City and campus officials met with students Thursday at the first of many meetings designed to decide the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party.
The UW Board of Regents? Capital Planning Committee voted to demolish Brothers Bar and Grill on University Avenue as early as this summer and approved the renovations slated for the UW-Madison Memorial Union Thursday.
With attention largely focused on the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, people may not have noticed that UW-Madison was building another major science facility nearly right across the street.
RICHMOND, VA (WKOW) — Virginia Tech says a police officer has been shot, and a possible second victim has been reported at a parking lot near the campus. The campus-wide alert at 12:36 p.m. said: “Gun shots reported- Coliseum Parking lot. Stay Inside. Secure doors. Emergency personnel responding. Call 911 for help.”
St. Paul?s student center proposed new plans for a 6-story building instead of the originally planned 14-stories.
City and campus officials are holding a meeting with students Thursday to discuss the future of the Mifflin Street block party and possible solutions that could improve safety at the annual event.
The city?s Urban Design Commission expressed concerns Wednesday regarding proposed renovations to the St. Paul?s University Catholic Center that would expand the site to allow for increased student use and functionality.
Well before taking their first steps onto a college campus, the majority of women have at some point heard the statistic that one in every four females will be the victim of rape or attempted rape during their college years.
With apartment vacancy rates at the lowest level in 16 years, Madison developers said now is the time to act. From studios to five-bedroom apartments, redevelopment projects are targeting University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Nick Garcia, a UW-Madison junior, lives at 1323 W. Dayton St., and he said the location was a big reason he wanted to live there.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student?s death revived campus concern over the problem of college binge drinking.
Many employers don?t think college graduates today have the necessary skills to fill job openings. According to a survey conducted by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, only 7 percent of hiring decision-makers believe the higher education system does an “excellent” job of preparing students for the workplace. Similarly, only 16 percent reported that applicants are “very prepared” with the knowledge and skills they would need for the job.
With apartment vacancy rates at the lowest level in 16 years, Madison developers said now is the time to act.From studios to five-bedroom apartments, redevelopment projects are targeting University of Wisconsin-Madison students.
The people behind last year?s viral videos all about the Badgers are back again this year with a music video praising the Wisconsin football team as it prepares to return to the Rose Bowl.
If our nation?s future depends on college graduates, UW-Madison is doing its part. The university announced on Thursday that more students graduated in 2010-2011 than any other academic year, with 10,099 degrees conferred. It?s the first time more than 10,000 bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral degrees have been issued in one year by the university, according to a press release from the UW-Madison news service.
A UW-Madison student was knocked unconscious walking through a West Johnson Street parking lot early Saturday morning.
Any college campus has a drinking scene, but UW-Madison is particularly known for its party school status. Here at Madison, students take the expression “work hard, play hard” seriously. But some worry an alcohol-based culture leads to expectations that pressure students to drink. Although the 2012 U.S. News & World Report ranks UW-Madison among the top 10 national academic institutions, UW-Madison is nonetheless stereotyped as the party school full of beer-guzzling students living for the weekend.
Seven protesters from Wisconsin, one of which is a UW-Madison student, were arrested in Washington, D.C., Wednesday after demonstrating with Occupy protesters, according to Dane 101.
Members of the Union Council approved renovation plans for the Memorial Union Tuesday, which include reducing the size of the new student and theater lounge, as well as modifications to the building?s basement and first floor.
Friends and family of University of Wisconsin senior Zach Zenk, who died last week in his Madison home, honored his memory during a memorial service in La Crosse Tuesday.
A Sellery Hall house fellow and hall officials called University of Wisconsin Police last weekend when a house fellow?s room was entered, vandalized and toilet papered by an unknown person.
Consumer protection officials are warning Badger football fans against Rose Bowl ticket scams.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison senior was found dead in his home early last week, Madison police said.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison?s men?s a cappella group, the MadHatters, will perform at the White House on Wednesday.
