In the efforts to continue the ?Occupy Wall Street? and ?Occupy Madison? movements, University of Wisconsin protesters kicked off an ?Occupy UW? movement Monday afternoon, demanding more equal opportunities to higher education and reduced student debt.
The cost of higher learning is the focus of an “occupy” movement emerging on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Madison police said they would reduce the size of their force at Saturday?s Freakfest event downtown, a decision that concerned nearby business managers.
I provide care to critically ill or injured patients in the air on Med Flight. The helicopter flies to accident scenes or hospitals within in a 250-mile radius of Madison in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota….I was a ground EMT/paramedic in Oakland, Calif., for 12 years before becoming a flight paramedic there. I earned my bachelor’s degree in nursing at California State University of Hayward. I’m currently attending UW-Madison for my master’s degree in nursing.
UW-Madison named Karen VandenBosch the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Friday.
The search for a new College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean has ended, the University of Wisconsin announced Friday.
The University of Wisconsin has named Kathryn VandenBosch as its new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
When UW-Madison?s head football coach and athletic director urged students to stop chanting profanities during games, I thought: Profanities aren?t nearly as obscene as the amounts of money paid to the head football coach and the athletic director.
This past weekend my wife and I enjoyed a trip to Madison to follow Nebraska?s women?s volleyball team. We were very impressed with the beautiful campus, but more than that, the wonderful treatment we received from everyone we met.
President Obama?s re-election campaign launches an initiative this week aimed at rekindling the connection with younger voters that helped fuel his 2008 campaign.
The outreach effort, called “Greater Together,” will tap Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites and target students on college campuses in key states, such as the University of Wisconsin, Ohio State University and Penn State.
Columnist Chris Rickert?s Sunday column asked “What is a UW-Madison degree worth?” After claiming that the university resists asking this question, the column claims the university engages in “hard sell,” rather than “hard facts.” In fact, the opposite is true.
Robert Haveman is a professor emeritus of economics at UW-Madison.
In 1989, Louis Farrakhan came to UW-Madison. Known by most Americans through the mass media as the black Nation of Islam leader who disparaged whites, advocated for black separatism and tossed out anti-Semitic verbal bombs such as calling Adolf Hitler a “great man” and Judaism a “dirty religion,” Farrakhan was nonetheless revered by many in the black community for his emphasis on black empowerment and commitment to family and education. So, after first denying the Black Student Union?s funding request a year earlier to bring him to campus, the Wisconsin Student Association, after five and a half hours of debate, voted 24-6 to cover $3,715 of the cost of his Feb. 8 appearance.The take on Farrakhan?s visit from the university?s non-student community was similarly multidimensional: Disdain for Farrakhan?s racist statements, but support for allowing him to speak.
Police said they forsee minimal problems Halloween weekend at a city meeting where city officials discussed last minute Freakfest updates and changes Thursday.
After more than two years of construction, the new addition to the Chazen Museum of Art opened to UW-Madison students, staff and faculty Thursday.
The city?s Downtown Coordinating Committee heard an update on Freakfest and reviewed the city?s increased focus on underage drinking at the event, as well as the possibility of bringing larger acts to Madison in future years.
Science writer, blogger and public speaker John Rennie has been named the Science Writer in Residence for fall 2011 at the University of Wisconsin.
Changes to the University of Wisconsin bias incident reporting model have come under discussion with the intent to bring more streamlined responses to incidents and to foster a safer environment.
Today marked the opening of the Chazen Museum of Art?s other half. For the past two years, students have walked by another construction site. But today we welcome a new member to the university and Madison. The Chazen has doubled its size through an 86,000 square-foot extension. The project cost $43 million, an enormous community investment.
Since the groundbreaking ceremony of the Chazen Museum of Art?s expansion more than two and a half years ago, a diverse assortment of art lovers have anxiously awaited the opportunity to experience the new addition. This weekend marks the end of a long construction period, as the Chazen opens its doors to students, faculty and the community.
Police say they?re investigating 36 residential burglaries in the neighborhoods north and south of Regent Street since September 1.
This year has seen a substantial increase in the number of colleges offering mobile apps for campus resources and services. But the use of Web-based services, known as ?the cloud,? for administrative services is growing slowly, according to a national survey of campus-technology leaders.Only 37.1 percent of the 496 colleges that responded to the survey reported that they did not have a mobile app and were neither planning for one for this academic year nor reviewing one for the future, the Campus Computing Project found.
Major-college athletes could receive up to $2,000 a year more in institutional aid and be granted multiyear scholarships under a wide-ranging set of proposals to be presented to the NCAA?s Division I Board of Directors next week.
While few developers are building single-family homes or condos these days, the market for student housing on the UW campus seems immune from the economic downturn. To that end, developer Joe McCormick is pursuing a new five-story, 14-unit apartment project at the corner of North Brooks and West Dayton streets. The project, which was presented to the city Urban Design Commission this week, totals 38 bedrooms in a mix of unit sizes.
