Category: Campus life

Madison police said that quick thinking by a 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student helped them catch a burglary suspect.

A 19-year-old UW-Madison student locked himself in his bedroom while calling 911, helping police arrest a man allegedly burglarizing an apartment next door. Michael Clausen, 33, of Middleton, was tentatively charged with burglary and a parole violation after his arrest Saturday morning at an apartment building on South Bassett Street, according to a news release from Madison police.

Madison Area Technical College students can take Air Force ROTC courses at UW-Madison under an agreement signed Friday by campus officials. Previously, MATC students had to transfer to UW-Madison before they could enroll in Air Force ROTC. That made it difficult for them to complete officer training, which takes three years.

While UW-Madison has moped parking rules in place including a parking program requiring moped owners to purchase annual permits and park in designated areas, there are virtually no laws regarding off-campus moped parking, according to Mayor Paul Soglin. A committee will be in charge of recommending a system to manage moped parking while considering the moped use of university students, the campus parking rules, the limited availability of bike racks, the possibility of moped parking on city ramps, space and sign requirements for moped-restricted areas and the accessibility of sidewalks for citizens with disabilities.

Noted: “In the past two years, I was studying for a master?s degree in BSU. And I spent ten months in the US last year to continue my study as part of the cooperation program between our university and the University of Wisconsin in America,” said Han. “I am majoring in sports administration and will graduate this year.”

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is one of the most selective campuses in the UW System, according to a recent report from a state taxpayer advocacy group.

Madison Area Technical College students can take Air Force ROTC courses at UW-Madison under a new agreement signed today by campus officials. Previously, MATC students had to transfer to UW-Madison before they could enroll in Air Force ROTC. That made it difficult for them to complete officer training, which takes a full three years.

Around UW-Madison, it?s almost as easy to spot a moped as a backpack. But the popularity of mopeds and motor scooters also creates problems, especially with parking, so Mayor Paul Soglin is proposing a special committee to recommend parking rules for mopeds in the city. He plans to include moped riders on the committee. The university already has rules and a parking program for mopeds on campus, which requires owners to get an $85 annual permit and park only in designated spots or risk a ticket. On city property, mopeds can be parked any place a bicycle can, but a recent change in state law now lets cities regulate mopeds as motorcycles and create moped-only parking.

Dear Editor: Am I the only one who?s been struck by the near absence of public debate in the community following our School Board?s 5-2 vote to reject Madison Prep?s charter school proposal?….A recent story by Todd Finkelmeyer in the Cap Times noted the relatively passive political posture among UW-Madison students nowadays, compared to years past. Is that affliction contagious?

Four UW-Madison students got V.I.P. treatment from Facebook when they were flown out to the company?s Palo Alto, Calif. headquarters, put up in classy hotels, and showered with food for a couple of days in early December. “It was awesome to see (Facebook?s campus). Being in the middle of all that – it?s the nerd mecca,” said UW senior Ryan Schmukler, 21, of Madison.

A 22-year-old Madison man faces substantial battery charges after pushing and punching his roommate on Dec. 21 after he realized that the victim had unplugged his stereo equipment, according to the Madison Police Department. Police said the victim, who was also 22 years old, was trying to get some sleep during finals week, so he unplugged the speakers of Clifton Grefe at their North Lake Street residence.

In a place where walking down the street can become something of a winter sport during the final months of the year, Madison?s recent bout of (relatively) warm weather has been a relief to many of us. It?s also been a blessing for the city?s food cart vendors, who have been able to keep warm and extend their business hours further into the month than the weather has allowed in previous years.

In her blog about serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique, Lena Jenison of Hartland marveled over things great and small in a country she was growing to know.

Badgers and Ducks fans will put aside their football rivalry and work together on a service project the day before the Jan. 2 Rose Bowl. About 100 volunteers from UW-Madison and the University of Oregon will work on a New Year?s Day community service project in Los Angeles.The students, alumni, and fans will sort and pack food for clients of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles? SOVA Community Food and Resource Program.

A 19-year-old female UW-Madison student was attacked early Wednesday morning while walking home alone after studying at a campus library in an assault similar to two other attacks in July, Madison police reported.The mugging was reported at 4:05 a.m. on North Carroll Street near Langdon Street, police said in a news release.

A man attempted to mug a 19-year-old female UW-Madison student early Wednesday morning as she was returning home alone from studying at a library on campus, reminiscent of two attacks that occurred in July.

Last Friday, I was taking my second trip to the campus of University of Wisconsin, Madison, to help with the seemingly impossible decision of where to go to school.

Even with degrees in hand, the only certainty for many winter graduates is the ceremony signifies the end of their college studies.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison sent yet another class off at its winter commencement on Sunday.

As a Marine, 2005 UW-Madison graduate Jake Wood was the ?point man? leading a sharpshooter team through land mines and booby traps in Afghanistan?s notorious Helmand Valley, a Taliban stronghold. As UW-Madison?s 2011 mid-year commencement speaker Sunday, Wood told graduates he had to close his eyes and clench his teeth but never stopped pressing on ? even leading reconnaissance missions ?in the most dangerous city, in the most dangerous province, in the most dangerous country on the face of the Earth.?

Leaving the Kohl Center on Sunday, graduates will embark on a similar journey, he said. ?You?ll have fewer land mines, but you?ll have perhaps more uncertainty,? he said. ?You enter adult life in a downtrodden economy, an uncertain labor market, foreign markets in shambles, and two political parties unwilling to create solutions.?

In August, Wausau native Ben Koch was working in Rwanda with a local construction crew building a system that would catch rainwater for use in a school.

According to the University of Wisconsin Police Department incident log, police were called to Witte Residence Hall for sexual assault offenses on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:28 p.m.

This is the time of year college campuses can get stressful with the holidays coming and exams to get ready for “Dogs on Call” is here to help.

Studying for finals has gone to the dogs on the UW-Madison campus. Pooches from Dogs on Call Inc., a local non-profit that uses dogs for stress relief at a variety of sites, are on campus this week, visiting residence halls to help students make it through final exams.