A University of Wisconsin System spokesman says election officials have approved nine campuses? designs for secondary college ID cards for voting. A new state law requires voters to show photo identification at the polls starting in 2012. College IDs qualify if they expire within two years of being issued. Many institutions, however, typically issue four- or five-year IDs.
The consumer affairs major in UW-Madison?s School of Human Ecology is likely to be cut due to a lack of funding, the Daily Cardinal reports. The student newspaper states that the more than 160 students currently enrolled in the major will be allowed to complete their degrees.
First, the White House got its Christmas tree from Wisconsin. Now it will get some holiday tunes from here, too. The UW-Madison singing group “MadHatters” will perform at the White House Wednesday at a holiday reception for guests held by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Dane County Board member Analiese Eicher is stepping down from her seat representing the county?s fifth district, saying she wants the position to be an outlet for a student voice. Eicher, who was elected in April 2010, said she will not seek re-election, in hopes that a student may continue to represent the district.
Friends and family attended funeral services for Zach Zenk in La Crosse Tuesday after the UW-Madison senior?s death early last week. Zenk, 23, was found dead in his home Tuesday, Nov. 29, after going out drinking with friends earlier in the week, sister Rebecca Zenk said Monday. The death is under investigation, the Madison Police Department said, and investigators are awaiting results from toxicology tests.
?After we got the confirmation on it, it was just thrilling,? MadHatters Music Director Miles Comiskey said. ?I don?t know if there is some Badger in the White House that is looking out for us, that asked us to apply initially, but we are excited.?
?Study: Dolphins are not so intelligent on land,? read the headline of a groundbreaking new finding, as featured in The Onion. This was just one of the nearly 20 clips the satirical newspaper?s Editor in Chief shared with a packed auditorium roaring with laughter Monday.
The death of 23-year-old Zach Zenk is under investigation after the UW-Madison senior was found dead in his home early last week, campus and city officials said Monday.
Two University of Wisconsin alumni returned to satirical newspaper The Onion?s hometown last night as part of the Wisconsin Union?s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Members of the University of Wisconsin?s student government will co-sponsor a meeting with the Madison City Council to collaboratively debate the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party, members of a student government committee decided Monday.
An evening in the life of a University of Wisconsin Police Department officer entails a wide array of tasks, ranging from patrolling murky and secluded areas of campus to aiding house fellows in monitoring incapacitated students.
The University of Wisconsin has already sold out of Rose Bowl Tickets.
Wisconsin consumer protection officials are warning football fans to watch out for Rose Bowl scams.
Fans are already making plans to follow the Wisconsin Badgers to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
University of Wisconsin junior running back Montee Ball wasn?t even in the Heisman Trophy conversation entering the month of November. On Monday, Ball?s 21st birthday, he sat in front of the television and heard the news he is headed to New York as one of five finalists for the prestigious award, which will be handed out Saturday night. “Best birthday ever,” Ball said at a hastily arranged news conference.
The Heisman Trophy Trust has just announced the finalists for the 77th Heisman Trophy. They include University of Wisconsin running back Montee Ball, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu and Alabama running back Trent Richardson.
A committee of University of Wisconsin-Madison students, staff and faculty on Friday said it wants Adidas to make payments to more than 2,800 Indonesian workers after a contract factory closed without making severance payments.
Microloans are common in developing countries to help the poor start a business. A Wisconsin micro-lending organization started by UW students operates on the same principle.
UW-Madison could have an office in Shanghai by June, according to university officials who recently visited China to explore the possibility of bolstering ties between the university and the Asian country.
A university committee recommended Friday UW-Madison put top apparel manufacturer adidas on notice after an allegation of workers? rights abuses in Indonesia.
Former Badger football lineman Jake Wood, the co-founder and president of a nonprofit organization that deploys military veterans to aid in disaster relief internationally, will be this year?s mid-year commencement speaker at the ceremonies taking place on Dec. 18 at the Kohl Center.