By a slim majority of 23 votes, UW-Madison students said they did not support the theater lobby addition for the Memorial Union in an advisory referendum. About 11 percent of the student body voted in the election. The theater lobby has been a controversial part of a $52 million plan to renovate Memorial Union. Critics say the new glass expansion will block views from the Union Terrace. Wisconsin Union officials say it will improve the atmosphere.
Students on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus narrowly voted down an advisory referendum designed to gauge support for an addition to the Memorial Union Theater lobby. The non-binding referendum was part of the Associated Students of Madison?s fall ballot. The question stated: “Do you support the current design of the student/theater lounge addition for the Memorial Union?” This roughly 3,000 square feet of glassed-in space — which also will serve year-round as a student lounge — extends north onto part of the Union?s upper Terrace. The final tally: 2,363 (50.2 percent) voted no; 2,340 (49.8 percent) voted yes.
Burglaries have been on the rise in Madison over the last two months, leaving police concerned about the origin of the uptick. Police are investigating 36 residential burglaries in the Near West Side area, spokesman Joel DeSpain said. The residential burglaries date to Sept. 1 and target mostly laptop computers, iPods and other small electronics. The suspects enter primarily through unlocked doors or, during warmer weather, by cutting through screen windows, Jugovich said.
By a slim majority of 23 votes, UW-Madison students said they did not support the theater lobby addition for the Memorial Union in an advisory referendum. About 11 percent of the student body voted in the election. The question asked: “Do you support the current design of the student/theater lounge addition for the Memorial Union?” While 2,340 students voted yes, 2,363 students voted no.
Students on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus narrowly voted down an advisory referendum designed to gauge support for an addition to the Memorial Union Theater lobby. The non-binding referendum was part of the Associated Students of Madison?s fall ballot.
At a time when they are cutting at least an additional $65 million from the UW System on top of $250 million of previously announced cuts, Republicans took aim yet again at the UW at this week?s public hearing of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee. The hearing was one of the most embarrassing meetings I?ve ever been a part of in my 13-year legislative career.
The University of Wisconsin has an illustrious history as one of the best public universities in the world. UW is consistently ranked among the top 40 universities in the world and has a pedigree of producing alumni who rise to the very top in their given fields. Part of this comes down to the university?s ability to attract faculty members of the highest quality, lifting UW?s prestige and providing its young undergraduates with a private school education at public school cost.
As part of the Greater Madison Writing Project, University of Wisconsin students enrolled in English 100 will switch roles Wednesday morning to lead discussions covering this year?s Go Big Read book for Middleton high school students.
UW-Madison now has a football team worthy of praise and recognition. However, the student section of Camp Randall is just the opposite ? misguided and out of place with its vulgar chant. If those individuals represent the best scholars our state has to offer, we are, indeed, in trouble. Even with pleas from the athletic director and head football coach, they refuse to stop their poor behavior.
Here is some historical perspective to help current UW students understand the evolution of the game day chants. The students suffered through many years of watching inept UW football teams in the 1970s. It was also the era of protests and chanting was used to communicate….all fans have a responsibility to represent UW-Madison at the highest level possible when the nation views the Badgers as a perennial Big Ten powerhouse. Students today could put their mark on UW-Madison by celebrating a national championship caliber team with new game day traditions.
Center for Equal Opportunity President Roger Clegg said UW-Madison?s holistic admissions policy engages in racial and ethnic discrimination during a state committee hearing Monday.
On Monday, the Wisconsin Committee on Colleges and Universities hosted a hearing regarding admissions at the University of Wisconsin in response to a Center for Equal Opportunity study claiming there is racial and ethnic discrimination in the admissions process.
After accusing the University of Wisconsin of racial discrimination in student admissions, a conservative group is invited back to Madison by some of the UW?s harshest critics.
An attorney for a conservative group told state lawmakers Monday that the University of Wisconsin-Madison clearly discriminates against prospective white and Asian student applicants.
Every Wednesday around lunchtime, crowds line the stairs leading to the basement of the University United Methodist Church. It?s food, not faith, that draws the throng. That said, there?s a distinctly reverent vibe at The Café, where a weekly meal is served to the public by Slow Food UW Madison, a university-based club with a city-approved restaurant license.
The Assembly?s Colleges and Universities Committee held an “informational hearing” Monday at the Capitol to learn more about UW-Madison?s “holistic” admissions process. For those who have been paying attention to this topic in recent weeks, little new ground was covered….The most newsworthy nugget to emerge from the proceedings is that committee chairman Steve Nass, R-Town of La Grange, announced afterward he has no immediate plans for any further hearings on this topic. Nass added that he isn’t aware of any pending legislation which would force the UW System to re-think its admissions process.
