get a free ticket at the campaign?s website.
Pulitzer Prize-nominated Lauren Redniss is the author and illustrator of Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout, an ?unconventional? biography of Marie Curie. This year, Interim Chancellor David Ward announced her book as the 2012 Go Big Read common reading program selection. Redniss, who is currently a professor at Parsons New School of Design, shared her thoughts on the book in a phone interview with The Badger Herald. This interview has been edited for clarity and readability.
University of Wisconsin?s student government is looking to work in conjunction with University Health Services to spread awareness on mental health issues and resources and improve mental health organizations on campus.
City Council unanimously voted to move a polling location from the fire station on West Dayton Street for convenience reasons at its meeting Tuesday evening. It will be conveniently relocated for students, and the City Council hopes to make South Park Street more accessible to businesses, bikers and pedestrians.
In continuation of University of Wisconsin Interim Chancellor David Ward?s ?Year of Innovation,? the university is looking to expand its summer educational programming.
Quoted: Jeremy Mendoza, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Three men charged with attacking Wisconsin Badgers running back Montee Ball, leaving him unconscious and with a concussion, were ordered to stand trial on felony battery charges Tuesday.