The founder of a national veterans? service organization and former University of Wisconsin football player Jake Wood will provide a commencement address on the Wisconsin Idea as Badgers prepare to receive their diplomas later this month.
In the wake of scandals over child sex-abuse allegations at Pennsylvania State and Syracuse Universities, many colleges are reviewing their policies on the oversight of minors and how they deal with abuse claims, while some institutions are wrestling with the proper role of governing boards during crises. On a conference call Friday, some 20 Division I athletics-conference commissioners and senior NCAA representatives discussed compiling a list of best practices for dealing with allegations of abuse.
On the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, a design committee has approved a smaller project for the Memorial Union terrace and its theatre lobby.
A UW-Madison office in Shanghai could be open as soon as June, according to officials who just returned from a trip to China to explore the possibility of the university?s first foreign outpost. Gilles Bousquet, dean of the division of international studies and vice provost for globalization, said that would be the “ideal” timeline but it hinges on continued support here and getting the necessary permits in China. He said UW-Madison is convening a planning team to determine next actions.
Members of the student governing board of UW System schools proposed legislation that would support a student strike if the state makes additional budget cuts to the system.
While the market for owner-occupied housing remains weak, the interest in new apartment construction in Madison is soaring. A number of major projects are envisioned, including plans for a 12-story apartment tower near the UW-Madison campus and an architecturally intriguing 115-unit project facing Monona Bay.
Members of UW-Madison?s AHA (Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics) will square off against those from Badger Catholic in a debate at Union South on Wednesday. The discussion will touch on issues such as stem cell research, abortion, contraception and same-sex marriage.
To go, or not to go? That is the question UW-Madison student Molly Trerotola posed on Twitter wondering whether she should follow the Badgers on their second consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl. The scent of roses still smells sweet, but some fans may not be as quick to book a trip to Pasadena this year with the memory of last year?s experience still fresh. Trerotola said she went last year and initially decided not to go again.
The acoustics of a cave made for an unusual performance of a popular UW-Madison a cappella group. Eleven members of Tangled Up in Blue sang for about 50 people Sunday in the depths of Cave of the Mounds, a natural limestone cave here designated a National Natural Landmark in 1988 by the United States Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. After an 11-song concert lit by 300 votive candles and strings of Christmas lights, members of the group agreed it was the most unusual place they?ve performed.
The Penn State scandal has brought to light the issue of campus sexual assault and how, in many cases, such attacks go unreported to law enforcement. CBS News correspondent Debbye Turner Bell says, when a person experiences a sexual assault on a college campus, they usually turn to campus police for help. But with university reputations on the line, those campus police sometimes put the school before the victim.
Members of a city business group scrutinized a proposed design for remodeling the Memorial Union, a controversial plan that could alter the famed campus landmark and increase student accessibility.
Representatives of UW?Madison student organizations met with members of the student government to discuss concerns, challenges, suggestions and future goals of their respective organizations Thursday. Much of the town-hall-style meeting focused on the issue of communication between the Associated Students of Madison and the student organizations.
The UW-Madison Vote Coalition kicked off a campaign to mobilize student voters Thursday. ASM Legislative Affairs Committee Chair and Vote Coalition member Hannah Somers said the group?s main goals for the year are to register students to vote, make sure students are informed on new voter identification laws and motivate students to vote.
After months of dropping hints and generating speculation, former Gov. Tommy Thompson officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate Thursday night. UW-Madison College Republicans Chair Johnny Koremenos was in Waukesha to introduce Thompson, revving up the crowd with a speech and chants of ?Tommy! Tommy!?
Black and Hispanic students in a special Madison School District college preparatory program have higher grade point averages, attendance rates and test scores than their peers who aren?t in the program, according to a UW-Madison analysis.
A smaller footprint for a new Union Theater lobby was approved by a UW-Madison committee Thursday in response to public outcry over the original plans.Members of the public said the initial design, part of $52 million in renovations to the Memorial Union, would obstruct views and inhibit seating on the Union Terrace.