Top UW-Madison officials vigorously defended their admissions policies at a sometimes-testy legislative hearing Monday, called after the president of a conservative think tank leveled a charge that the university engages in “severe discrimination” based on race and ethnicity. But it?s unclear what changes, if any, will come as a result of the informational hearing, which lasted more than three hours.
The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a hearing today during which the president of a conservative think tank accused the University of Wisconsin of discriminating on the basis of race in its admissions policies.
MADISON ? The president of a conservative group that claims the University of Wisconsin-Madison discriminates against prospective white and Asian students called on Republican Gov. Scott Walker or state lawmakers Monday to step in to end the practice
An attorney for a conservative group is telling state lawmakers that the University of Wisconsin-Madison clearly discriminates against prospective white and Asian student applicants. Roger Clegg, president and general counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity, told the Assembly higher education committee that the governor or lawmakers should end the practice.
As students, alumni and Madison residents lined the sidewalks to watch the annual Homecoming parade, a woman participating in the event was rushed to the hospital after she fell from the second level of a float and was hit by a double axle trailer.
At The Badger Herald, we like to use terms like ?fuck? and ?shit? liberally. They are fun words that are perfect for many college-related situations, such as recounting a memorable night out or discovering a reporter will deadline by two hours.
Some of the crowd?s attention during Saturday?s Homecoming game was on the student section at Camp Randall Stadium to see if students would carry on with a certain profane tradition. As the Wisconsin Badgers predictably blew out Indiana, some students broke out the so-called “E-S-F-U” chant in the third quarter. But it was more faint than usual.
“I honestly think the cheer is still going to go on. Sending the email, it may be effective if everybody gets it, but I don?t think everybody got it. Plus, it?s kind of tradition,” said UW student Carly Miller.
Research indicating that the University of Wisconsin-Madison favored minority students over whites who applied with better test scores will be the focus of a hearing before a state Assembly committee.
Some of the crowds attention during Saturdays Homecoming game was on the student section at Camp Randall Stadium to see if students would carry on with a certain profane tradition.
A 23-year-old UW-Madison student, who Madison police said was seriously injured Friday evening after falling off a parade float during the UW-Madison Homecoming parade, was listed in good condition Sunday, according to UW Hospital. Allison Newman fell off the moving vehicle and was run over by a double-axle trailer in the 100 block of Langdon Street, police said.
MADISON, Wis. – Nick Toon, then just 4 years old, remembers entering his parents? bedroom in the middle of the day and seeing his father lying by himself in the dark, sunglasses covering his eyes.
Local universities have found thrifty ways to make student IDs mesh with looming requirements at the polls, but their plans rest on a state board?s interpretation of the new voter ID law.
When the Big Red?s most notorious cheer gets labeled “profane,” “obscene” or “vulgar,” the student section normally responds: “Eat shit, fuck you.” Now, head coach Brett Bielema and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez are urging students to “end the vulgar chants.”
The UW-Madison Teaching Assistants Association and Madison Teachers Incorporated received an award in Washington D.C. Wednesday for their protest efforts last winter against Gov. Scott Walker?s budget bill.
Sorry, University of Wisconsin Athletics, but I don?t think an email is going to stop your least favorite cheer. Especially one that makes largely banal and easily refutable points. Let?s take them one at a time.
Members of a city association met Thursday night to begin the preliminary discussions for this year?s Mifflin Street Block Party.
With a large influx of fans flocking to the city for game day this year, the issue of fan behavior and the resulting noise has become a cause for concern for Madison residents.
The UW Athletics Department wants students to tone it down when it comes to those four-letter words. If you?ve been to a Badger home football game, you know what we?re talking about — the “Eat s—, F— you” chants. Now head football coach Bret Bielema and athletics director Barry Alvarez are stepping into the mix, asking students to stop the vulgar chants. They sent a letter to student ticket holders, saying they?ve received lots of complaints about the chants from visiting fans and other Badger backers.
Jack Goss, a freshman at UW-Madison, says, “I do feel bad, but it’s tradition, it’s part of the student life. You only live once.”
The University of Wisconsin Athletics Department sent an email Thursday to UW student football season ticket holders asking them to end vulgar chants at Badger home football games. The email, signed by Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema, includes passages of correspondence the university has received throughout the football season from fans complaining about the vulgar chants and profanity from the student section. The email said the complaints were from “not only visiting fans, but your fellow Badger fans as well.”
Dear Editor: I am a UW-Madison student concerned about the opening of a new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin. The current regulations in place are strict, which is beneficial for the well-being of the environment and communities. Therefore it would be detrimental to weaken the legislation regarding this issue.
When heading to the polls in Madison in 2012, hope for short lines and plenty of poll workers, or you could be queueing up for awhile. Statistics put together by the Madison city clerk’s office following the mock election on Tuesday showed if there are 30 people waiting to vote, you should plan on being in line for at least 32 minutes.
….The clerk?s office will have another mock election later this fall with voter registration included, the registering voters being UW-Madison students.
